18 technology
Fareham firm 10th in EMEA countries
IT services firm Taylor Made Computer Solutions has been ranked seventh in the UK and 10th in the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa in a leading industry survey.
The accolade from MSPMentor also ranks Taylor Made 54th on its list of the world‘s top 100 managed services providers – the business of outsourcing IT services – which has been a key driver behind the Fareham firm‘s growth from a back-bedroom start-up to a company employing 120 people.
Taylor Made‘s globally significant performance sees it outrank companies many times its size and turnover, making its success all the more remarkable. The survey used a complex analysis of more than 500 businesses, including revenue per employee, number of devices managed and other categories to determine an authoritative list of the top 100.
All the other companies making up the European top 10 have international operations, whereas Taylor Made is uniquely focused on businesses within 45 minutes of its Cams Hall base.
Familiar from its sports sponsorships and fleet of branded vehicles on the region‘s roads, Taylor Made manages more than 6,000 devices for in excess of 250 companies across the south.
The high ranking is a vindication of Taylor Made‘s strategy to invest in hosted services,
remote services, outsourcing facilities and advanced connectivity solutions, betting that these types of managed services represent the future of IT support services.
‘We have built our business on a commitment to local service, but every other player in the European top 10 has national and international operations‘
Managing director Nigel Taylor said: ”MSPMentor is the authority in all things ‘managed services provider‘. All the key players watch it for trends and developments, so to be recognised really puts us among the front runners in the industry. We are leading the way in an enormous and rapidly-expanding industry which has seen 300% growth in the past 12 months alone.
”We have built our business on a commitment to local service, but every other player in the European top 10 has national and international operations. This, and the growth in the market, emphasises how much potential there is as we look to continue to develop the business and move towards being number one.
”Our performance against the giants of the industry goes to show exactly how good the team is that we have created here in Hampshire.”
Achievement
recognised RINA award for WUMTIA
More than 45 years of high-level advisory and consultancy work by the University of Southampton‘s Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics (WUMTIA) have been recognised by one of the industry‘s top professional organisations.
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has awarded its 2012 Small Craft Group Medal to the Unit ‘in recognition of its long standing service‘. It is the first time the award it has been presented to an organisation rather than an individual.
Barry Deakin from the Unit commented: ”This award reflects our extensive experience in the small craft industry. We provide facilities, support and guidance to naval architects and yacht designers who want to model and test their vessels in our tanks and wind tunnels.”
Researchers have also worked with UK Sport to improve the performance of the country‘s elite athletes, including the British cycling team; in 2007 WUMTIA was awarded the status of UK Sport Innovation Partner.
ECS becomes Motorola partner
In recognition of expertise and success at delivering innovative mobile and communication solutions that connect customers, Southampton-based Event Communication Services (ECS) has been awarded the Motorola Solutions two-way radio partner certification.
With a prestigious client portfolio which includes Silverstone, the O2 Arena and Twickenham Stadium, ECS has become a leading supplier of Motorola two-way radio products, services and solutions since Tom Ross, owner and managing director, acquired the business two months ago.
Fifty years of sound research
The University of Southampton‘s world- renowned Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Industrial and vehicle noise control, fatigue of aircraft and spacecraft structures and hearing conservation constituted the main challenges in the early days.
From left: Front – Pete Hughes, managed services manager, and Trevor Smith, managed services engineer. Back – Rhys Meale, key account manager; Darryl Hounsome, customer operations manager, and Matt Day, trainee customer manager
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Today, research groups in the ISVR investigate a much wider range of topics including aircraft, rail and automotive vibration and noise, underwater acoustics, human responses to sound and vibration, audiology, hearing and balance, cochlear mechanics and ultrasonics for biomedical applications.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – APRIL 2013
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