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BULLETIN
For the first time in the company’s history,
the Midshire Group has achieved a
spot on the list of Top 100 Value Added
Resellers (VARs) in the UK 2016. The office
technology sales and service provider
has been ranked
94 on the list, for
its positive and
consistent growth in
recent years.
The Top 100 VARs is
an annual report of the
most successful and well deserved UK resellers,
with the featured businesses this year boasting
a combined revenue of £12.72 billion, compared
with last year’s £11.08 billion.
Achieving a place on the Top 100 VARs list
comes at the end of an amazing year for Midshire.
The company was named Best Office Technology
Supplier in the UK by Corporate Vision and also
won Best SME Support at the Talk of Manchester
Awards, whilst its hosted desktop product,
Desktop Monster, won Best Technology Product.
Midshire ranked in the Top 100
Apogee acquires CityDocs
Apogee has completed the acquisition of
the CityDocs group of companies, one of
the UK’s leading specialist providers of
in-house and outsourced print and digital
document services.
This is the firm’s third acquisition since it
secured a significant investment from private
equity firm Equistone Partners Europe in
September last year. Acquisitions in Wales and
Germany earlier in the year have since been
followed by Scotland, Ireland and now CityDocs.
Apogee will continue to make further strategic
acquisitions to drive growth in the UK and Europe.
Based in the City of London with additional
operations in London SE1 and Manchester,
CityDocs delivers digital document scanning,
processing, hosting and full reprographic services
on a project or ongoing basis. CityDocs’ specialist
legal document services operation is the market-
leading provider of forensic technology, eDisclosure
and eBibles to London-based firms, chambers
and in-house counsel, whilst its managed print
services team provide office and production print
technology, supported through its own in-house
service operations. Also within the group is Willow
Graphics, the company’s visual communications
operation which provides creative services, large
format and digital printing.
Lex Business Equipment scoops award
The Bury-based, family-run technology
firm which celebrates its 36th trading
anniversary this year, won the Best in Class
Technology award at the Made in Bury
Business Awards (MIBBA).
The MIBBAs, now in its fourth year, is one
of the showpiece events in the Bury business
calendar; championing local businesses and
celebrating their outstanding achievements.
The judging panel chose Lex as the winner
due to its ability to demonstrate consistently
high service standards, exceptional standards of
customer care and because they have identified
new income streams as well as investing in
workforce development.
Commenting on the win, Managing Director,
Wayne Elphick said: “It is an exciting time
for Lex as we continue to grow and develop,
our company has diversified to offer much more
than a conventional office equipment provider,
and this is a tremendous achievement for all of us.
We are a Bury business, who employ local people
and we are proud to continue to support the
business community.”
The award was collected by Director Sam
Elphick, Suzanne Elphick and Adam Wilcox.
Vision ended 2016 scoring a hat-trick
in public sector wins. The company
was awarded three major frameworks
including the National Education Printer
Agreement (NEPA), Crown Commercial
Service (CCS) incorporating Yorkshire
Purchasing Organisation (YPO), Eastern
Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) and
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC).
The company says that the success comes
off the back of its continued investment in and
development of its public sector team, offering,
and routes to market. Its winning formula has
resulted in significant wins within higher and
further education, healthcare including NHS trusts,
universities and colleges.
The Group’s scalability and resources are well
placed to compete and win in public sector and
being awarded all three major frameworks will
become the catalyst for continued growth and
success.
Leon Wragg, Vision’s Head of Public Sector
said: “This is an outstanding achievement and I
am delighted our hard work and investment over
the past six years has been recognised by three
major frameworks. This recognition confirms our
place as one of the market leaders, providing
managed print solutions, content and document
management to the public sector.”
Lexmark partners with
Dalton Ellis
Lexmark has entered into an exclusive
partnership in the UK with channel
partner, Dalton Ellis, to create the
sustainable Carbon Neutral Programme.
Combining technology with environmentally
friendly processes, the programme encourages
sustainability by providing end-users with a
package that consists of recycled Woodland
Trust paper, a Lexmark printer/multifunctional
device and access to Lexmark’s Cartridge
Collection Programme (LCCP), a service that
offers free cartridge collection and a recycling
and reuse process for all ink cartridges.
Dalton Ellis supplements these services with
additional environmentally friendly practices.
The entire Carbon Neutral Programme, from
start to finish offsets carbon emissions, making
the initiative completely sustainable.
Vision scores public sector hat-trick
Leon Wragg,
Head of
Public Sector,
Vision
