Softcat’s ghouls and goblins to dig deep for charity
Marlow, UK, 31 October 2011 – Softcat employees turned up to work today looking distinctly more ghoulish than usual. The IT provider is throwing a fancy dress party this evening to celebrate Halloween and to mark the end of another exceptionally successful quarter.
Anyone visiting the company’s headquarters today will be greeted by witches, devils, scarecrows, skeletons, vampires and other assorted horrors. Any employees who choose not to dress up will donate money to Softcat’s charity of the year, the Wooden Spoon cancer care unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Softcat and its employees and partners have a track record of raising large sums of money at charity events. At the May Ball this year they raised £65,000 for good causes. On Red Nose Day, the company doubled its employees’ donations to Comic Relief, raising a grand total of £24,000.
“What better way to finish our fantastic quarter on a high note than to throw a little party?” said Martin Hellawell, managing director of Softcat. “In the last financial year our turnover exceeded £200m for the first time, and our headcount recently shot past 400. This new financial year looks to be every bit as promising, so we are constantly on the lookout for talented jobseekers who can help support our rapid growth.”
Softcat’s selected charity for 2011 is a specialist unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital that provides a comprehensive service of cancer care and support, helping patients from the moment they are referred, through confirming diagnoses to arranging the best treatment. It offers advice and support on living with cancer – everything from local support groups to complementary therapies, hair care and benefits advice.
For more information please contact:
Robert Hayward
Resonates SLM Ltd
Tel: 44 (0) 1635 898 362
softcat@resonates.com
www.resonates.com
About Softcat
Softcat (www.softcat.com) is a leading provider of software licensing, hardware, security and related IT services. Softcat, founded in 1993 by chairman and majority shareholder Peter Kelly, remains privately owned and currently employs more than 400 people. It achieved a turnover in excess of £200 million in its last financial year and has been profitable since inception, resulting in a strong balance sheet and very firm financial foundations.
The company sells and supports products and solutions from all the world's leading IT companies. On all its portfolio products and solutions it offers a full range of services, including advice and guidance, technical design, product sourcing, implementation, support and project management. It enjoys a trading relationship with over 1,500 longstanding customers, predominantly from the UK corporate sector but also including large enterprises, small businesses and public sector organisations.
As an organisation Softcat cares passionately about two things – outstanding employee satisfaction and world class customer service. It believes the former drives the latter.
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