 However, the success of IVC UK Ltd in producing cash, profits and prestigious awards was beyond Carlton's expectations and encouraged Carlton to buy other businesses in the field, including Cox Electronics and Abekas Video Systems.That in turn led to group rationalisation whereby IVC UK Ltd and Cox were force merged with competitor Abekas.IVC UK and Cox management advised Carlton that such a merger would not work well due to operational style and product overlap, but the advise was not heeded.