During 2014 Sportsmatch also appointed distributors in Slovakia and Slovenia as well as seeing increasing demand from France. Sportsmatch founder John Ford died on 7 January 2015, after suffering a short illness. Ford had retired from the scope mount business and lived in southern Spain. During 2016 Sportsmatch have continued to add models to their weaver / picatinny range with new models of scope mount in development for CZ and Tikka rifles. References External links http://www.sportsmatch-uk.com Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom