Retail
Apple Reseller, Scotsys, has sold its Edinburgh retail business to Cancom, a major Apple Reseller group, headquartered in Guildford, Surrey.
The move will allow Scotsys to focus on its key areas for future growth: providing services and solutions to public sector clients and businesses, particularly in the SME space. For Cancom, the purchase provides a first store in Scotland to complement its existing locations in Brighton, Cambridge, Guildford and Kensington.
Scotsys is part of the Adventi Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned technology companies and which was recently named the fastest-growing IT support company in the UK by The Sunday Times TechTrack 100.
Graham Bucknall, Director of Scotsys and Director of Strategy for the Adventi Group, said: "We have identified that our main areas of focus for the future are the public sector (particularly the education sector in Scotland) and the SME market. These areas are where the majority of our business is currently and where we see our expertise lying. Our announcement today of a strategic move away from retail will allow us to focus all of our energy and resources on growing our key markets and on continuing to deliver world class solutions to our education and business customers. We are delighted to be passing on the Edinburgh retail operation in such good health to our friends at Cancom. We also pay a personal thanks to the staff in the store, who will all now become employees of Cancom, for their long-term loyalty, and to our thousands of retail customers who have supported us over the years.”
Max Wright, Managing Director of Cancom Ltd, said: “We have a great belief in the Apple Premium Reseller Program and last year we opened three APR Stores. This year we are planning another three or four and the opportunity to acquire an existing and established store in the Capital City of Scotland is a great step forward for us. We have always respected Scotsys as a major player in the Education and Public sector markets and now they have chosen to concentrate more on these areas, it makes sense to sell the retail aspect of the business to us, as this is the area in which we now specialise”
If you wish to conact the Cancom Edinburgh store, please do so using the following:
edinburgh@cancomuk.com
0845 686 3100
