01732 759725 24 RESELLER NEWS Abzorb sustainable future Abzorb, a unified communications and mobile services provider delivering end to end solutions through a single portal, has underlined its commitment to a more sustainable future by gaining accreditation to ISO 14001, an international standard setting out the requirements of an environmental management system. As part of the accreditation process, Abzorb has made a commitment to give each employee a minimum of one day a year to spend volunteering in the local community. To this end, a team from Abzorb recently visited the award-winning Skelton Grange Environmental Centre in Leeds, where they helped create a habitat for pollinating insects, frogs and other wildlife. .... Flotek stays on course with more acquisitions The Flotek Group has completed its ninth successful acquisition since it started trading 18 months ago, with two more deals due to be announced before the end of 2023. The addition of Cardiff-based IT and telecoms support company Ikona IT Solutions follows the company’s recent launch of Flotek Legal to provide cloudbased technology and workflow solutions to the legal sector. Flotek’s previous acquisitions include Gower Business Systems, Cloud9ine, Liberty Solutions (Swansea) Limited, and Saecom in South Wales, alongside England-based businesses Mazing Tree, FlexiNet, ECS Solutions and Toolk-IT. https://flotek.io/ .... Rubix VT to sponsor Brighton Half Marathon Rubix VT, the Brighton-headquartered business telecoms provider, has been unveiled as headline sponsor of the Brighton Half Marathon for the next three years. Every year 10,000 runners flock to Brighton to enjoy the flat 13.1-mile seafront course, which also features a wheelchair race, a 1-mile youth race and, new for 2024, a charity relay race. The Brighton Half marathon, next taking place on Sunday 25 February 2024, is the main fundraising event for The Sussex Beacon, a unique centre providing innovative services to meet the changing needs of people living with HIV. www.brightonhalfmarathon.com https://www.rubixvt.com (L-R) Mark Bond (Head of Fundraising, Team Beacon), Nick Poyner (Managing Director, Rubix VT), Martin Harrigan (Race Director, Rubix VT Brighton Half Marathon), Paul Hilly (Chair of Trustees – Sussex Beacon), Beaky (Half Marathon mascot), Eléna Wenban (Events Office, Team Beacon), Holly Freeman (Operations Manager, Rubix VT Brighton Half Marathon), David Hill (Director, E3 Sports), Ian Money (Course Director, Rubix VT Brighton Half Marathon. .... Go green! – Green IP builds sustainable business model powered by Evolve IP Green IP, which split from TXI last summer following the latter’s decision to focus solely on satellite communications, has put its partnership with global collaboration service provider Evolve IP (EMEA) at the heart of its technology offering. As its name suggests, the Poolebased business is building a business model based on sustainability, with a target to double its customer base in the next 12 months. As well as making a significant investment in electric vehicles and renewable energy, Green IP is positioning itself as a pioneer in sustainable cloud communications through its partnership with Evolve IP. This gives it access to the company’s carrier-grade platform and integrated white-label remote workforce technologies that enable employees to work remotely and securely from any location, including cloud-based unified communications, collaboration, voice and omnichannel contact centre solutions. Paul Harrison, Managing Director (EMEA) of Evolve IP, believes the partnership between the two companies offers a unique value proposition. He said: “Green IP is a green company from the bottom up. We know that around 70% of future procurement is looking to work with sustainable businesses. Green IP is a natural place for them to come.” Matthew Brown, Business Development Executive at Green IP, added: “The future is undoubtedly green, and businesses increasingly seek sustainability as a key criterion for partnership. Green IP and Evolve IP’s collaboration embodies the ethos of a greener and more prosperous future.” www.greenip.co.uk The IT services business of NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business, is aiming to speed up the adoption of 5G with the opening of a 5G Lab at its Leeds HQ in partnership with Nokia and value-added distributor Infinigate. The 5G Lab will support the development of communication solutions in collaboration with partners, including 5G private wireless network solutions based on the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), backed by logistical support, consultancy and specialist services from Infinigate. Kelly Tedesco, MD of NG Bailey’s IT Services business, said: “It’s fantastic that we have one of the first state-of-theart 5G labs in the UK as a result of this ground-breaking partnership with Nokia. The deployment of 5G technology is the next step in supporting the future of connectivity and allowing our engineers to continue to unlock the potential that wireless technology offers business of all sizes.” www.ngbailey.com NG Bailey IT Services opens 5G Lab at Leeds HQ
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