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01732 759725 18 NEWS : RESELLERS Digital Space invests in new supply chain service Sci-Net lays ground for continued growth Oxfordshire-based Sci-Net Business Solutions is anticipating continued strong growth after acquiring the Microsoft Dynamics division of Blue Rock Systems, opening an office in Southampton and recruiting an additional 30 employees. The Microsoft Gold Partner and provider of ERP, CRM and cloud infrastructure solutions has enjoyed year-on-year growth of 30% over the last three years and, with these new developments, is forecasting annual growth of 25% until 2026. Sci-Net managing director Duncan Fergusson, said: “Blue Rock’s well established and reputable Microsoft division has great parallels with our own business values, making this an exciting strategic development for Sci-Net. With combined resources, talented staff and expertise, we will continue to build upon our firm foundations as one of UK’s leading Dynamics 365 partners, whilst providing all our customers with the very best software solutions and exceptional levels of customer service.” To ensure it continues to attract and develop tech talent, Sci-Net has launched an undergraduate recruitment programme and recently established its own academy, taking over the training of four apprentices, who would otherwise have been at risk of redundancy. Fergusson said: “Finding the right people is fundamental to growth and our customers’ success, and we are now well positioned to fulfil our business ambitions. We’re investing in our facilities both in Southampton and our Chipping Norton HQ to build our presence as a leading Dynamics 365 partner. It’s an exciting time for our team and our customers.” https://sci-net.co.uk As part of continued investment in its customer service offering, Digital Space has unveiled a new supply chain service, Tech Space, to transform how current and new customers of Digital Space purchase IT equipment through the managed services provider. The service manages customers’ requirements end-to-end, from offering customers best-of-breed IT and hardware at competitive prices to delivering new IT equipment straight to the customer’s front door and sustainably disposing of and recycling old legacy hardware. Sarah Lambert-Gibbs, Head of Supply Chain Tower, said: “The launch of Tech Space marks an exciting new chapter for Digital Space. In today’s digital era, we understand that our customers need new equipment quickly and efficiently. Tech Space aims to not only achieve an effective service but to ensure that the end-to-end customer journey is easy and as seamless as possible, taking away any hassle for the customer. “Our Expert and Gold partnerships with leading world-class vendors also means that service users will receive the best equipment on the market, whilst also benefitting from competitive prices. In doing so, we can ensure we are best-placed to support customers no matter where they are on their digital journey.” www.digitalspace.co.uk/tech-space Sarah Lambert-Gibbs Computacenter expands Lexmark relationship Lexmark and Computacenter have extended their longstanding working relationship to enable enterprise customers to access Lexmark’s secure managed print services (MPS) solutions directly through Computacenter. The agreement, which follows a significant MPS win in 2020, is designed to give more businesses access to Lexmark Managed Print Services and value- added services. With Lexmark Managed Print Services, customers’ information is protected in the secure cloud, offering greater visibility and control of data, which reduces risks and the burden on IT teams. Avansas plans UK expansion from Bedford base European workplace supplies provider Avansas has established a new base in Bedford as part of its expansion into the UK market. The company, which was founded in Turkey more than 10 years ago, is one of Europe’s biggest eCommerce supplies companies, with more than 400 employees and more than 6,500 products in stock. Mustafa Ergene, International Sales and Marketing Director at Avansas, said: “We’re very excited to bring the Avansas brand over to the UK. This move has been in the pipeline for two years. It’s been a long journey and there’s been a lot of learning, but this represents a huge step forward for the business.The team at Avansas have ambitions to be a key international supplier in the future and, for us, there’s no better place to start than in the UK.” Avansas, which recently won two UK Digital Growth awards for SEO and Best Use of Research, offers a large range of office products and consumables, including desktop essentials, ink and toner and cleaning products, with nationwide delivery from its new base in Bedford. Softcat, hard pedalling Staff from Softcat and Mimecast have together raised £35k for Social Bite as part of the homeless charity’s Break the Cycle fundraising event, which aims to raise £1 million to help build Social Bite Villages in Glasgow and London. Alongside Sir Chris Hoy, a team of 30 cyclists from the two companies completed the 60-mile ride from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow to the flagship Social Bite Village in Granton, Edinburgh. Since opening in July 2018, Social Bite’s Edinburgh village, in partnership with Cyrenians, has helped 43 homeless people build an independent life. www.softcat.com Fortinet accolade for Digital Space Digital Space has become one of just six organisations in the UK to achieve Fortinet Expert MSSP (Managed Security Services Provider) partner status in recognition of its ability to deliver the leader in network and security solutions’ SD-WAN (Software- Defined Wide Area Network) and next generation firewalls. Fortinet’s Expert MSSP status aims to recognise the best of the best in managed service capability. www.digitalspace.co.uk