BULLETIN Great British beach clean Apogee has taken part in the Great British Beach Clean, partnering with the Marine Conservation Society to remove litter from Folkestone, Kent, Cleethorpes, in the Humber, and Silverknowes, Scotland. Helmed and overseen by the Marine Conservation Society, The Great British Beach Clean is a science event where thousands of volunteers clean UK beaches over the course of a week. All litter collected is then sorted and disposed of responsibly, directly contributing to the conservation work of the International Coastal Clean-Up. Apogee volunteers removed 19kg of litter from Cleethorpes, 30kg from Silverknowes, and 178kg from Folkestone – coming to a collective total of 227kg. This marks the second year that Apogee has taken part in the Great British Beach Clean. In September 2021, Apogee volunteers collected over 40kg of litter from beaches in Whitstable, Kent, and Paull on the Humber – amounting to less than one fifth of what was collected in 2022. www.apogeecorp.com Agilico welcomes Capital Document Solutions Workplace technology provider Agilico has announced the acquisition of Capital Document Solutions, its biggest acquisition to-date by revenue, headcount, and machines in the field. This latest deal significantly expands the group’s capabilities across the UK; increases MiF to over 40,000; and expands the customer base to 13,000 largely SME customers. Agilico’s Agile Print division is now the largest independent MPS business in the UK, a feat achieved over four years under CEO, Simon Davey. Davey said: “Tom Flockhart and I spent two years working together on this deal to make sure every aspect of it was carefully considered. Though he very sadly lost his battle against cancer before we managed to complete, I know he would be immensely proud of his board of directors and family for honouring his wishes to become part of the Agilico group.” www.agilico.co.uk PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 BCN Group strengthens cloud services Manchester-based IT cloud and managed services specialist BCN Group, has announced the strategic acquisition of Evo-Soft, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central specialist. The acquisition follows the recent investment by ECI Partners, the growthfocused mid-market private equity firm and will bring the combined annual business revenue to over £50m. BCN is a digital transformation solutions and managed service provider delivering cloud first data strategies, including Microsoft Modern Workplace, Microsoft Azure, analytics, development, and IT security services to the mid-market and public sector organisations. The acquisition of Evo-Soft provides BCN with a platform to provide solution driven services for businesses across the UK. The move enhances the group’s focus on and capability of delivering services and solutions from the Microsoft ecosystem. CEO Rob Davies said: “The acquisition of Evo-Soft enables BCN to provide more value to our customers, enabling them to continue their digital transformation journey, exercising the full benefits of the Microsoft ecosystem. The existing capabilities around development, Microsoft Modern Workplace, analytics, and Microsoft Azure is heightened with the delivering of core business applications services with Microsoft Dynamics. As such we are delighted in supporting further growth with Evo-Soft as part of the BCN Group and even more excited in delivering further digital benefits to our midmarket customers.” www.bcn.co.uk Kocho’s accelerates growth strategy Cyber security, identity, cloud transformation and managed services provider Kocho, has acquired Surrey-headquartered Mobliciti, an MSP specialising in enterprise mobility, security and wireless connectivity solutions. The deal adds strategic mobile management and security capabilities to Kocho’s growing service portfolio, allowing customers of both organisations to benefit from an end-toend range of best-in-class services that will further accelerate their digital transformation programmes. https://kocho.co.uk XBM expands managed print base XBM has purchased iDoc Services, a London-based, UK-wide reseller of Epson and HP printers, copiers, and digital document solutions. XBM rebranded in 2021 and in July this year announced plans to rapidly expand through acquisitions and new business to become the UK’s largest managed print provider. The company is already Epson’s second largest reseller and one of only three Epson Platinum Partners in the UK, an award based on its expertise and high levels of customer support. Managing Director, Richard Taylor said the company is now set to aggressively pursue growth across the UK, with other yet un-named businesses already being considered as the next step in a well-defined growth plan. “Over the last four years XBM has repositioned itself as a leading supplier of sustainable office technology and iDoc Services already has a large number of Epson heat-free business inkjet devices in the field. As an Epson Platinum Partner, XBM is ideally suited to maintaining and growing that even further. This is a great first step in an aggressive growth plan.” www.xbmltd.com December 6 Royal Lancaster, London See page 22 Hosted by Kerry Godliman BOOK NOW
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