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Scott Dodds technologyreseller.co.uk 15 NEWS : RESELLERS The complete line-up Staffordshire-based voice, data and connectivity provider Complete Voice and Data Solutions has completed the line- up of its senior team as it celebrates its first year in business. Joining Managing Director Mike Ridgway in the senior management team are: Ben Gregg, Sales Director; Paul Spence, Operations Director; and Julie Ridgway, Finance Director. Other significant hires at the provider of business mobile, unified communications, connectivity and hosted solutions are David Robinson, Head of Unified Communications and Cloud; Lauren Fallows, Head of Service; and Amy McCulloch, Head of Mobile. Complete Voice and Data Solutions, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme with satellite offices in Bradford, Glasgow and Leicester, is planning to hire three more team members as it continues to expand its customer base and service offering. https://completevoiceanddata.com/ Another Babble acquisition Unified comms, contact centre and cyber solutions provider Babble is continuing its buy and build strategy with the acquisition of Activ Technology, a provider of managed IT and telephony services. This is its second acquisition since new private equity partner Graphite Capital invested in the company in December 2020, and the sixth and largest it has undertaken in the last 12 months. More acquisitions are planned. https://babble.cloud/ Cancom UK name change Two years after acquiring Novosco, with offices in Ireland and Northern Ireland, German-based CANCOM Group is changing the name of its UK hub from CANCOM UK to CANCOM UK&I to reflect its broader geographical spread. The provider of IT consultation and transformation services formed CANCOM UK in 2018, with the acquisition of UK businesses Ocean Intelligent Communication and OCSL. A year later, in 2019, it expanded into Ireland with the acquisition of Novosco. Martin Hess, Managing Director of CANCOM UK&I, said: “Amid Brexit uncertainty, such investment into building CANCOM UK&I demonstrates the ongoing faith of Munich- based CANCOM Group in the British market.” Ultima extends reach with first acquisition Automation and infrastructure service provider Ultima Business Solutions Limited, owned by Apse Capital Limited, has gained a global footprint for world-class support with the acquisition of cloud services provider Just After Midnight (JAM). The first acquisition in Ultima’s history, JAM will form a new cloud and application services division within Ultima and will continue to scale its full-stack 24/7 support and services capability located in London, Australia, Singapore and the USA. Ultima CEO Scott Dodds said: “By combining Just After Midnight’s expertise in cloud support and consulting with our own managed services and IA-Cloud automation management platforms, we will have a powerful global offering for all customers and partners looking to build and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications.” As a cloud support partner for enterprise brands, JAM provides managed cloud, 24-hour monitoring of critical websites and applications and full stack support along with DevOps consultancy. It also offers 24/7 support services for channel partners, including Marketing and Digital Agencies, ISVs and SaaS companies. www.ultima.com BlueVoyant and DVV Solutions partner to reduce risk Cybersecurity services company BlueVoyant and UK-based third-party risk management consultancy DVV Solutions have entered into a partnership to offer their respective solutions to each other’s customers. The agreement will see BlueVoyant deliver DVV Solutions’ Cyber Risk Management (CRx) services to its global customer base, primarily through its Vendor Risk Management (CR3) solution, which provides cyber risk identification, analysis and threat remediation. DVV Solutions helps reduce third- party risk in the supply chain through on-site/virtual audits, risk assessments, questionnaires, security ratings, continuous monitoring, cyber risk maturity consultancy and regulatory compliance services. In return, BlueVoyant will be able to generate and communicate security updates to DVV Solutions customers as part of its CR3 managed services offering, which provides actionable intelligence to reduce exposure to cyber threats. It will also deliver its Cyber Risk Management for Investors (CRi) solution, as part of DVV Solutions’ mergers and acquisitions consultancy, to identify cybersecurity risk throughout the investment and acquisition process. www.bluevoyant.com • www.dvvs.co.uk Transparency fuels Onbuy. com growth OnBuy.com, the online marketplace formed four years ago, has beaten established name like eBay and Not On The High Street to the top of the Trustpilot customer satisfaction rankings, with a customer rating of 4.6/5 from 20,000 reviews. This follows a period of rapid growth for the company, which offers competitive prices on over 30 million products supplied by thousands of trusted online retailers. Sales have soared from a run rate of £24 million to over £200 million, with an 800% year-on-year increase in sales in January. Since September 2020, OnBuy. com has expanded its seller base by 10% every month and now attracts almost 7 million monthly users. Cas Paton, who founded the company in November 2016, attributes OnBuy.com’s success to its commitment to transparency. He said: “Other marketplaces don’t always give customers the full picture, and some even promote their own products over those of the retailers selling with them. Naturally, this has led to a lack of consumer confidence in the online shopping experience. OnBuy set out to do things differently, with fairness, transparency, quality and trust for both retailers and customers being top of our agenda. That’s why becoming the UK’s most trusted marketplace, while achieving such incredible sales growth, is such a welcome achievement for our entire team.” OnBuy increased its headcount by 400% in 2020, taking on more than 40 new employees, and is planning to recruit a further 30 in 2021 as it seeks to double sales by June and expand into more than 140 countries. www.onbuy.com