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01732 759725 14 NEWS : RESELLERS Phil Doye Andy Thompson Stafford-based IT services provider 848 Group is taking on Covid-19 by taking on more staff. Since March, it has recruited 12 new people for its Managed Services, Business Solutions and Sales departments, tripling the size of its sales team and enhancing its ability to meet the technology needs of its customer base. In total, 848 Group has recruited three new starters in sales, four on the support desk, two project consultants, one enterprise architect, one lead Microsoft dynamics developer and one senior functional consultant. Appointments of note include those of Account Director Andy Parr, who rejoins the company after an absence of seven months for family reasons; Business Central Consultant Gurnek Uppal, who has extensive experience of application design, integration and implementation and can provide a full CRM and ERP experience for 848 Group customers; and Solutions Architect Harikumar Nagappan, who has six Microsoft certifications under his belt and valuable experience in delivering end-to-end business critical solutions for transformation and migration programs. 848.co 848 Group triples size of sales team Rebranded boxxe partners with Agilitas York-based tech company boxxe (pronounced ‘boxxie’), previously known as SBL, has selected Agilitas to provide multi-vendor maintenance and professional services to customers in the public and private sectors. Available as part of boxxe’s Platform and Workplace technology offerings, the services include the provision of replacement parts and engineering resource for workplace devices, e.g. desktops and laptops, and for critical server, storage and networking infrastructure to an agreed SLA. Agilitas was selected because its vendor-agnostic approach enables boxxe to consolidate multiple service contracts and SLAs on a single support contract for cost savings and reduced administration. Launched on September 1, boxxe is the new name and identity for technology company SBL, which was acquired one year ago by Phil Doye, former majority owner of Kelway, which he sold to CDW. As well as rebranding the technology provider, best known as an IT reseller to the public sector, Doye is extending its reach into the corporate market and ramping up investment in technology, industry services and customer-facing digital platforms. Forecast to achieve revenues of over £200 million this financial year, boxxe offers digital transformation solutions in five technology hubs supported by strategic consultancy. These are the platform hub, workplace hub, security, hub, data hub and digital hub. boxxe.com Global recognition for Midlands MSP Infuse Technology has become one of only a handful of companies outside the US and Canada to be included on the 2020 Channel Futures SMB Hot 101 list of the world’s best MSPs. The Midlands-based MSP was ranked 68th based on its growth, long-term prospects and operational efficiency. Managing Director Paul Howard said: “We are thrilled to be ranked amongst the world’s best. It’s an amazing achievement and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team and the support of our brilliant clients. In the last 5 years, we have consistently achieved a significant hike in growth, which we believe is down to our friendly, honest and helpful approach to IT support, as well as the range and quality of services that we provide.” Infuse Technology, an accredited Microsoft Gold Competency Partner, provides a range of services, including cloud solutions, IT strategy and compliance. www.infusetech.co.uk Opus Trust strengthens Quadient relationship Opus Trust Communications, an omni- channel customer communications specialist, has become the first UK company to join the Digital Now programme offered by Quadient (the new name for Neopost). The partnership will give the Leicester- based company access to Quadient consultants, who can deliver tailored advice and training, enhancing its ability to deliver end-to-end, two-way digital communication solutions to improve the customer experience and drive down operational costs. Opus Trust Communications CEO Tony Strong said: “Becoming the first UK company to join Quadient’s Digital Now program will give us access to world-class digital communication expertise that will further strengthen our impressive in-house digital skillset.” Continued... Firstcom set for further acquisitions Firstcom Europe has finalised a € 29m loan facility with Kartesia that will enable it to make further acquisitions and to refinance existing debt provided by Beechbrook Capital, which will retain a shareholding in the group. The cloud telecommunications provider has made eight acquisitions in the last six years, helping to increase its annual turnover to more than £35m. It currently operates in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Poland, and will be seeking additional acquisitions within this footprint. www.firstcomeurope.com Free hotel rooms Nxcoms, the Manchester-based provider of VoIP, leased lines, broadband and mobile services, is inviting customers to share its third birthday celebrations with the offer of free hotel accommodation at some of Europe’s top destinations. The vouchers for a variety of three and four-star hotels last for up to 24 months and can be used at any time of the year, with the option to upgrade to all-inclusive for a reduced fee. Nxcoms Managing Director Andy Thompson said: “This year we wanted to do something special for our clients, so we have arranged for free hotel accommodation at several popular European destinations that can be used at any time in the next two years.” The offer is open to all existing NXcoms clients and any new ones signed up this year. Find out more at nxcoms.co.uk .