BULLETIN SCC acquires Vohkus SCC has acquired Fareham-based £100m turnover IT reseller Vohkus. This is the first acquisition since the company announced a £300m technology investment programme to underpin its continued growth, targeting significant purchases in a multi-year strategy aimed at consolidating its position as Europe’s largest private investor in technology.. The acquisition represents an opportunity for SCC to scale its presence in the country and to bring its broad range of product and services offerings to Vohkus’s customers. SCC also gains a talented and experienced team of professionals recognised for delivering best-inclass customer service. Vohkus Co-founder, Ritchie Sharma, will retire from the company, with Frank O’Leary (Co-founder), Lance Forster, Ian Hounsome, and Graham Gaut guiding the business day-to-day. James Rigby, SCC CEO, said: “Vohkus prides itself on creating long-term trusted relationships with its people and its customers. It was apparent from our first conversation that Vohkus shares our strong entrepreneurial culture, with exceptional customer experiences at the heart of everything it does. The long tenure of its people and the talent it has within its growing services business will add tremendous value to SCC. In return, we can help scale Vohkus as part of the SCC family.” www.scc.com 01732 759725 6 Contract win Parallel Office and Document Solutions win another contract from multi-national distribution company Bunzl PLC. Parallel Office and Document Solutions specified, installed and now manage the fleet of printers across 21 sites for the Cleaning & Hygiene Division of the organisation (BCHS). Using Parallel’s pre-delivery configuration meant the 21 sites could be rolled out in less than three weeks. Once the unit arrives onsite and is connected to the network, it can be ready to use within five to ten mins. This reduction in downtime and minimal disruption was a key part of the proposal. Sustainability is fundamental to Bunzl Plc, and Parallel’s partnership with PrintReleaf was another key decider in the decision-making process. Bunzl can log in and see how many trees have been reforested (730 to date) as a result of offsetting their printing volumes. This then becomes an integral part of the environmental statement of the entire business and further develops the green credentials of the organisation. Craig Goody, Bunzl’s Bunzl Cleaning and Safety IT Support Manager, said: “Working with Parallel Office and Document Solutions was really easy. The software and reporting they have provided gives a simple way of seeing accurate data on our printing operation. The units’ installation was incredibly efficient – in installing and configuring in excess of 100 machines – only one had an issue, and even this was solved quickly. Rolling out 21 sites in three weeks was some feat, but Parallel delivered every step of the way!” https://parallel-group.co.uk ERS scoops two awards In the fifth consecutive year of Epson’s awards that celebrate the success of its ColorWorks partners, and new to 2023, its mPOS partners, Electronic Reading Systems (ERS) has been awarded two of the three awards dedicated to ColorWorks – Partner of the Year and Project of the Year. The ColorWorks Partner of the Year is awarded to the Epson reseller with the highest sales volume of ColorWorks hardware and demonstrates the continued success from ERS in the label printing market. Project of the Year Award is designated to a sale of ColorWorks hardware that represents high revenue, robust collaboration with Epson and the end-user customer, and the environmental savings achieved by shifting the customer from outsourced to on-demand labelling. Steve Gibbons, Head of Sales at ERS, said: “We’ve been a ColorWorks partner since 2017, not long after [Epson] started really disrupting the market with on-demand colour label printers, and we’re delighted to have picked up two awards this year.” www.epson.co.uk BCN Group completes second deal BCN Group has announced the acquisition of MSP and Microsoft Solutions partner CMI. Founded in 2009 and with offices in London, Belfast and the Thames Valley, CMI offers a complementary product set to BCN as specialists in Microsoft Modern Workplace, Microsoft Azure, cyber security and managed IT. This is the second acquisition since ECI Partners invested in BCN in 2022, and follows the purchase of Microsoft Dynamics 365 specialists, Evo-soft, in September 2022. BCN CEO Rob Davies, said: “CMI’s complementary product and service offering allows us to increase our Microsoft customer base and strengthen our team of technical experts. Importantly, the acquisition means we can take our combined technical capability to the next level, further establishing BCN as a key player among UK managed service providers.” Ken Roulston, Managing Director, CMI added: “This is extremely positive news for our team and customers. The additional capabilities BCN Group brings will expand the support, skill set and technology available and create even stronger IT support. We are looking forward to aligning our offerings and provide our strengthened specialist support to our ever-growing customer base.” https://bcn.co.uk Business Design Centre · London · 12 September 2023 23 ICT · MANAGED IT · MOBILE · PRINT tech-live.co.uk Headline Sponsor
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