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Communications provider OneCom is celebrating its most successful six months ever in which it has secured £20 million worth of new business.


OneCom signed up clients to a total of 25,000 new connections during the six months up to May.


The figure is a 10% increase on OneCom’s previous half-year best and equates to around £20m of revenue over the new customers’ two-year contract period.


Among the companies to come on board with OneCom’s services during that period are hotel chain Travelodge and national car remarketing and auction company Manheim. Each signed a deal for around 1,000 mobile connections.


Darren Ridge, CEO of OneCom, said: “This has been an incredibly busy period for OneCom as we


continue to grow and bring more clients onto our plans. We’re also seeing huge growth in our unified communications services.


“As well as bringing new business in, we’re proud that existing OneCom customers are choosing to stay with us ... we’re proud of the fact that we don’t just win new business – we retain it.“


OneCom, which is a Vodafone Platinum Partner, is the UK’s biggest independent business-to-business mobile phone provider. The company now handles well over 225,000 connections.


Last month it doubled the size of its headquarters, OneCom House, in Whiteley, Hampshire. The building hosts OneCom’s management and its customer services team of more than 70 staff.


Blue Chip goes nationwide


IT specialist and leading IT training provider Blue Chip has enhanced its partnership with training experts Global Knowledge (GK), heralding changes and further expansion to an already-extensive training services portfolio – adding further locations and virtual learning to those seeking first-class IT training from anywhere in the UK.


Oliver Bruffell, training manager at Blue Chip, explained: “By extending our existing partnership with GK we now offer more than 1,200 instructor-led courses covering multiple leading IT vendors, with training facilities in Leeds, Wokingham, Bristol and London in addition to Blue Chip’s existing facilities at Poole and Southampton.


“By deploying a high-quality HD mobile training teleconferencing suite connecting to the classrooms in Poole, Southampton or even direct to a client site, delegates receive a premium, real-time experience and the same hands-on, interactive learning experience, without being limited to London. Instructors presenting from one location and delegates attending from other centres are able to interact with the instructor and other delegates using video and voice conferencing.“


The 1,200 plus courses available include Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Citrix, ITIL and PRINCE2, as well as bespoke training. Blue Chip is also a Prometric and Pearson VUE Testing Centre for professional examination qualifications.


Peer 1 Hosting lives up to its name


Global web infrastructure and cloud hosting company Peer 1 Hosting has been ranked 11th in the UK’s 25 best places to work.


The hosting company, with European headquarters in Southampton, has been recognised by the Great Place to Work institute – helping organisations build high trust with employees and truly engaging workplaces.


The institute defines a great place to work as one that fosters trust with employees, which drives engagement and ultimately business performance.


Peer 1 Hosting has been shortlisted for its ’unwavering devotion to unlocking the potential of its staff – ensuring staff are engaged, committed and inspired to do and be their best’.


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JULY/AUGUST 2014


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