01732 759725 10 BULLETIN Aurora opens new Warrington operation Aurora Managed Services has opened a new Warrington operation, an investment to grow the business and customer base in the North region. Located near the junction of the key regional motorways and several major cities, the new Warrington office will act as a regional hub for the Northwest operations, ensuring local customers are supported by locally based account managers. Simon Beveridge has been appointed Regional Sales Director. In his new role he will lead sales operations across the North of the UK, driving the workplace managed services salesforce and growing the Aurora presence. Aurora’s Group Sales Director, Paul Rylands said: “Simon is a fantastic leader and brings great expertise and experience to Aurora. He has over a decade of proven success leading sales operations and understands exactly what customers need from their managed services. I know from working alongside Simon in previous roles that he’s an energetic and inspiring person to have in a business, he will inspire our people and help us drive the Aurora business forward.” Beveridge added: “I’m genuinely excited to be joining Aurora at such a pivotal time. The business has huge potential, with a strong reputation, a broad and innovative service portfolio, and a team full of passionate and talented individuals. I’m especially looking forward to reconnecting with some former colleagues and getting to know the new faces across the organisation. There’s a real sense of energy and ambition here, and I’m thrilled to be part of it. It’s great to be joining a business with the right mix of expertise, partnerships, and backing to really make an impact in the managed services space. I’m very happy to be on this journey and can’t wait to get started.” www.aurora.co.uk XBM named Epson reseller of the year Epson has given XBM its Reseller of the Year award for 2024/5, for the third year in a row. An Epson Diamond Partner, XBM is the OEM’s number 1 UK reseller by volume and value. XBM Sales Director, Simon Wootton received the award from Epson UK’s Office Print Division Head of Sales, Nick Taylor. Delivering the award to the team at XBM’s Head Office in Leeds, Wootton said: “We have immense pride in being Epson Reseller of the Year for the third year in a row. We bought into Epson’s sustainability goals at a time when the technology was seen as disruptive, but it is now over 70% of everything we supply, and we can testify that the technology and the underlying sustainability message have come to dominate the conversations we have with our prospects and clients.” www.xbmltd.com Flotek Group completes 14th deal Flotek Group has strengthened its cloud infrastructure team with the acquisition of Plymouth-based Microshade Business Consultants, enhancing IT support and cybersecurity services for local councils across the UK. This is the 14th deal completed by the company. Microshade operates its cloud remote desktop service at the southwest datacentre in Plymouth, where Flotek already maintains a regional office. This acquisition will allow Flotek to provide local IT support and cybersecurity services to local councils across the country. Additionally, Flotek has been collaborating with Microshade to develop its own private application hosting service, helping businesses move traditional onpremise software to a private cloud environment, thereby eliminating the need for onsite servers. Flotek sees significant opportunities in the local council sector, where it already has a substantial share, and aims to drive innovation into other vertical sectors such as accounting and legal. Jay Ball, CEO of Flotek Group said: “We’ve had the pleasure of working with the Microshade team for over three years, collaborating on various projects. During the acquisition process, Stuart Wilbur, the founder, sadly passed away. Stuart’s vision was to bring advanced technology to the parish council sector, a vision we wholeheartedly share and are committed to continuing. We see tremendous growth potential in hosting our customers’ existing server-based applications in our private datacentre technology. This complements our existing Microsoft Azure technology offering, as both solutions have their unique advantages in the market.” The Microshade team will form the new cloud infrastructure team at Flotek, continuing to deliver specialist cloud technology utilising existing datacentre relationships and security positions. Microshade, a Microsoft Cloud Partner, will be fully integrated into Flotek over the next 12 months. www.flotek.io
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