President : Mr John Toal General manager : Mr Colin Robertson General manager : Mr Colin Robertson Sales director : Mr Grant Reddin Marketing director : Mrs Linda Patterson CTO : Mr Stuart Bridger Sales manager : Mr Paul Nevitt Sales manager : Mrs Laura Harman Division director : Mr Bruce Hockin Division director : Mr Ciaran Doherty Division director : Mr Ed Bateman Division director : Mr Mike Mernagh Division director : Mr Ed Callacher Division director : Mr Pete Hannah Human resources manager : Mrs Margaret Duke Communication director : Mr Lawrence Roberts Product manager : Mr Dave Morris Market manager : Mr Colin Woodley
Information
Creation year : 1990 Company registration number : 02493132 Annual turnover 2010 : 265,82 M€ 2009 : 232,27 M€ Indirect turnover : 100% VAD : Computer components, EDM (Electronic Document Management), networks, POS and AIDC, storage Main brands : HP, IBM, Intel, Kodak, Oracle Clients : Apple Premium Resellers, ASP, assemblers, associations, brokers, central purchasing companies, consultants, corporate resellers, dealers, distributors, e-commerce, industrials, installers, ISV, IT consulting and service providers, mail-order resellers, maintenance companies, multispecialists, OEM, outlets, semi-distributors, service providers, software developers, specialized resellers, specialized retailers, superstores, systems integrators, traders (20%), VAR Employees : 133 people
Services
Value added services After-sale service, BTO, direct shipping to final client, export service, logistics, online order status checking, personalized shipping, software customization, system integration Financial services 30-day payment, automatic transfer, cash on delivery, cash with order, cash with trade discount, cheque, credit card, deferred transfer, draft, personal outstanding
News
Avnet Technology Solutions introduces SolutionsPath Fundamentals
2012-05-24 United Kingdom : multispecialist Avnet Technology Solutions has unveiled a new training programme for its local partners, named SolutionsPath Fundamentals. It is designed to help business partners understand the terminology and basics of leading high-growth markets so they can quickly identify new opportunities. SolutionsPath Fundamentals consists of training modules covering 13 technology and two business areas that give partners the flexibility to attend quarterly or biannual face-to-face training sessions or to study online. With the focus on topics such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Cloud Computing and Virtualised Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), SolutionsPath Fundamentals aims to educate Avnet business partners on the latest trends and encourages them to share vital knowledge with their own teams. No doubt that this program will be ultimately extended to other regions in Europe.
Avnet Technology Solutions introduces sales toolkit to go for Oracle solution providers
2012-05-22 United Kingdom : multispecialist Avnet Technology Solutions has introduced a mobile-enabled "sales toolkit to go" for its Oracle hardware and software solution provider partners in the country. Developed by Avnet, the sales toolkit is available to Avnet's Oracle partners and is designed to help sales teams close data centre solutions-focused deals easily and more efficiently. It features a broad range of product, market and best practice information that can be accessed from any mobile device, including smartphones and tablets, with Web browsing capabilities.
Avnet expands its SolutionsPath
2012-05-09 Germany : already available in the United Kingdom since six months, Avnet has launched its SolutionsPath methodology in the country. Based on dedicated technology teams, SolutionsPath aims to help Avnet's business partners target specialised, high-growth markets. The SolutionsPath methodology covers four technology practices: Storage and Data Management; Datacentre Optimisation and Virtualisation; Unified Communications, Collaboration and Mobility and Cloud Computing. Each practice has dedicated resources with the market knowledge required to deliver the training and expertise needed to effectively create solutions, combining technologies and services to solve the business problems and IT challenges facing companies today.
Avnet Technology Solutions launches a round-the-clock helpdesk management service
2012-04-25 United Kingdom : multispecialist Avnet Technology Solutions has launched a new round-the-clock helpdesk management service for its local business partners to allow them to expand their existing support operations to end user customers. The latest addition to Avnet's extensive services portfolio follows recent collaboration with a managed services business partner that made significant annual cost savings by outsourcing its out-of-hours customer enquiry service to Avnet. The business partner continues to provide its own core service hours with overnight and weekend calls seamlessly handled by Avnet. By taking advantage of this new extended service offering from Avnet, business partners are able to provide 24 hour support, seven days a week, 365 days a year to support their customers without additional capital or operational costs.
