BULLETIN Aurora Managed Services completes Blue Sky Digital deal Aurora Managed Services has completed the acquisition of Blue Sky Digital, an MPS provider to customers in South Wales and beyond. Blue Sky Digital’s organic growth has been driven by a passion for delivering high quality services which has been repaid by the trust and loyalty of its customers. Its focus on excellence has seen it become a trusted partner across many SME businesses and in the education and local government sectors. The combination of Aurora and Blue Sky Digital will enhance both businesses and, importantly, benefit new and existing customers. Ian Brewer, Managing Director of Blue Sky Digital, said: “We are really excited to become part of the Aurora Managed Services Group and are looking forward to continuing to help grow our presence within Wales and the Southwest.” Andy Moffitt, Aurora’s CEO added: “We are delighted and extremely proud to add Blue Sky Digital to Aurora. The acquisition brings scale and further geographical presence in line with our M&A strategy and a marriage of very similar cultures. Ian and Neil [Brewer] have built a fantastic business with a great brand that we intend to maintain. We are also delighted that they will remain with the business to continue their excellent work as we jointly build on Blue Sky Digital’s impressive track record and bring more solutions and innovation to customers.” www.aurora.co.uk PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 Sustainability partnership SCC has announced a partnership with Grid Edge, a provider of AI-powered holistic energy intelligence software. The partnership will enable SCC to offer its clients a comprehensive suite of energy management solutions that help them reduce costs, improve sustainability, and meet their ESG goals across their commercial real estate. Grid Edge’s technology provides realtime and predictive insights into energy consumption, carbon, and costs. This enables organisations to identify and reduce waste, optimise their energy use, improve their renewable energy integration, and participate in future demand response programmes. “Our partnership with Grid Edge will provide our clients with the latest and most innovative energy management solutions,” said Daniel Cartter, Director of Innovation at SCC. “Grid Edge’s technology will save customers’ money while also helping to achieve their current and future energy and sustainability goals.” Paul McCorquodale, CEO of Grid Edge AI added: “We are delighted to partner with SCC to help its clients reduce carbon and costs without negatively impacting comfort levels. Our technology makes energy optimisation simple, providing organisations with the insights and tools they need to make better energy decisions.” The benefits of Grid Edge's technology for SCC clients include reduced energy costs, with clients often seeing savings in excess of 20%; reducing carbon emissions from energy and increased compliance. www.scc.com, https://gridedge.ai Optimise IT event Espria’s 2023 Optimise IT ‘tour’ concluded on November 22 with the connectivity and hybrid office theme. Microsoft, Sophos and Mimecast took to the stage at the historic Gray's Inn in London. Scott Fielding, Head of Clients at Espria, said: “Optimise IT has been the go-to event for industry leaders and technology innovators for over 20 years. Attendees have the unique opportunity to directly network with key decision-makers and discover creative ways to deliver IT strategies more effectively and efficiently.” www.espria.com Evolve expands office Lancashire-based Evolve Document Solutions has expanded its commercial premises with the purchase of a new unit at South Rings Business Park in Bamber Bridge. The expansion is in addition to another recently-acquired premises opposite. The new unit is being used exclusively for hardware, stock and technical maintenance. The sixfigure property investment increases Evolve’s commercial space to over 3,000 sq. ft. The highlights of the new space for the Evolve staff and the company’s clients include a remodelled mezzanine, creating additional internal rooms and workspace for staff and customers alike. These include a unique chillout area for downtime in a fast, everchanging working environment. The office expansion follows several years of steady organic growth. It also comes as the managed print services company prepares for the official launch of its very own proprietary document management software called Agility, which it is planning to launch early in 2024. Owner Daniel Maddox said: “We’re always looking for ways that we can add further value for our customers. Our new document management software, Agility, is a great example of that. Agility will help us combine the value, service and technical insight we are renowned for with an innovative new way to simplify digital document storage and retrieval. We have to continue to help our customers to become paper-light, and Agility really fits into this process. “The new office space will add value too. We wanted a friendly space where customers and staff enjoy learning together as we take UK office document productivity to a new level. Evolve will be able to offer a blend of hardware and in-house software that I believe few in the industry can equal. And the office expansion means we’ll have a new working environment that matches that promise.” www.evolvedocumentsolutions.co.uk
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