Hi there.
I don't seem to get exactly what you want to accomplish, but it sounds
like this is what you want to do:
http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/examples/unpacking-artifacts.html
You can download a specific artifact from a repository and unpack it
to a certain dir
Yes, create a repository for your unit/company.
You don't want to let your colleagues download artifacs manually from
eg. SVN.
We use Artifactoy as a repository and central mirror for every maven
installation in the company.
Its running on Tomcat, easy to install and integrated with the comp