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Comtact has opened a new technology service delivery centre in Northampton, United Kingdom
The state of the art delivery centre, which is uniquely in the same premises as Comtact's Data Centre, will support Comtact's Global information technology (IT) services clients who need managed platform hosting, network support and security services delivered using a full ITIL framework and proactive monitoring systems. In addition to its Network Operations Centre (NOC) function, the environment will also serve as R&D HQ and pre-staging facility for customer solutions.
Comtact will work with the University of Northampton and other colleges and schools that offer IT education in the East Midlands region to recruit and train employees as well as hiring experienced professionals.
The company has committed to create up to 15 new locally based jobs by the end of 2012 as part of its strategy to deliver quality, competitive technology services globally. Comtact services delivery senior vice-president, Simon Pettit, said 'the company's technology services clients not only need a partner to manage their technology infrastructure, but one that can help them to solve local and global business challenges and uncover new opportunities for growth. The centre here in Northampton will employ the type of professional who can adapt to change, handle complexity and has the necessary analytical and technical proficiency to help our clients accomplish their goals by delivering high-value, quality information technology services.'
Pettit added, 'in an era where internationally outsourced operations is increasingly the norm, we remain proud that our growth is helping aid the UK economy and the East Midlands in particular. Furthermore, our customers greatly prize and demand direct access to highly articulate and skilled problem resolvers and not call loggers, and this location will further deliver to that need'.
Comtact approached to expand and relocate in Paris, New York and Toronto
Comtact's continued Global expansion, demonstrated by delivery of IT projects in 5 continents in 2011, has caught the interest of development agencies in 4 countries including Canada, the USA and France. Comtact CEO Dominic List comments 'in the last 8 months we have been approached by Government development agencies in the USA, Spain, France and Canada enquiring and offering incentives for Comtact to relocate or expand into their respective countries. Whilst this is very flattering and ties in with our future Global expansion plans, our focus and desire is to remain a UK based company to help power Britain plc through these challenging times. However into 2013 we will switch focus towards creating a number of engineering centres of excellence providing outsource alternatives to our international customers that require a local touch.'
Comtact placed highly in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA
Following on from last months' announcement that Comtact had won a place in the UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50, CEO and founder Dominic List attended the awards ceremony held at the Tower of London on Thursday 24th November.
After picking up Comtact's award for being placed at number 36 in The Fast 50, one of the UK's most prestigious technology awards programmes, a second ceremony was then held during which it was announced that Comtact had ranked 193rd in the Technology Fast 500 EMEA. This listing recognises the 500 fastest-growing technology companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) based on percentage growth in revenue over the last five years, with Comtact achieving a growth rate of 829%.
On finding out Comtact's placement in the Fast 500 EMEA, Dominic List commented, 'This is another phenomenal achievement for us, to be recognised in this way on an international level, which not only rounds off a hugely successful 2011 for Comtact, but spurs us on to continue delivering innovative IT solutions with excellent customer service, and achieve even greater things in 2012!'.
View the full listings for the UK Fast 50 and the Fast 500 EMEA.
Winner of Junior Apprentice Youth Project joins Comtact for work experience
Dominic List, long standing supporter of the Junior Apprentice Youth Project, has once again offered the winner of this years' competition the opportunity of a work placement with his award-winning company Comtact.
The Junior Apprentice is a competition, run by youth organisation The Hebe Foundation, to find and reward young entrepreneurial talent in London. Entrants, aged between 14 and 19 years, battle it out through a series of team challenges designed to develop, teach and inspire each individual with the aim of increasing their confidence and giving them a positive outlook on their futures.
Dominic, having chaired the competition in 2009 and sitting as a judge in 2010, continues his support of the project, giving the winner of the 2011 contest the chance to develop their confidence and skills further by joining Comtact for work experience at the end of October and again in February 2012.
Comtact awarded a place in the UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50, continuing a phenomenal year of success!
Comtact has picked up its third award of the year having been placed in the prestigious UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50. The Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology awards programmes and is a ranking of the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth in revenue over the last five years.
In addition, Comtact has also won a place in the Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2011 rankings, which recognises the 500 fastest-growing technology companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Comtact’s position in the Fast 500 EMEA will be revealed during the awards ceremony, which will be held at the Tower of London on Thursday 24 November 2011.
Dominic List commented of winning the award 'I am extremely proud that Comtact continues to be recognised as one of the fastest-growing companies in its' field, not only in the UK but globally, and this most significant of awards is yet another great achievement for the Company, further validating our innovative IT solutions and excellent customer service.'
Comtact’s CEO and founder, Dominic List, invited to speak at the 26th Annual Business Startup show alongside Dragon’s Den stars
On Friday 18th November 2011 entrepreneur Dominic List will be speaking at the 26th Annual Business Startup show, alongside a high profile line up including Dragon’s Den stars James Caan, Doug Richard and Rachel Elnaugh.
The 2 day event, being held at Earl’s Court, offers seminars, exhibitions, advice and opportunities for anyone thinking about starting or expanding a business.
Dominic will be presenting ‘25 things you need to know about starting out on your own’. He will tell the story of how he started his IT business, Comtact, from his lounge with nothing more than a remortgage of his flat and a pile of credit cards and how, from this, he built the UK’s fastest growing IT managed services company, and appeared on Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire, all in the space of 5 years.
He hopes to help and inspire other young would-be entrepreneurs having proved that with focus, drive and determination, anything is possible!
Find out more about the Business Startup show and Dominic’s seminar here.
Comtact recognised as one of the UK's fastest-growing tech companies for the second year in a row
Comtact has been named as one of the 100 fastest-growing private tech companies in the UK for the second year in a row. The company came in at number 42 (after being placed 13th in 2010) in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, which is compiled by Fast Track and published in the newspaper each September with a national award ceremony held in November.
From its launch in 2005, when founder Dominic List remortgaged his flat and sold his car to raise the capital to start the business, Comtact's sales over the last five years have risen on average 87% a year. Turnover grew from £1.5m in 2007 to £6.8m in 2010 and the company will bill more than £10m this year.
With offices in London, Weybridge and Stoke on Trent, and a network operations centre in Northampton, Comtact provides converged voice, data and networking solutions, such as hosted applications and disaster recovery, on both a national and international scale - this year the company is able to say it has delivered IT projects on five different continents.
Dominic List comments:
"We are delighted to see our rapid growth recognised in this way. Our success has largely been down to the emphasis we place on hiring market-leading technology specialists who take a business analytics approach first, and design bespoke technology solutions to meet the fit closely with the client's requirements. Our solutions fill a gap in the mid-market for enterprise-size companies that are not getting the standard of service they require from the very largest IT and Telecoms players. We are increasingly punching above our weight to land global enterprise clients such as RBS, Axa and Sage. I would like to congratulate the whole Comtact team on this achievement."
Comtact's CEO Dominic List Sponsors Public Speaking Competition for Young People
Rotary International has for many years, run public speaking competitions for young people. Public speaking is an important life skill and each year thousands of these young people ta
ke part in events that culminate in the Regional and RIBI finals to which participants travel from throughout British Isles to take part.
Dominic is proud to sponsor the 2012 District finals where he will be giving the prizes to the winners. The district finals are made up of the winners from Club and Zone contests. The winners of the district finals then go on to Regional finals followed by the RIBI Final. Dominic believes it is wonderful demonstration of the achievement of those taking part and a great experience of their speaking talent.
There will be two District finals: one will be the intermediate competition for those aged 11 to 13 years and the senior competition for those aged 14 to 17 years old. And since the Olympics are taking place in 2012, the theme is the Olympic Spirit where such topics for example; sporting hero, favourite sport, fair play, peace, international relationships, can be used to demonstrate the breadth of all that may be considered as relating to ‘Olympic Spirit'.
Dominic is excited about getting involved in a competition which aims of offer young aspiring people an experience of speaking on a public platform as members of a team, an incentive to formulate ideas on topical subjects, the discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time and the opportunity of learning and practising high standards of expression, presentation and appearance.
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, an organisation of more than 55,000 men and women who, as members of over 1,850 Rotary clubs, volunteer their time, talents, professional skills and energy to improving the lives of people in their local communities and others around the world.
Everyone who wants to enter can do so by downloading the rules and entry form from http://www.ribi.org/youth/competitions/ribi-youth-speaks and Dominic looks forward to seeing all the young competitors and wishes them good luck!
Comtact's Sales Director Takes on the Three Peak Challenge!
Never one to back away from a challenge, Comtacts Sales Director, Richard Gravelle, is taking on the Three Peaks Challenge on 19th August 2011. The Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland - Ben Nevis, Snowden and Scafell Pike - within 24 hours.
Maximum climbing times are generally suggested at being around 4 hours for Snowdon, and 5 hours for Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike, but anyone taking part in the challenge should aim for a half hour or so under. In itself this time isn't unrealistic for most relatively fit people, but it's certainly not a gentle walk, and when three climbs are required within 24 hours the Challenge becomes more difficult, draining your energy and depriving you of sleep. This is not a challenge to be taken lightly!
As part of his challenge Richard and his team aim to raise over £2000 for children's charity "In Ministry of Children". The charity helps bring new life and hope for the children of Colombia! They work with communities in marginal locations, and identify families most at risk due to poverty and violence. They offer support to the parents and provide essentials for the children. They do this through community based programmes and crisis care placements.
Should you wish to sponsor Richard for his challenge please visit his charity page here
For more information about his chosen charity visit www.inministrytochildren.org.uk
Comtact Sponsors Jolyon Palmer as he Joins the GP2
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This year has seen Comtact continue its sponsorship of up and coming racing star Jolyon Palmer. After his phenomenal success in the Formula 2 last year Jolyon has furthered his career by joining the GP2 Series.
The GP2 Series is an international form of open wheel motor racing which was introduced in grand style in 2005 at San Marino Grand Prix, where 24 driver s put their cars through their paces for the first time in race conditions. Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for life in Formula One, it is the perfect environment for young drivers to reflect their ability.
This motoring sport consists of many aspiring drivers with bright futures and Comtact is proud to sponsor Jolyon Pa
lmer who is one of the youngest driver's in this motoring sport. Jolyon is the son of former formula 1 driver and MotorSport Vision Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer and together we will be providing Jolyon the maximum opportunity to excel in his motoring career and follow in his father's footsteps.
2011 promises to provide heart-stoping action as 26 drivers fight to follow in the footsteps of their now famous forebears all the way to the top.
The series is an opportunity for the drivers to show their ability in front of the F1 teams as they compete on world-renowned circuits throughout Europe. A new generation of car is created on a tri-annual basis, with upgrades throughout its life, to ensure that the challenge for the teams is also maintained.
GP2 Series is the most watched category by those who wish to know Formula One's future stars and we at Comtact are quite confident that Jolyon will be one of those drivers being closely watched. We wish him the best of luck to have a successful career and to make us all proud.
Keep up to date with all the latest news on the GP2 website
Comtact's CEO Dominic List invites Feedback
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As Comtact continues to grow, Comtact's CEO Dominic List understands the importance of continued outstanding customer service and support. So in order to provide a service that customers want to continue to do business with year on year, Dominic has asked his customers to provide feedback so that Comtact can continue to improve its award winning customer service.
Dominic List, CEO Comtact says; ‘As I look at the growth since our inception, I am extremely proud of what we have achieved, and even more excited about our outlook for an equally promising future. We have successfully transitioned from a small start-up to become a respected Tech Track 100 company, garnering business from across the UK and globally, whilst continuing to deliver a high level of customer service and support.
It is satisfying to know that we are able to develop strategic solutions for our clients that enable them to operate their business more efficiently and economically. Customer satisfaction is the hallmark by which we measure our performance, and with high customer retention and an extensive list of testimonials from our clients, we are held to the highest standards of quality by our customers-and within Comtact.
Should you wish to provide feedback on Comtact's service please contact Dominic on Dominic@comtact.co.uk
Comtact wins Creme de la Creme Award
Comtact are pleased to announce that Comtact have today been an awarded a Crème de la Crème award for Outstanding Business Achievement.
To be eligible to win a Creme de la Creme award entrants must have already won at least one other recognised business award to be eligible to apply. Previous winners of this award include Virgin, The Big Issue, Weber Shandwick PR and Big Mouth Media!
Simon Burgess, Chairman of the Judges at Crème de la Crème said of Comtact winning this award:
"It's amazing how far one can get by listening to customers. Comtact are flying high as the Fastest Growing Managed Service Provider in the UK in the 2010 Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100. They focus on tailoring their IT solutions to their customers' needs starting with, as they put it ‘an empty toolkit'. This focus on the customer is enhanced with a healthy sprinkling of innovation and a desire to hire the best people to deliver their refreshing vision under the watchful eye of founder and ‘secret millionaire' Dominic List."
This is yet another great achievement for Comtact of which we are extremely proud for further information please visit the Creme de la Creme website.
Comtact Appoints New Sales Director
Comtact has further strengthened its team with the appointment of a new Sales Director, Richard Gravelle.
Richard Gravelle first joined the team as Business Development Director, with the responsibility and focus of growing Comtact's market share within the field of IT convergence and managed solutions.
Richard will now be taking responsibility for the rapidly growing sales team, with his key priorities being to develop and restructure this team to further improve customer service and integrated solution delivery as well as substantially grow the business by 500% within five years.
Richard's career has seen outstanding results, consistently and dynamically out manoeuvring the competition to deliver complex and global solutions. Richard has over 8 years experience within the IT industry, developing his sales career quickly, and with the use of his energetic leadership moving to senior management roles within only a few years of joining this field.
Commenting on his appointment, Richard says: ‘I am delighted to have been appointed as the Sales Director for Comtact, these are exciting times as the company continues to grow at an exponential rate. We have a great team who are always striving to provide ground-breaking solutions for our customers and I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.'
Comtact donates £11,000 to the Fredericks Foundation
Rather than sending Christmas cards to customers and suppliers this year, Comtact employees sent out seasons greetings via email with the money saved being donated to the 2011 chosen charity Fredericks Foundation. The full amount donated was £11,000.
Fredericks Foundation is a microfinance charity which provides affordable loans, ongoing business support and mentoring to individuals and small businesses refused lending by the commercial banks. Initially founded to help those most marginalised such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, ex-offenders, single parents and ethnic minorities, Fredericks has responded to the recession by also offering help to existing small businesses that without assistance would go into liquidation. Average loans for start ups are between £1,000-5,000 and £10,000 for existing businesses. Fredericks covers the south of England and will begin lending in London in early 2011.
For further information please visit their website www.fredericksfoundation.org
Comtact Receives their Tech track 100 Award
Dominic List, CEO and Founder Comtact, Rob Hogarth, Senior VP Sales & Marketing and Simon Pettit, Senior VP Operations attended the Tech Track 100 Awards last night to collect the company's award.
The company was listed 13th overall in the list and in terms of positioning is the fastest growing managed service provider in the UK.
Dominic List says of the award; "This is a great accolade for Comtact. The company has continued to grow throughout the recession and we have an excellent customer retention rate. I am extremely proud of the team, who always place our customers of the highest importance and always go over and above what is expected of them."
Comtact to Appear on CNBC
Due to its recent appearance in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 list, Comtact is to appear in the Tech Track Focus series on CNBC Europe.
The three minute film will be featured throughout January during their peak time on their flagship show Squawk Box (6.30-8.30 GMT). Filming will take place in December, when we hope to be able to confirm dates of our appearance.
Keep checking back on our site for further updates and information
COMTACT NAMED ONE OF BRITAINS FASTEST GROWING TECH COMPANIES
Comtact Ltd, a leading provider of IT and Telecoms has today been listed in the highly prestigious Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100.
Comtact, founded in 2005 by award winning entrepreneur Dominic List, has typically seen its turnover double year on year since inception. The company's rapid growth sees it ranked highly in the list at number 13.
Dominic List, MD Comtact says; "Since our launch, our business performance has exceeded all expectations and we are delighted to receive recognition for this and be ranked in this coveted list. It has been our company goal and a personal goal of mine for many years. I have a great team working for me who have worked extremely hard to build our customer base and develop long term relationships with our existing customers."
"We have some exciting growth plans going forward and we hope to build on the early successes of Comtact. The great work we have achieved to get us this far is only the beginning, our aim is to be one of Europe’s premier managed service providers and we have invested heavily in the last year and taken on some of the UK’s most talented individuals to build the foundation for our next exciting growth phase."
Companies listed in the Tech Track are ranked by their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in sales over their latest three financial years between 2005 and 2008, or 2006 and 2009. A minimum of 25 weeks' trading in the base and latest years was required. For financial years lasting less or more than 52 trading weeks, figures were annualised on a simple pro-rata basis.
Annualised sales had to exceed £250,000 in the base year (2005 or 2006) and £5m in the latest year (2008 or 2009). Companies had to also show an increase in sales in their latest year.
JOLYON PALMER IN BATTLE TO WIN F2 CHAMPIONSHIP
The FIA Formula Two Championship reaches its climax at Valencia in Spain this weekend (18/19 September), and Comtact-backed driver Jolyon Palmer will be going head-to-head with rival Dean Stoneman for title honours and a prize test drive with the Williams F1 team.
After leading the championship for much of the season, Palmer will be battling to overturn a 31 point deficit on current first place driver Stoneman following a difficult weekend last time out in Oschersleben. However, the 20-year-old believes coming into the final round in second place could work to his advantage.
"Being second I've nothing to lose really; I've got no pressure on me," he said. "I know the Valencia track quite well and I was quick in the winter test there last year so I'm feeling confident.
"It's been an amazing season, and whatever happens for me it's been the best year of my career. Still there's a bit more to be pushed out of it, and hopefully I can get the prize at the end."
If Palmer successfully secures the F2 title, he will become the first Briton to do so since his father, Jonathan Palmer, clinched the 1983 European Formula Two Championship.
If you would like to watch the nail biting finish of the F2 Championship you can watch it on Eurosport:
Saturday 18 September - Race 1
(UK) - Eurosport 2 - DELAYED: 16:30 (UK)
(International) - Eurosport - LIVE: 13:00 (CET)
(Asia Pacific) - Eurosport - LIVE: 13:00 (CET)
formulatwo.com - F2TV LIVE: 13:00 (CET); 12:00 (UK)
Sunday 19 September - Race 2
(UK) - Eurosport - LIVE: 12:45 (UK)
(International) - Eurosport - LIVE: 13:45 (CET)
(Asia Pacific) - Eurosport - LIVE: 13:45 (CET)
formulatwo.com - F2TV LIVE: 13:45 (CET); 12:45 (UK)
20/07/10 - Rapid Growth sees Comtact Opens New M25 office
As Comtact continues to outpace the market and achieve dramatic sustanined growth, the company has opened a new customer focused office in Weybridge, Surrey. The new offices will allow Comtact to expand with additional account management and technical staff that will further its ability to quickly serve the needs of clients in the South of England.
"We couldn't be happier with the office," says Dominic List, CEO and founder. "Comtact has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. We need more space to accommodate for our growth. We decided on the location as it has excellent transport links for the M25, M4 and M3 and high speed train access also."
This office is now the third one, it already has offices in the Midlands and central London with several other offices currently in pipeline. All the offices will of course use state of the art IT and Telecommunications systems to produce an environment which is highly productive, allows for real team collaboration across the offices and produces the optimal customer service experience.
Contact details for the new offices are below:
Clive House,
12-18 Queens Road,
Weybridge,
Surrey, KT13 9XB
Tel: 08452 75 75 75
Fax: 08452 75 75 78
12/07/10 - Comtact Makes Key Appointment
Comtact is pleased to announ
ce the appointment of Simon Pettit from Operations Director to Senior VP Operations.
Simon's background is within recruitment, with a specific emphasis on IT and has looked after the Corporate Accounts for some of the largest recruitment companies including Computer People and Elan IT Recruitment.
Simon will be heading up the support, provisioning and technical teams of the rapidly expanding company. In addition he will be sourcing new offices, as the company's current growth means that they will soon outgrow their current ones and he will be undertaking a considerable recruitment drive.
Dominic List, MD Comtact says; "Since our launch, our business performance has exceeded all expectations and we are now delighted to be augmenting our already experienced team with the appointment of such high calibre individuals. These are exciting times for Comtact and we are delighted that Simon has joined our team and will play a key role in our continued growth. This and other planned recruitment show our commitment to growing the business and further developing our customer service offering.'
Commenting on his promotion Simon says; ‘Comtact is a dynamic and fast growing firm and I am delighted to be appointed as the Senior VP Operations. I feel that, with the calibre of the people already in the team, we are able to support businesses on a full range of telecoms and IT services.'
18/06/10 - Comtacts's F2 Sponsor Jolyon Palmer Looking to Stretch his Lead at Zolder
Comtact-backed Jolyon Palmer will be looking to consolidate his championship lead when rounds seven and eight of the FIA Formula Two Championship take place in Zolder, Belgium, this weekend (18-20 July).
Palmer returned to the summit of the standings after claiming a stunning double victory at Monza last time out and he now holds a 12 point lead over his compatriot Dean Stoneman. 19-year-old Palmer had already made history when taking his maiden win in the series at the opening round of the season in Silverstone - becoming the first Briton to win an F2 race since his father Jonathan won in Mugello, Italy, back in 1983.
Now Palmer is bidding to win the F2 title and he will be hoping to continue his current form at Zolder this weekend.
01/06/10 - How Green are you?
This week it is International Green IT Awareness Week, so we thought it was a perfect opportunity to look at your IT network and see how small changes and improvements to your network can make a difference. Saving energy is actually one of the easiest ways to reduce costs, while at the same time it will enhance your business reputation as people now want to invest in companies with environmentally friendly policies and production methods.
Comtact's specialised Green IT team are able to advise on ways in which you can become more green and to assist your company to reduce its carbon footprint. From setting your staff up to work from home to virtualisation and data centres, by making small changes to your office processes you can not only do your bit to help the environment but also make some significant savings that can be re-invested back into your business and increase productivity in your staff.
Below are some examples of how small changes can make a big difference to your bottom line:
- Simply by switching off computers at night and weekends energy consumption can be reduced by 75% a year
- Turning your thermostat down by just 1°C can knock 10% off the cost of heating your office and you'll be unlikely to notice any difference in comfort. This won't cost you anything and could save your company between £15-£30 a year (the statutory aim for office temperature is 19°C)
- Lighting an empty office overnight wastes enough energy to heat water for 1000 cups of coffee
- Switching off all non-essential office equipment (computers, printers, faxes, photocopiers and lights) will save enough energy to drive a small car 100 miles
- A PC monitor left on overnight wastes enough energy to laser print 800 pages
- A PC left running for 24 hours per day will use £70 worth of electricity over 12 months - so in a company with 50 computers that would be on average £3500 per annum
- A photocopier left on overnight wastes enough energy to print 1500 A4 copies
Our generation is producing and disposing of more and more goods than ever before. We're also exploiting and consuming more of the world's finite resources. An inevitable consequence of this is that we are producing increasing levels of global warming gases such as carbon dioxide. We all want to do our bit to protect the environment not only for ourselves but for our future generations as well, why not start today.
For more information please contact our sales team on 08452 75 75 75 or email enquiries@comtact.co.uk
27/05/10 - Jolyon Palmer Leading the Way in the F2 Championship
After two clear wins at the weekend, Jolyon Palmer, sponsored by Comtact, is set to be the one to beat this season in the F2
Palmers two clear wins at the weekend and one at Silverstone has catapulted the young star to pole position in the leadership charts, with a clear 12 point win over the second placed competitor.
Palmer's third win of the season now gives him a 12 point advantage in the overall standings. Palmer says; "This win was more straightforward than yesterday's: there was no safety car, and I just managed to find another gear to drive to the chequered flag. At Marrakech I think Philipp and Dean both thought it was a two horse race for the championship - it's obviously not, I've had a great weekend and it proves the championship is very open. It's great to be leading at this stage but there's a long way to go."
Dominic List, MD of Comtact ‘Jolyon has had a great start to the season, its only his second season within F2, so its a remarkable achievement for a young driver. Myself and the team at Comtact are avid watchers of the F2 and are pleased to be sponsoring the rising star of F2.'
26/04/2010 - Comtact to Sponsor F2 Rising Star Jolyon Palmer
Leading Telecoms and IT solutions provider, Comtact Ltd are to sponsor Formula 2 driver Jolyon Palmer for the second year running.
19 year old Jolyon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father, former Formula 1 driver and MotorSport Vision Chief Executive, Jonathan Palmer. His career so far is certainly showing the promise of that of his famous Dad, with early wins in MiniMax karts and T Cars before moving to Formula Palmer Audi Championship, when Jolyon became the youngest ever race winner at just 16 years and went on to finish 3rd in the championship in 2008. Moving to the FIA Formula Two championship at just 18 years old last year was a big jump, but Jolyon still managed an encouraging 6th best place at the Italian Imola circuit.
Jolyon's second year of F2 got off to a flying start when he won the opening round at Silverstone and was second in the next race. Next stop was Marrakech where he qualified on the front row and was running second when he had to retire, though he finished fifth in the second race to now be third in the championship.
One of the youngest competitors in F2, Jolyon Palmer says; ‘Formula 2 Championship is designed as a feeder for Formula 1, which is my goal. I am proud of my father's Formula 1 achievements and I hope to follow in his footsteps. Without the support of companies like Comtact this dream wouldn't be possible for me and many other drivers. I am really grateful for the support and hope to reward this by having a fantastic season."
Comtact's CEO and major car enthusiast, Dominic List said; ‘Last year Jolyon had a superb season and we are really hopeful for him this season. He has already had a fantastic start with his first win and we are really excited to be able to assist in nurturing such a promising British racing talent.'The FIA Formula 2 Championship comprises of 18 races over 9 events throughout Europe.
06/04/10 - Comtact Appoints Senior VP Commercial
Comtact has further strengthened its team with the creation of a new senior management role. Rob Hogarth has joined the Company as Senior VP Commercial, bringing a
range of experience from the telecoms and IT sectors.
Rob will take responsibility for the sales and marketing team, with his key priorities being to develop and restructure the sales team and product offering to further improve customer service and integrated solution delivery and substantially grow the business by 500% within five years.
Rob's extensive career has seen prolific results, consistently outselling the competition and delivering exceptional results through his energetic and exacting leadership. During his career he has had many notable business wins including securing $multi-million contracts with Vodafone, T-mobile, Orange, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung for Macromedia.
Commenting on his appointment, Rob says: ‘I am delighted to have been appointed as the Senior VP Commercial for Comtact, these are exciting times as the company continues to grow at an exponential rate and I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.'
Dominic List, Managing Director says: "The appointment of a Senior VP Comercial represents a key part of our strategy to provide strong customer focus and ensure our customers derive maximum value from the solutions we provide. Rob brings a wealth of experience in both the telecoms and IT sector and has a proven track record in growing business."
19/03/2010 - Microscope Aces Award 2010 Finalist
Comtact Ltd is delighted to announce that we have been short-listed in the 2010 MicroScope ACE's Awards for the categories of Mid Market Reseller of the Year and Reseller solutions of the year..jpg)
Comtact is proud to be associated with this prestigious award and it is extremely gratifying to have reached this stage.
As finalists in the The MicroScope ACE's award, we are now put to a public vote. Voting is now open and so if you have not already done so please vote for Comtact by clicking the links below:
Vote for Comtact as Reseller solutions of the year and Mid-market reseller of the year
Online voting closes Friday 16th April 2010.
08/02/2010 - Comtact powers through recession with over 85% growth.
We are proud to report that whilst trading conditions were not favourable for the year ending 2009, Comtact has continued to out manoeuvre the competition to post another record growth year of 85% profitable growth. Comtact MD Dominic List comments " it was another exciting year at Comtact, proving that our innovative product and service range combined with our intense focus on customer service continues to be a winning formula with both new and established customers. Whilst we would have liked, and came very close to, achieving a 4th year of over 100% growth, we still think that we can hold our head high with the 85% growth. In addition to this our forward order book for 2010 is favourable and our continued expansion plans across all areas of the business should see us back on track for 100% growth for this year. Watch this space..
04/02/2010 - Christ the King Sixth Form College Enterprise Day
Christ the King Sixth Form College provides high quality education for students over the age of sixteen and is focused on helping students achieve their full potential.
Due to the recent set up of the Enterprise Learning Partnership, Christ the King Sixth Form College will be hosting an Enterprise Day On the 31st March 2010.
The Enterprise Day will be attended by an approximately 250 pupils and students from across the partner institutions including number of primary and secondary schools from four boroughs (Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley) some of which will be pitching a business idea to a panel of judges.
Dominic List will be among the list of influential people that will be assessing the business pitch type presentations, and will help raise the aspirations of these individuals in order to inspire them to achieve their aspirations.
Christ the King Sixth Form College
10/01/2010 - Quoted Company Awards 2010
We are delighted to announce that Dominic List, MD Comtact Ltd has been invited to the 2010 Quoted Company Awards by Growth Company Investor.
Quoted Company Awards is the City’s most prestigious and influential ceremony that recognises the achievements of Smaller Companies, nevertheless attracting High achieving listed companies, chief executives as well as respected entrepreneurs.
The awards will be held at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London one of the City’s finest venues on Thursday, 28 January 2010.
05/12/2009 - Comtact MD, Dominic List will be a Guest Speaker at the 2010 Rotary International District 1210 District Conference
Rotary International is a fundamentally accepted organisation whose members volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. Rotary International is made up of over 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries.
Its Strong fellowship among Rotarians, meaningful community as well as international service projects distinguishes Rotary worldwide. Most of Rotary International’s work is carried out at club level with a national and international structure designed to help them provide quality service on a wider basis.
Comtact MD, Dominic List has been invited by Past District Governor, Bill Hitchen to be one of next year’s guest speakers at the Rotary International District 1210 District conference 2010 on Sunday 10th October 2010, in aid of giving Rotarians motivation to help those who are less fortunate.
2010 Rotary International District 1210 District Conference
28/09/09 - Comtact Technical Team Manager in 10K Loch Ness Marathon in aid of the Help for Heroes Charity(1).jpeg)
Comtact ltd: Technical Team Manager, David Morgan a self confessed couch potato, whose previous idea of exercise was Wii bowling, will be taking part in a 10K run along the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland on the 4th October 2009 in aid of the "Help for Hero's" charity.
Help for heroes provides facilities and direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This is no small feat for a man who hasn't done any exercise since the egg and spoon race on sports day in Secondary school but with grit, determination and bribes of an exotic holiday from his wife, he's knuckled down to some serious training and is now ready to take on the 10K run and Nessie if she shows up.
Help for Heroes Charity - Just Giving
20/09/09 - Comtact MD Dominic List appears in the Sunday Times Business Section. Click here to read the full article
03/09/09 - The Secret Millionaire 
Comtact MD Dominic List will soon appear in the Channel 4 film/RFD Media production of the Secret Millionaire.
Comtact's MD Dominic List comments "going under cover for the Secret Millionaire was a fantastic and very emotional experience. Although I'm currently sworn to secrecy until the film airs although I can tell you that like in business, I put a lot of energy and my total commitment into the project and hopefully this will come through when it airs later this year"
Channel 4 & The Secret Millionaire
25/06/2009 - Comtact Continues Recruitment to Ensure Continued Customer Satisfaction
As Comtact continues to defy the general trend of the economy, we have recently injected additional expertise into our Service Desk function in order to make sure that our customers are getting the very best, the latest and the most innovative solutions in the market today. This includes welcoming our new Service Desk Manager as well as significantly expanding our in house Technical Team.
Comtact is committed to supporting our growing customer base even more, and drive customer service levels even higher to give our clients more value for money and world class service.
05/06/2009 - Comtact Ltd Proud Sponsor of F2 and Jolyon Palmer
F2 FIA Formula Two Championships 2009
FIA President Max Mosley believes the recently re-launched Formula 2 Championship is designed as a feeder for Formula 1. After the first race in Valencia Mosley quoted "I'm astonished at how successful the day has been, Jonathan Palmer and Williams have done an absolutely fantastic job".
With a capacity grid of 25 drivers from 15 countries the FIA Formula 2 Championship comprises of 16 races over 8 events throughout Europe.
Comtact Ltd a leading provider of Telecoms and IT solutions are delighted to join forces with former formula 1 driver and MotorSport Vision Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer to sponsor son, Jolyon Palmer one of the youngest drivers on the 2009 FIA Formula 2 Championship grid.
Jolyon Palmer was one of four drivers to graduate to F2 from the Formula Palmer Audi Championship. Determined to follow in the footsteps of his father, Jolyon Palmer's racing career began in MiniMax karts in 2004. In 2007 moved into single seater when he competed in the UK's Formula Palmer Audi Championship. Jolyon remained in Formula Palmer Audi in 2008, kicking off his season in an impressive form with a string of nine consecutive top-five finishes.
We at Comtact ltd salute Jolyon Palmer, and wish him the best of luck in the FIA Formula 2 Championship series; "it is a privileged to be a part of a budding success".
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Formula 2 Championship Website - Jolyon Palmer
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06/05/2009 - National Business Awards 2009 Finalists, Regional Programme
We are delighted to confirm that Dominic List, MD Comtact Ltd has been selected as one of the 7 finalist for the Entrepreneur of the year award in the National business awards 2009.
The National Business Awards provides the opportunity to encourage confidence in UK business through the recognition of talented individuals as well as the organisations that they create and drive forward.
National Business Awards website
20/04/2009 - Comms Business Award Finalist 2009
We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a finalist for the Comms Business Awards 2009.
The Comms Business Awards is a prestigious industry award that highlights leading technology companies and rewards their outstanding achievements in delivering technologically complex solutions whilst also offering a high level of customer service to their clients. We are pleased to have been recognised as a finalist in such a hotly contested field and we look forward to the award ceremony in June to find out if we are the outright winner.
Comms Business Awards 2009 website
20/03/2009 - Shadow an Entrepreneur
Comtact MD Dominic List has been working with the Career Academy to encourage Britain's new breed of entrepreneurs, by taking in students for the shadow an entrepreneur programs.
The program is designed to give budding entrepreneurs an inside view of how some Britain's fast growing private companies are run and hopefully inspire them on to their own achievements.
First applicant Rebecca Moylan commented "it's been interesting to see how the reality of running a company compares with the theory of what you are taught in business studies, and that anyone can succeed, through hard work and commitment.
This experience has given me an insightful view as to what I can expect in the future, furthermore it has really inspired and motivated me to pursue my passions as well as become a successful business woman".
04/03/2009 - Microscope Aces Award 2009 Finalist
It gives Comtact great gratification to announce that we have been short-listed in the prestigious Microscope ACE's awards for 2009 and have been selected as a finalist for the Networking and Comms reseller of the year.
This award recognises the reseller that not only understands and delivers excellent service and support around emerging technologies but also helps customers to start taking advantage of Web 2.0, flexible working and VoIP, by making the improvements required in infrastructure.
We are proud to have reached this stage as it is a great achievement for us at Comtact and we look forward to the final announcement soon.
Microscope Aces Awards 2009 website
30/01/2009 - End of Year Results
Comtact scores a hat-trick by doubling in size for the 3rd year running. Over the last 3 years Comtact has grown at a compound rate of 654%, year ending 2008.
Dominic List MD of Comtact quotes "2008 was another great year for Comtact, yet again exceeding our expectations as a company and as a team. However we are mindful that this growth has not come as a result of a reduction in customer service or a weakening in our financial position, in fact we have taken measures to further increase our financial security to reassure our customers and also more than doubled our operations and customer support team".
Having got off to a flying start in Q1 of 2009, we are confident that our financial strength and leading edge technology services, combined with excellent customer support should see us overcome the unfavourable market conditions and through to a successful year.
29/10/2008 - Dominic List takes advice from Charles Dunstone.
MD of Comtact, Dominic List met for Dinner with Charles Dunstone to discuss important business growth and expansion.
Charles Dunstone is the CEO and Co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse. In 1989 with only £6,000 savings, he and his business partner David Ross embarked on their mission selling car phones out of their flat in London. Less than 20 years later in October 2007 the company joined the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares. The Carphone Warehouse is now Europe’s largest independent mobile phone retailer.
18/09/2008 - Channel Network Awards Finalist
Now in their 7th year, The Channel Network Awards are regarded as the Oscars of the ICT Channel. The Awards have developed an undisputed reputation which is why being nominated is a huge accolade in itself. Comtact have successfully be nominated as a finalist for the Mobility Solution award which enables people to access their business applications from wherever they are located. "The Channel Network Awards is truly a window to the excellence of the UK channel.
23/07/2008 - Comtact and it’s Clients Cleaned up at Palmersport 
Comtact and it’s clients cleaned up at Palmersport “best corporate driving event in the world” by winning 6 out of nine driving events. Palmersport, run by ex F1 driver Johnathan Palmer provides expert tutors (including the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Justin Wilson) and seven very high performance cars on one of the fastest circuits in the UK to provide the most adrenalin corporate day available. Comtacts team certainly proved to be competitive, winning Jaguar XKR’s, Catheram, Porsche 911, Clio Trophy as well as taking the overall driver of the day trophy and the best team of the day.
13/06/2008 - Business Enterprise of the Year 2008 - Highly Commended Dominic List
Business Enterprise of the Year 2008, now in their 10th year, the Business Enterprise Awards are organised by IAB Qualifications for Business and backed by leading organisations such as Lloyds TSB, HM Revenue & Customs.
The prestigious award ceremony gives national recognition, across a variety of sectors, to the outstanding achievements of men and women within small regional businesses. It has proved incredibly popular within the business world and this year attracted a record number of nominations.
11/06/2008 - Comtact Sponsors the Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge!
Wooden Spoon Four Peaks ChallengeSpoon challenges charity was started in 1983 to enhance the quality and prospect of life for children and young people in the United Kingdom and Ireland who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially. As a result more than £13m has been invested in over 150 projects and benefiting 500,000 disadvantaged children, young people and their families. Spoon, as the charity is known, has become one of the UK's and Ireland's fastest growing charities.
Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge
Comtact were more than happy to sponsor Bob Andrews Head of Inter Group at RBS Insurance to complete the Four Peaks Challenge which involves climbing a staggering 14,000ft up and down 4 of the hightest peaks in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.
We would like to congratulate Bob and his team (Your Round!) for coming 3rd overall with a running time on the hills (Ben Nevis, Helvelyn, Snowdon and Carantouhill) of 11 hours and 11 minutes, and funds pledged of £22,709.
22/05/2008 - Comtact nominated as Techworld Awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Techworld Awards.
The groundbreaking hosted solutions project that Comtact developed for one of the UK's most prestigious companies has enabled Comtact to be shortlisted for awards in two categories, Wireless/mobility Project of the Year and Infrastructure Project of the Year.
28/05/2008 - Techworld Awards - Finalist!
Techworld Award 2008 NominationsComtact have successfully been short - listed for this year Techworlds Mobility of the Year and Infrastructure Project of the Year.
The Techworld Awards recognise and reward the very highest standards of individual and collective achievement. With over 200 entries each year, they are considered a benchmark throughout the computer industry. The unique blend of awards for products and networking teams and individuals recognise both sides of the industry - the product vendors and the network managers and teams who implement the solutions
21/05/2008 - Finalists at Techworlds 2008 Awards
In Techworld's 2008 awards Comtact were nominated for the category of Mobility Project of the Year award.
The nomination was for providing an enhanced mobility solution for UK field based engineering staff.
The competition was fierce and Comtact were short listed as finalists but were narrowly beaten by T Mobile.
This has only proven how far Comtact have come as an organisation to be second to such a huge corporate company and house hold name.
Read the article
01/05/2008 - IAB Business Enterprise Awards 2008
Now in their 10th year, the IAB Business Enterprise Awards are a regular event on the calendar of the small business community, and the professional advisers and educators who serve it.
Dominic List has been short - listed for Business Entrepreneur of the Year.
01/05/2008 - VC: An immersive experience
The video conferencing market has been set to 'move up the hockey stick' and become a mainstream widely adopted application for several years. Here we talk to three channel players that believe it could happen in 2008.
It takes a simple one button press and quick demonstration to make seasoned IP Telephony professionals such as Tom Perry, Marketing Manager at Freedom Communications and Dominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact sit up and start making notes on where they can sell video conferencing applications to new and existing clients.
Read the Comms Business May 08 Edition
08/02/2008 - 'Old Guard' going strong
Dominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact says that in the sub 24 extension PBX market, his company is finding that whilst the old guard (in technology terms) such as Avaya and Mitel are still very strong, which may be down to the resellers experience driving these brands, rather than the respective strengths of the products.
However there does seem to be a continued erosion from the soft switches such as Aastra and to a larger extent Asterix. We are also finding in the sub 10 users that companies are still trying out hosted solutions, to a varying degree of success.
Currently this market still seems quite buoyant and we have no reason to doubt that even in what is promising to be a cooler 2008 that this will continue.
Presence and Outlook integration are still key features in this market, as are the ability for remote VoIP enabled teleworkers. However, so far we have seen no incidences of Microsoft enabled PBX's direct from the manufacturer, although we have seen third party call centre products developed on Microsoft platforms continuing to take market share in this section of the market.
01/01/2008 - Comtact double turnover and deliver healthy profitability for 2007
Comtact Ltd continues to go from strength to strength, the way we have achieved this is by keeping things simple. It is our no nonsense approach to communications both in the IT and telecoms disciplines, combined with excellent leadership and dedication, that has enabled us to firmly establish ourselves as a leading UK communication company.
Comtact combines the "corporate" business practices with the personal touch to our clients. It is a combination that has proven to be very effective to date. Comtact is a well run, professional and rapidly expanding company.
We are pleased to announce that during the accounting period 2006-2007, Comtact has doubled it's turnover and returned a healthy profit and are on target to achieve even great success in 2008
20/11/2007 - Fixed Mobile Convergence - Reseller Feedback
Dominic List - Comtact LtdDominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact, "In relation to FMC demand, most organisations have shown solid interest, primarily due to the benefit that it would reduce mobile call spend which accounts for a large part of their telecoms and IT spend.
Prospective clients are looking with interest as to which is the most suitable solution to go - either Wi-Fi or GSM technology, both of which have their respective merits and pitfalls. Currently, there has been little uptake due to the faults associated with such a bleeding edge technology, however we believe it will become a prime item of interest in 2008."
Click here to read the full Comms. Business press release
14/09/2007 - Comtact nominated as Channel Networks awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Channel Network Awards.
As further recognition of company's groundbreaking Hosted Solutions project for one of the UK's most prestigious companies, Comtact has been shortlisted in no less than 3 categories – Enterprise Converged, Innovative New Application and Mobility solution of the year. The awards ceremony, to be held on the 11th October recognises the achievements and success of some of the UK's most successful ICT organisations and with Comtact’s project having already collected an award at the Techworld Awards held earlier this year, the company stands every chance of adding to it's most recent success.
Channel Network Awards Website
13/08/2007 - Broadband Providers not delivering speeds for consumers
Recent research by consumer group Which? Has found that broadband package providers are failing to deliver the connection speeds which they offer to customers.
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has already investigated several cases of misleading advertising whereby customers were not informed that speed availability was dependent upon the distance people lived away from the exchange.
It is expected that with BTs forthcoming 21st Century Network programme which will begin implementation in early 2008, will more than resolve this issue, also providing treble the maximum speed of 8Mbps currently available today.
28/06/2007 - Comtact wins at Techworld Awards 2007
TW awards 2007 collection award Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of Telecoms and IT services, proudly announces that it has won the Infrastructure of the Year award at the Techworld Awards held on Wednesday 27th June 2007.
The event, which is held in recognition of market leading products and services, saw a substantial number of the UK's leading brands vying for awards, including T-Mobile, BT, Siemens and Blackberry
Click here to read the full Comtact press release
22/05/2007 - Comtact nominated as Comms. Business awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Comms Business awards as a Reseller of the Year.
The ever growing market presence of Comtact has also seen the group nominated once more by Comms. Business, this time in recognition for a groundbreaking Hosted Solutions project for one of the UK's most prestigious companies
Click here to read the full Comms. Business press release
21/05/2007 - Comtact is 'business as usual' whilst others suffer in BT Exchange fire.
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services, has recently been under a surprise 'test' of the business continuity benefits of it's hosted solutions last week when a BT exchange was damaged in a fire near to it's Midlands office in Stafford Park, Telford.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
07/03/2007 - Comtact Gains FCS Accreditation
FCS members logoComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions proudly announces today that the company is now a member of the Federation of Communication Services (FCS), the trade association which represents businesses that provide communications solutions to customers by radio, mobile or fixed telephony.
Having become an FCS member, Comtact believe this shows recognition of the company's delivery of a quality customer service, a commitment to fair practice and providing customers with a range of quality products and services.
02/02/2007 - Comtact Sponsors Local Olympic Hopefuls
Corby Gymnastics ClubComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions was proud to sponsor Corby Gymnastics Club, who were taking part in the County Gymnastics Championships.
Continuing their medal winning form at local level, the Comtact sponsored club saw success at the event with their junior and senior teams both winning gold medals as well as medal winning form on an individual basis with Tasha McCulloch. Comtact sponsorship is crucial to the club over the next 5 years as they have ambitions for producing some London Olympic hopefuls.
01/02/2007 - Industry leaders start moving away from 0870
Over the last month, research by Comtact has found that more and more UK companies are starting to consider the potential impact of having an 0870 phone number.
After Ofcom recently confirmed their decision to end call rebates on 0870 prefix numbers, Comtact has found a surge in the number of enquiries from businesses that had recently visited their website nomore0870.co.uk, a site dedicated to helping organisations find the right alternative.
In light of this regulatory change as well as the negative consumer publicity that has surrounded the use of 0870, some of the UK's largest companies including an international consumer products company and the UK's fastest growing insurance firm have decided to migrate away from 0870 to 0871 & 0844 respectively.
21/11/2006 - UK businesses wasting £1.7bn a day due to problems with IT
UK businesses are collectively wasting £1.7bn a day due to problems with IT and using products incorrectly.
Samsung's UseIT Survey found that employees waste an average of 79 minutes a day trying to solve IT problems, costing businesses a huge amount in lost productivity.
The research shows that 51 percent of SME's do not have IT departments. "They do not have IT support so most of the time whoever is running the business ends up running IT as well".
Time Wasting:
* 81% spend up to an hour searching for documents.
* 87% try to fix printer jams without consulting IT.
* 86% spend up to 10 minutes waiting for their PC to start up.
06/10/2006 - Customer Voice
Comtact delivers IT and Telecoms services to companies over the Internet, so businesses don't need to buy any technology or software which is expensive and complex to manage, they just rent it all from us on a per month basis. I think all companies will be working like this in the next 5-10 years.
27/09/2006 - Ofcom VoIP statement.
2007: 75% of calls will be made over IP.
2010: 100% of calls will be made over IP
15/09/2006 - Channel Network Awards 2006 finalists announced.
The finalists for this year's Channel Network Awards have just been announced.
15/09/2006 - Shell Step Awards 2006.
COMTACT, The leading provider of Hosted IT and Telecoms solutions today announced success in the Shell Step Awards 2006 with their Edinburgh University student Simon Knockton winning Best Presentation for his Product Development and PR project.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
12/09/2006 - Comtact sponsors Student Rally for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Comtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions was proud to sponsor Tom Flude in the 2006 Student rally for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The rally involved 150 teams with 500 students driving across Europe. En route, stops were made in 9 countries including Cologne, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb and Zadar in the space of just 6 days!
Comtact provided hosted communication solutions for the team comprising of Hosted IT & telecoms all delivered wirelessly whilst on the move, allowing the team to keep in contact with both work and family during the rally.
The Comtact sponsored team managed to finish the rally in record time, whilst helping to raise thousands of pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
04/09/2006 - Research finds SMEs are unprepared for disasters.
Researched carried out by Shell STEP placement student, Simon Knockton, found that UK SMEs were unprepared for disasters and unaware of the benefits that new technologies could have. A study carried out with 200 senior decision makers at UK SMEs found that a large proportion still used on-site data backup and were unaware that new hosted technologies could help. The research has inspired Comtact to raise the profile of the technology to help SMEs to develop secure IT and telecoms infrastructure based on true business continuity.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
04/09/2006 - SMEs Unprotected from risk of disasters.
COMTACT, a provider of hosted IT and Telecoms solutions, has announced details of research that reveals the current operational state of SMEs and their provision for business continuity.
01/09/2006 - Small firms weak on VoIP and business recovery.
Small and medium-sized companies in the UK are failing to make best use of their IT and telecoms resources for remote and mobile working, voice over IP and business continuity, according to a new report.
29/06/2006 - Dead heat for top project award.
For the first time ever, the judges could not decide on a winner of an award and gave the prize jointly to T Mobile for its implementation of WiFi on Southern trains and to Royal Bank of Scotland for its Group Enterprise Platform project.
20/06/2006 - Comtact Attends Le Mans 24hours.
Le Mans: After the last six months of fruitful hard work, MD Dominic List thought it was about time that the Comtact team were treated to even more than their usual commission payments.
The Le Mans 24 Hour Race is unquestionably the ultimate test of racing drivers, race cars and spectators – the latter having to endure eight hour "Gumball" style drives to the event, baking heat, squalid toilet facilities and copious amounts of French beer. A hard life but someone has to do it.
"There are a lot of car enthusiasts in the company", admitted List, "but I wanted to make sure that all our employees were interested. I'm pleased to say they jumped at the chance."
However, Linda Smith of Comtact thought there might be an ulterior motive; "I think Dominic's plan is that the more Ferrari's we see; the harder we'll work to own one!"
But with the Ferrari race cars achieving only a 3rd in their respective class and a diesel powered Audi coming 1st overall, List joked: "Well the guys would be very happy with a Diesel Audi for a company car then."
Given the speed at which Comtact is setting the pace for rollout of Hosted VoIP, dreams of owning supercars may not be too far away.
15/03/2006 - Businesses Continuity Advice.
What would happen if your business were involved in a major incident?