BULLETIN 01732 759725 8 Westcoast completes Spire Technology acquisition Westcoast has acquired IT components distributor Spire Technology Ltd. The deal for 100% of the share capital has been completed and Spire Technology will form part of the Westcoast Group working alongside Westcoast Ltd – the UK’s largest IT distributor. Alex Tatham, Executive Director at Westcoast said: “There are so many benefits to the combination of Spire and Westcoast for both companies, vendors, UK resellers and employees. Firstly, it will add significantly to Westcoast’s components portfolio hence Spire will become the group’s main components pillar – with full access to all the customers, finance and tools that make Westcoast such a strong distributor in the UK and Europe. “Both businesses emphasise their agility and flexibility when it comes to speed of decisionmaking and performance as well as a strong customer intimacy. This cultural fit will help realise immediate mutual opportunities.” John Appleton, Spire CEO added: “Westcoast can only help grow our business and in return we can bring a range of accretive components vendors to Westcoast’s significant and diverse customer base. We are delighted that we can form part of Britain’s largest privately owned technology group and can use its considerable resources to accelerate our growth.” www.westcoast.co.uk, www.spire.co.uk Sol Distribution joins forces with Weblib Sol Distribution has formed a new distribution partnership with digital transformation specialist Weblib. The partnership will see the addition of Weblib’s flagship products to Sol’s ever-expanding digital portfolio. Charlie Dickinson, Operations and Logistics Manager at Sol Distribution, said: “As we strive to expand our portfolio, especially in software solutions, partnering with Weblib was a natural progression. This partnership is a significant step towards realising our vision of delivering a comprehensive suite of IT solutions, tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients. We’re looking forward to what comes next.” https://sol-distribution.co.uk SYNAXON UK adds Origin Storage to its offering SYNAXON has added Origin Storage to its growing portfolio, giving partners access to pricing and availability on the company’s range of leading brands on its EGIS platform, and also a number of Origin products available via SYNAXON Hub. A specialist in data storage and security, Origin’s vendor partners include DataLocker, iStorage, Lexar, QNAP, Samsung, and more. Origin also offers its own-brand memory and accessory products and is a well-known and established supplier to many resellers in the UK. Mike Barron, UK Managing Director, said that the addition of Origin makes EGIS and the SYNAXON Hub even better services for reseller partners. “Origin’s outstanding range of portfolio of vendors and its own products adds a new dimension, both to EGIS and the SYNAXON Hub. It gives our partners access to a range of advanced storage and data security solutions that address the dynamic storage needs of today’s customers. It brings new potential for partners to differentiate, and we look forward to working with Origin to introduce its exciting range to our MSP and reseller community.” Commenting on behalf of Origin Storage, Stuart Eling, Managing Director, said: “Over the last two decades, Origin has become a trusted supplier to some of the biggest names in the market. We’re looking forward to working with the SYNAXON team to spread that renown to more partners and giving them the opportunity to experience the quality of our products, the high levels of service, and the competitive pricing that we can offer them.” www.originstorage.com https://synaxon-services.com TD SYNNEX expands VMware agreement TD SYNNEX has announced a significant expansion of its distribution agreement with the leading multi-cloud provider VMware by Broadcom. The distributor has added Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden and Turkey to its existing agreement for VMware by Broadcom products and solutions. TD SYNNEX partners can access the multi-cloud provider’s full range of subscription-based solutions including VMware Cloud Foundation, its flagship enterprise-class hybrid cloud solution, and VMware vSphere Foundation, an enterprisegrade workload platform for mid-sized to smaller customers – alongside storage, ransomware and disaster recovery, and application platform services. The distributor will offer a variety of value-added resources and specialised content focused on helping its partners to accelerate growth and develop their multicloud practices with VMware by Broadcom. These include a tailored learning series, developed by the distributor’s in-house Global Specialised Skills division, available exclusively to partners via the TD SYNNEX Channel Academy Platform. This will be complemented at local level by bootcamps, webinars and events aimed at education and enablement on VMware by Broadcom products and solutions. Jason Boxall, Senior Vice President, Europe, Advanced Solutions at TD SYNNEX said: “We are delighted to extend and deepen our partnership with VMware by Broadcom. This presents an excellent opportunity for large resellers and SMB partners to leverage TD SYNNEX’s enablement resources in order to enhance their expertise in hybrid cloud and virtualisation, and drive business growth with a scalable, robust, and cutting-edge set of solutions from VMware by Broadcom.” https://uk.tdsynnex.com Jason Boxall Mike Barron
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