Print.IT Reseller - issue 56

PRINT IT RESELLER.UK 7 BULLETIN Entanet at Channel Live Entanet used this year’s Channel Live event which took place at the NEC, Birmingham on September 11 and 12 to tell partners how they can take full advantage of its ambitious plans to take full fibre connectivity to five million premises by 2025 and play a part in shaping Britain’s digital future. Head of Marketing Darren Farnden, said: “As part of CityFibre we hold a truly unique position in the marketplace, as part of an organisation that is building the UK’s most intelligent full fibre wholesale infrastructure. This enables us to develop highly-competitive and innovative services for our channel partners and, by providing a network that will take gigabit connectivity to five million premises by 2025, continue to expand their business opportunities.” www.enta.net Advisory board to steer strategic direction Synaxon UK has formed an Advisory Board for its SynMSP membership base that will act as a voice for participating members and also set strategic goals and direction for the group. The channel services group will bring five of its managed services- focused members together every quarter to discuss current market dynamics, review progress and set priorities for the group. Managing Director Derek Jones, said: “Bringing representatives of the SynMSP membership together on a regular basis will help them and us, ensure we are moving in the right direction and focusing our efforts in the right areas. Managed services are already an important contributor to the business of most resellers and that’s only going to get stronger. We see SynMSP becoming a much bigger area of a focus for our team. The Advisory Board will very much dictate how quickly we drive the whole programme.” The SynMSP membership category is designed both for established MSPs who want to grow and members looking to develop their managed services businesses. It is open to all members and provides specific resources and support to help resellers grow their managed services sales and drive higher levels of customer satisfaction. www.synaxon.co.uk Beta helps dealers capitalise on digital signage market growth With two new appointments, Beta has further strengthened its specialist AV team. Steve Grundy has joined as Head of AV Sales and Steve Goodwin as AV Solutions Architect. Both have over 20 years’ experience in the industry. Since acquiring AV services and installation company ContentWall and appointing Mike Cunningham-Clayton as Head of AV earlier this summer, Beta has helped a number of dealers secure high value digital signage contracts. www.betadistribution.com Midwich partners with Tripleplay From September 2018, Midwich will be the sole distributor of the full range of Tripleplay products in the UK and Ireland. The partnership will further strengthen Midwich’s expertise in the market and broaden the already diverse base of customers. Through Tripleplay’s single platform solutions, combined with Midwich’s range of hardware solutions, the distributor can now provide a one-stop shop for integrators to supply all of their signage, IPTV and video streaming requirements. www.midwich.com Exertis provides AV training Exertis has appointed Instrui as its audio visual training partner to provide resellers and their end-user customers with the expertise and hands-on knowledge in order to maximise the investment in new technology. Professional Services Business Manager Andrew Henley, said: “Technology needs to increase efficiency and improve productivity. Employees are key to unlocking the power of new technology and this can only be achieved through a thorough understanding of how to use equipment.” www.exertis.co.uk Bunzl releases half year results Bunzl plc has published its half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2018. The specialist international distribution and services group has recorded double-digit percentage increases at constant exchange rates in revenue. Organic revenue growth has increased to 5.2% with the group operating margin unchanged at 6.6%. www.bunzl.com Darren Farnden Derek Jones