German-based reseller Cancom has written a cheque for HPE and Microsoft Azure’s top UK partners, OCSL.
Cancom said the move “represents a determined move towards a substantial UK market presence and the international growth of the business”.
Based in West Sussex, OCSL has more than 200 employees. Its parent company, The Organised Group Limited, hit pre-tax profits of £2.8 million on revenues of £85.9 million in its year to 31 March 2017.
Cancom said that both companies have moved into cloud-based and hybrid IT having started off as resellers of hardware and software.
Cancom president Thomas Volk said the aim is to expand its cloud and managed services business and this requires international structures.
“The close co-operation of both new British members of the Cancom family together with the total group, not only offers numerous opportunities in the UK, such as introducing existing and potential clients to our IT infrastructure management software AHP. It also allows us to build a UK-based hub to serve international clients even better than today and it intensifies Cancom’s transformation towards becoming an international company.”
Ironically Cancom exited the UK market in 2012, although at the time it was just an Apple dealer.
Tim Thrower, founder of OCSL said: “I am delighted that the next stage in OCSL’s evolution is to become the UK-based hub of such a large, successful and forward-thinking company as Cancom. OCSL has been on a journey to become a more services and cloud-centric business. Becoming part of the Cancom family will accelerate that future for us.
“I feel we share a good cultural fit and this bodes well for a very exciting future. I would like to thank OCSL’s employees for all playing their part in making OCSL the chosen partner for Cancom’s future growth in the UK.”
