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Fast-growing IT solutions provider Ultima
Business Solutions is relocating its Reading
headquarters to Manor Park, a 118,800 sq
ft business and technology campus on the
town’s Basingstoke Road.
All 230 of the company’s existing head office
employees, out of a total workforce of 350, will
move to the new premises. In addition, Ultima
plans to take on 35 new recruits to fill sales and
technical services positions.
Chief executive Scott Dodds said: “We have
just celebrated our 25th anniversary in the IT
industry and the potential for Ultima to grow with
our customers as they innovate their businesses
through modern technology and cloud services is
greater now than ever. In order to accommodate
our growing sales, technical and back office
teams, we’re moving our headquarters to Manor
Park and increasing our headcount at the same
time. We will also retain our recently expanded
London office near Fenchurch Street Station.”
Ultima is making the move after acquiring the
Manor Park campus, comprising three buildings
let to a number of office/high-tech occupiers.
Ultima Business Solutions moves to new Reading HQ
British Gulf War veteran and best-selling
author, journalist and broadcaster, John
Nichol is to be guest speaker at the sixth
Synaxon Annual Member Conference taking
place in Nottingham this June.
The RAF navigator and Flight Lieutenant was
at the centre of one of the most pivotal events of
the conflict, after his aircraft was shot down by
Iraqi forces in January 1991 and he was held as
a prisoner-of-war and tortured by his captors. The
ensuing pictures were flashed around the world and
became an enduring symbol of the first Gulf War.
Nichol has since become a renowned
motivational speaker and will address delegates at
the Synaxon Tomorrow’s World conference taking
place on June 16-17 at the East Midlands Hotel
and Conference Centre in Nottingham.
Derek Jones, Managing Director of Synaxon UK,
said: “We want to encourage our members to look
forward and be positive, to be bold and ambitious,
to plan ahead and believe that they can achieve
their goals. We are very excited to have John Nichol
as our guest speaker and I am certain he will be
a real inspiration to our members. His experiences
qualify him to speak with unquestionable authority
about surviving change and adversity and turning
it to your advantage, and about having self-belief,
planning ahead and being progressive in everything
you do.”
The reseller services group is continuing to
expand its offering. In February, it added the
leading online security and privacy software
vendor, F-Secure, to its list of supplier partners,
and on March 1, it entered into a partnership with
Spire Technology (
), the trade-
only provider of PC components, peripherals and
consumer electronics products.
2016-conference/
Apogee has opened new regional hubs in
Scotland and Wales to support growing
demand for its proactive managed services
and production print systems.
The new offices on the Scottish Enterprise
Technology Park in East Kilbride, Scotland and the
Cardiff Gate Business Park in Wales are the fast-
growing company’s 10th and 11th UK locations.
Commenting on the new Scottish hub, Apogee
Joint CEO Robin Stanton-Gleaves said: “The
investment we have made in our new office and
a whole new sales team based there gives us a
great hub in central Scotland from where we can
support local businesses and organisations with all
their document and process requirements.”
He added: “We already have a significant
number of clients in Scotland, with locally-based
managed service engineers supporting them and,
with this new office and account management
team, we expect to grow our business rapidly.”
In the first two months of 2016, Apogee took
on an additional 30 members of staff, and still had
a further 20 vacancies to fill across sales, service
and business support functions.
Grand opening for
Blackbox Solutions
Blackbox Solutions, the subject of
PITR
’s
dealer profile last issue, has officially
opened its new head office in Maidstone,
Kent, laying the foundations for further
growth.
Located in The Old Printworks, Medway Street
in Maidstone’s town centre, the new headquarters
were officially opened by the Mayor of Maidstone,
Councillor Daniel Moriarty. He was joined by
the Leader of Maidstone Borough Council, Fran
Wilson, and the Council’s Chief Executive Alison
Broom. The opening event was also attended by
local businesses and existing clients.
The Mayor said: “I’m pleased to welcome
Blackbox Solutions to Maidstone. This new head
office will serve as the central hub for Blackbox
Solutions’ operations and I’m confident that they
are well placed to continue their incredible growth
story in this thriving town.”
Colin Griffin, Blackbox Solutions Managing
Director, said: “We are thrilled to have moved
into these fantastic new headquarters right in the
heart of Maidstone. This move gives us access
to a growing local economy, a skilled workforce
and a strong strategic location, all of which will
serve as a foundation for the continued expansion
of our business. We have already started to
recruit additional staff from Maidstone and the
surrounding area.”
(l-r) Colin Griffin and the Mayor of Maidstone,
Cllr Daniel Moriarty
John Nichol to speak at Synaxon conference
John Nichol
Apogee opens regional hubs in Scotland and Wales
