Wakefield-based business communications specialist NGC Networks has added three staff to its team. Andrew Linley joins as commercial manager, Lisa Hepple as technical services co-ordinator and Adam Barraclough as technical services engineer. All three previously worked for ETS Communications. NGC Networks director Nikki Guest said: “We have strengthened the NGC team with these appointments to […]

A major data centre campus is set to open in Newcastle that its owners boast is the largest of its kind in the UK. The venture has been formed by Noel Meaney, who has been involved in prior projects including Citadel100 Datacenters, euNetworks and Seafibre Networks, and he said the site had been developed in […]

Converge Technology Specialists, the cloud provider for law firms, has enjoyed significant success in 2016, as it exceeds growth targets, wins major new clients, and announces the opening of a new London office. Converge has seen revenues rise an impressive 62 per cent to £4m this year on the back of an increase of 50 […]

UKFast is celebrating another successful year for its flagship cloud range, eCloud, as annual recurring revenue from its exclusively UK-based cloud service grows 38% in a year to ££13.79m. UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones MBE attributes the success of eCloud to the support team underpinning it. The firm’s high level of customer retention has helped to deliver […]

Quint has opened a new office in Los Angeles as it looks to continue growing its overseas operations. Founded in 2009, Quint Group has over 100 staff, with 76 based at its head office in Macclesfield. It uses proprietary technology to provide a portfolio of online consumer credit services and brands. David Brooks has joined the […]

THE Manchester office of mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge led the £23m investment in Exclaimer, the largest global provider of email signature software. The investment is the last primary i…

A Newcastle technology company is the only fintech firm in the UK to make the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for three consecutive years. True Potential employs 310 people at Newburn, and has seen revenues grow more than 300% since 2012 to reach £56.7 million in 2015. The award concludes an excellent year for True […]

Manchester data centre company, DataCentred, has secured £1m to continue further expansion. The firm received a £500,000 loan from Barclays and and this was matched by a further £500,000 investment from existing investors, including The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and venture capitalist Jon Moulton. The finances will enable DataCentred, which provides data centre and open-source computer processing […]

DCC Technology, a £155m-turnover distributor of server and storage products is set to be acquired by a Lancashire-based company in a deal that values the business at more than £38m. DCC Technology, which trades as Exertis, has agreed to acquire Hammer Consolidated Holdings Ltd for an initial enterprise value of £38.3m. The transaction is conditional on […]

A technology and data security specialist is opening an office in Newcastle this month, creating a number of jobs for the region.  provides technology support and products to healthcare, regulated industries and blue chip corporates. Its Newcastle operation, which will be based in Brunswick Village, forms an extension of the company’s UK footprint. The new […]

Lancashire’s Edge Hill University is on course to unveil he UK’s first super immersive 3D virtual environment as part of its new £13m Technology Hub. The four screen CAVE (cave automatic virtual environment) will offer both students and businesses the chance to fully immerse themselves in a virtual room. Using real data, users will be able […]

Gateshead IT business is investing more than £350,000 in facilities and has appointed new staff as part of its growth and expansion ambitions. Established in 2002 Advantex Network Solutions, counts Caterpillar and Hitachi Rail as customers, provides IT and telecoms services. The company secured a £75,000 grant from Let’s Grow North East as part of […]

Manchester cloud and dedicated hosting provider UKFast has appointed former Barclays exec Garry Prior as director of Product Marketing. Prior brings 14 years’ experience in product management and joins the tech firm after successfully managing campaigns at Barclays, Rackspace and O2. The appointment comes as market demand drives rapid innovation across UKFast’s product portfolio. UKFast […]

MANCHESTER-based services company Styles & Wood has acquired critical facilities and data centre services provider Keysource Ltd for about £9.5m. The deal is for an initial consideration of £2m to be satisfied in cash and shares with an additional payment to reflect any excess working capital of £2.5m. This payment will covered in cash inherited in […]

Communications solutions provider, DXP, has been selected to offer its Unify Cloud Telephony services on G-Cloud 8’ Digital Marketplace, the latest iteration of the government’s G-Cloud framework. This is the second time in 12 months that the company has been recognised by the government initiative, having achieved G-Cloud 7 status in November 2015, demonstrating DXP’s […]