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Ingram Micro acquires recycle firm Canai group

Distributor also buys Portugal-based logistics and repairs company Clarity Technologies for undisclosed fee

Baxendale quits Tech Data Mobile after seven years

Richard Baxendale becomes the latest high profile resignation from the global distributor in the past 12 months

Tech Data Mobile “delighted” by Samsung tender win

Distributor was appointed to distribute Samsung Galaxy range as part of distribution review completed last week

John Lewis begins selling SIM-free handsets and Vodafone contracts

Retailer offering ‘top 25’ handsets SIM-free and will begin selling Vodafone contracts later in the summer

Envirofone launches online store for second hand devices

Redeem-owned brand will sell consumer electronics direct to consumers

Roy Taylor leaves Data Select to care for cancer-suffering wife

Taylor to depart the business this month after nearly nine years at the company

Distribution joy as Apple releases hold on iPhone

Tech Data Mobile, Ingram Micro Mobility and Westcoast to offer SIM-free range from July

Tech Data named Microsoft Distribution Partner of the Year

Distributor’s European arm wins prize for the second successive year after demonstrating “excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions on Microsoft technology”

Sony Xperia Z3+ goes on sale at Carphone Warehouse

High-end device is the follow up to the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact smartphones from last September

Samsung unveils new colours for Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Green S6 edge and blue S6 versions of the manufacturer’s flagships handsets to go on sale in the UK from July

Samsung overtakes Apple as UK’s biggest B2B smartphone brand

Samsung Galaxy range helps manufacturer reclaim position as leading UK smartphone brand in the B2B market

Vodafone and EE latest to stock the Doro Phone Easy 508 handset

Operators become the 19th and 20th UK stockists of the “easy to use” and “affordable” senior market feature phone

Samsung drops Brightstar as mobile and tablet distributor

Westcoast also axed as manufacturer appoints Data Select, Exertis, Tech Data and Ingram Micro to manage mobile and tablet distribution in the UK

Update: Samsung’s distribution decision delayed

Results of manufacturers three month distribution tender has been postponed until next week

Vodafone home broadband and fixed-line service launches today

Operator also confirms plans for launch of TV service in the next year

Brits spend almost £50 million a year unlocking handsets

Three, giffgaff and O2 (prepay) unlock handsets for free but many customers still pay for the service on the high street

Samsung expected to cut UK partners in half as review results loom

Manufacturer expected to cut numbers from six to just three, with the results of a three month review expected to be announced tomorrow.

KAZAM signs UK distribution deal with Exertis

Exertis to supply its partners with the Trooper 440L and 450L smartphones, as well as the Tornado 455L

Vodafone: Councils missing out on £400m savings from M2M

Research from operator reveals two-thirds of urban councillors are unaware of M2M technologies and how they can be used to deliver more cost efficient services

Dealers accuse networks of PAC code dirty tricks

Networks deliberately obstructing customersâ€™ requests for PAC codes say senior sources

Resellers must adapt or face extinction

The market is changing and resellers must change with it says Ingramâ€™s Obang-Oyway

Exertis to base new distribution hub in Lancashire

New distribution hub will consolidate Exertis’ existing distribution centres into a single site

PM refuses to back campaign against Dixons Carphone factory closure

But David Cameron promises to help 500 staff threatened with redundancy when retailer closes Wednesbury factory and moves roles 90 miles to Newbury

Dixons Carphone expects full year profits in excess of £375 million

Trading update shows like-for-like sales in UK&I up 13 per cent in Q4 and eight per cent for year-ending May 2

Exertis appoints Jon Atherton as commercial development director

He joins following a 23 year career with rival IT distributor Entatech

Daisy agrees £135 million takeover of Phoenix IT

CEO Matthew Riley says deal will help create the first “truly converged” IT and communications provider in the UK mid-market

LG G4 on sale at Carphone Warehouse

New flagship from Korean manufacturer goes on sale at retailer today

Data Select ready for drone market to take flight after DJI deal

Distributor hoping to take a position of leadership with new aerial product market

Exponential-e revenues up 22pc to £60m for the first time

Cloud services provider also sees EBITDA increase 39 per cent and pre-tax profits 89 per cent as it hires a new head of channel strategy

Exertis staff raise £4,500 for charity

Distributor’s staff fundraising efforts to be split between Sebastian’s Action Trust and Luekemia Busters

Exertis buys £140 million turnover Computers Unlimited

Company adds 70 direct distribution partnerships with £24 million deal

Exertis to open new £55 million distribution centre

New distribution hub revealed as Exertis Group reveals turnover increased by 3.8 per cent to £2.35 billion for year-ending March 31

Timico purchases managed services provider Wirebird

Deal is eighth purchase by Timico since company was founded in 2004

Exertis poaches new business manager from Tech Data

Sarah Flannigan spent eight years at rival distributor but will now join Exertis to oversee consumer electronics department

PJA Distribution and Mobile Fun ranked in SME Export Track 100

Accessories distributor and online retailer placed sixth and 67th respectively in Sunday Times list that measures SMEs with the fastest growing international sales

Ofcom wants BT to give rivals access to “dark fibre” network

BT claims proposals over Openreach could stunt investment and cause further imbalance

Lease Telecom tempts resellers with £250 vouchers

Partners rewarded when they process transactions through leasing company’s new online portal, with vouchers redeemed at more than 1,000 high street retailers

Telesales firm SLM Connect spends £1m to break into B2B

Call centre investing in a new MVNO and will target SMEs with a requirement for 50 or less connections

Is Dixons Carphone set to sell B2B distribution arm?

Old Hugh Symons Communications (HSC) business not regarded as part of core business and is likely to be sold

Exertis lands exclusive distribution contract for new LG G4 handset

Distributor will be the only to offer latest LG flagship which goes on sale this month

£34 billion reasons to sell mobile accessories

Demand is at an all time high with margins of up to 50 per cent per product, Padraig McGarrigle looks at why there has never been a better time to push accessories

LIFE is getting better for Brightstar

Distributor will supply all handsets for EE-owned MVNO LIFE Mobile to sell through it’s website

New portal to help cut £22m spent on devices

O2 direct dealer’s group The Partner Council aiming to streamline purchasing for its 11 members

Personal Group to axe Shebang brand after MVNO buy – but Iain Humphrey stays

Shebang brand to disappear after 13 years following £1.3 million MVNO sale to Personal Group

Ingram Micro announces Cloud University events

Distributor will hold four events in May will promote benefits of cloud technology to resellers

Redeem receives environmental accreditation

Recycling company recognised for reduction in carbon emissions and waste management

EE 4G base tops 9.3m after “best ever’ Q1

4G adds up 224 per cent year on year. Operator now has 30 million connections after sharp rise in post pay, M2M and fixed line services. Wants 14m 4G by end of year

Dixons Carphone sells The Phone House Netherlands

Retailer disposes of its majority stake to Relevant Holdings, a shareholder group set up by rival Dutch retailer Optie 1, and follows the sale of The Phone House Deutschland last week