Softcat wins Canalys Channel Partner of the Year Award in Barcelona
Marlow, UK, 11 October 2012 – Today Softcat is elevated to the European stage as it takes home the ‘Channel Partner of the Year’ award from the annual Canalys Channels Forum EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) event in Spain. The award, presented at Hotel Arts Barcelona, distinguishes Softcat for its consistently high volume of sales, outstanding levels of customer satisfaction and its on-going growth in a challenging economic environment. Softcat has more than doubled its turnover and staff in the last two years, and in July 2012 it announced a turnover of £307 million.
The awards are designed to recognise and reward those channel partners who have “demonstrated superior performance in specific areas”. Out of the six available categories, Softcat won the overall award of EMEA ‘Channel Partner of the Year’.
Martin Hellawell, Softcat’s managing director, said, “It’s great to be here in Barcelona alongside some of the most successful channel partners, distributors and vendors in Europe. This award further cements Softcat’s reputation as a top IT reseller that continues to thrive regardless of the economic environment, owing to our commitment to excellent customer service and outstanding employee satisfaction, both of which we believe drive sales.”
He added, “Softcat has won many awards on the national stage, but this is the first European IT industry award we’ve won. It follows on from our success in Berlin this summer, when we achieved a ranking in the top 50 workplaces in Europe with ‘Great Place to Work’.”
“It’s humbling for a small company like ours, to win such a prestigious award on a European stage. And as a football fan, I’m particularly delighted to be part of an English team, winning something in Barcelona. That’s a rarity!”
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Mary Stringer
Resonates SLM Ltd
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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 500 people. It achieved a turnover in excess of £300 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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