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Child says Tech Data Mobile team is in great shape

UK head hails distributor’s record quarter in final three months of 2015

Building for a Brighter future

Brightstar CEO Jaymin Patel tells Mobile News about his first year in the hot seat since replacing founder Marcelo Claure and how he is transforming the business

Brightstar launches own accessory brand, M.E.

Mobile Enhancements range described by CEO as “affordable” and “high-end”

Tech Data claims Accelerate service can drive partner sales

The new service offers partners tools to create marketing emails and e-commerce sites

Nimans gives Bury College students glimpse into telecoms industry

The eight students were given a tour of the building and the distributor’s various departments

Exertis “reviewing” future in airtime distribution

The distributor partnered with EE, Vodafone and Three to enter the airtime space in 2013

Tech Data sees yearly global revenue dip by 5pc to $26.4bn

Distributor posted strong end to 2015 as YOY Q4 revenue grew by $150m to $7.4 billion

Chess, Daisy and Welcomm win O2 Direct Partner Network Excellence Awards

This is the second year O2 has ran the awards, which recognise the achievements of its partners

Ingram Micro to be acquired by Tianjin Tianhai in $6 billion deal

The distributor confirmed a successful deal will not affect the company staff numbers

February 23, 2016

Exertis staff growth leads to office move

Distributor will move to larger premises on same Basingstoke site to consolidate all 380 employees into one building

February 16, 2016

Frequency signs Tesco and Amazon for Rubik’s SoundCube

Retail duo now selling mobile music speaker from the maker of the world’s best-selling toy

February 9, 2016

Exertis raises £60k for Tech Aid charity

Money will be used to fund development of a Kindergarten Centre of Excellence in Ghana

February 3, 2016

Ingram Micro UK makes three key appointments

Gemma Glen assumes role as head of B2B sales, Raj Pandya takes up role as head of commercial management and Matt Bramwell is confirmed as head of mobility sales

January 28, 2016

Tech Data now stocking Archos 55 Platinum and F24 Power handsets

The Platinum 55 is a traditional smartphone, whilst the F24 Power has been designed as a feature phone

January 26, 2016

Exertis now exclusively distributing Momit smart thermostats

Basingstoke-based distributor also stocking Guardzilla and Tile security products

January 26, 2016

Job fears as Brightstar begins major restructure

Cuts to to UK team confirmed, with changes following a major global operation review by CEO Jaymin B. Patel

January 25, 2016

Tech Data signs UK distribution deal with Jawbone

Distributor aiming to extend reach of the company’s UP product range into more retailers and new vertical markets

January 20, 2016

Chess records £74 million turnover in 2015

Distributor claims growth has been driven by recent acquisitions

January 19, 2016

Exertis appoints new UK IT commercial director Reynolds

Reynolds held previous senior roles at Epson, Samsung and Toshiba

January 18, 2016

Tech Data launches redesigned Eden website for Apple partners

Distributor’s new website offers Mac, iPhone, iPod and various other Apple products to partners

January 15, 2016

TMT First readies “aggressive” growth plans for 2016

Move to new 40,000 sq ft premises doubles office space as it prepares to grow staff by almost half before the end of next year

December 31, 2015

Exclusive: Genuine Solutions appoints Andy Tow as new MD

Fellow managing director Bav Majithia now takes up a more strategic and sales-focused role

December 23, 2015

Chess Telecom secures £50 million investment for acquisitions

Recent acquisitions made by the distributor include IRW Systems and Avenir Telecoms

December 22, 2015

Exertis appoints Richard Hines as Group finance director

He replaces Steve Townsley, who left the business in May after nearly six years

December 15, 2015

Exertis signs up “unique” MVNO FreedomPop

Deal will allow MVNO, which offers a “free” SIM card, to bundle SIMs and handsets for the first time in the UK

December 10, 2015

GreenTech Distribution and Mobile Phones Direct ranked in Fast Track 100

PJA Distribution and Redeem also made the list which ranks Britain’s fastest growing companies

December 9, 2015

Ingram Micro Mobility appoints Matt Bramwell as head of mobile

Bramwell has been at the distributor since 2012, and takes on the newly-created role following a large reorganisation of its mobility division

December 8, 2015

Exertis strikes distribution deal for Samsung Wireless Enterprise solution

Distributor will offer SWE networking range to UK reseller partners

December 4, 2015

Exertis to offer full range of GIGABYTE notebooks

Distributor will offer range of computers and tablets to B2C and B2B resellers including its Aorus gaming brand

December 3, 2015

Sweeney reunites with Ktisti and Donovan at Brandpath

He joins as Data Select head of marketing replacing Jason Kemp, after departing Ingram Micro last month

December 3, 2015

Ingram Micro and Samsung end handset contract by mutual consent

News comes just six months after Samsung selected Ingram Micro Mobility to distribute its handset range following a review

December 1, 2015

Vector hands UK exclusive to Exertis for smartwatch distribution

Disti will bring Vector’s multiplatform smartwatches to from RRP of £219 and up

November 27, 2015

Exertis ready for “manic” Black Friday as orders jump by 60,000

Distributor, specialising in IT, telecom and consumer electronics fulfilment is expecting up to 60,000 additional orders tomorrow (November 27)

November 26, 2015

Tech Data Mobile adds iPhone BDM & new field sales exec

Dan Manser joins from Ingram Micro Mobility, while Erebouni Torosyan has been promoted internally to become iPhone BDM

November 25, 2015

‘Opportunites to boost revenues through wearables have never been greater’

Exertis reveals claims sales of the products have grown seven-fold compared to the previous year

November 23, 2015

Exertis taking pre-orders for Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL

The two new flagships launch on December 2

November 20, 2015

MD of VAD Solutions Grahame Smee departs Exertis

Departure comes two years after distributor acquired security firm Cohort Technologies, which Smee founded

November 19, 2015

Increasing awareness is key to growth in wearables

Research from CCS Insights shows awareness in smartwatches has grown by 75 per cent on last year to 90 per cent

November 19, 2015

Exertis and Dell launch holiday incentive scheme

Resellers can win one of seven trips to destinations including Beijing, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and New York

November 19, 2015

Brightstar announces five senior appointments across UK business

New head of accessories and head of B2B roles have been created, while distributor has also appointed new propositions manager and two new account directors

November 18, 2015

Exclusive: Richard Wills and Mark Cleaver exit Ingram Micro for rival Westcoast

Director Wills and regional manager Cleaver join list of high-profile departures from the Ingram Micro Mobility team since radical restructure in August

November 12, 2015

Andy Tow leaves MD role at Excalibur

Former Avenir boss leaves Vodafone B2B Platinum Partner after just one year

November 12, 2015

Tech Data UK appointed as Garmin B2B distributor

The distributor will stock the vivofit 2 (pictured) and vivosmart activity trackers

November 10, 2015

Tech Data bags UK exclusive on “smash-proof” Moto X Force

32GB ballistic black black nylon model exclusively available from distributor until end of the year

November 5, 2015

Outsourcery appoints Emma de Sousa as new managing director

De Sousa (pictured) was previously managing director of unified comms provider Insight

November 4, 2015

Ingram Micro revenue down six per cent to $10.5bn

Distributor saw European sales fall by almost $300 million to $2.9 billion for 13 weeks ending October 3

November 2, 2015

Huawei appoints former Apple creative director Abigail Brody

Brody previously spent a decade at Apple where she helped design the first iPhone

October 29, 2015

Industry reacts to BT’s £12.5bn EE takeover

The industry has reacted positively to the Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional approval of BT’s 12.5 billion takeover of EE. The takeover was provisionally approved today (October 28) after the plans were first announced in February 2015. There have been fears the merger would reduce competition in the UK and lead to higher prices for […]

October 28, 2015