Last week the firm announced its sixth acquisition of the year with Assimilate Communications for a fee of more than £1m, adding 10,000 connections

Garnell Corporate Comms,, New Image Comms, Connect Telecom and iTalk Telecom also pick up awards following operator’s conference

Vodafone dealers CommsXchange and Evolution Telco have been merged into the Connect brand as a result of the purchase

Northern Irish dealer buys Cortel, Nortech and Mobile Leisure boosts connection base to over 30,000

Scott Ritchie has bought the Northern Irish Vodafone Platinum Partner and plans to double staff numbers to 70 over next year

New connectivity service from Northern Irelands only Vodafone gold partner