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Leeds IT reseller reports a major increase in turnover up to £14 million

Leeds-based IT reseller and managed services provider Pure Data Solutions has announced another outstanding set of results for the year to the end of May.

The organisation has reported a 30% rise in annual turnover to £14.2 million, up from £10.9 million a year earlier and £4.1 million only three years ago.

It also added almost 200 new customers, making its total of active clients more than 1,000, and recruited seven additional staff, taking its team to more than 40, during 2013-14.

Pure Data Solutions, based in Farsley, remains on course to achieve its target of £20 million turnover by the end of April 2015.

That quest will be aided by a projected further 15% rise in staffing, which will principally involve bolstering the company’s already-successful sales team that was short-listed for two national industry awards during the last 12 months.

The company intends to achieve its expansion targets through continued rapid organic growth in its key areas of consulting, supplying, installing and support services, plus acquisitions of companies specialising in areas such as technical, managed, professional services and IT support.

Revealing the latest results, managing director Steve O’Brien said recent new customers included adult product retailer Ann Summers, the Financial Ombudsman Service, University College London and Gatwick Airport. These organisations had joined a portfolio of over 2,500 clients, which already included leading

London-based women’s and children’s clothing retailer Monsoon, London Stock Exchange and timber merchant Arnold Laver, whose headquarters are in Sheffield.

Mr O’Brien said: “We’re not just signing up additional customers, but our clients are spending more with us too.

“It’s an old cliché to say people are a company’s greatest asset but here that’s unquestionably true. Our approach is to recruit the best talent available, provide the right working environment, supply training and development where it’s needed and reward people as well as possible for delivering excellent performances.

“By that we mean doing whatever it takes to save our customers time and money on their IT procurement, while demonstrating our core values of honesty, quality and service.

“That’s an approach which continues to serve us very well, given that we’re maintaining our rapid growth in a difficult and competitive market. I’m very proud of our team and their achievements.”

Pure Data Solutions is an independent provider of IT hardware, software, professional and infrastructure services, delivering on-site throughout the UK.

Bradford-born Mr O’Brien founded Pure Data Solutions in May 2007, after being involved in three other successful IT sector start-ups.

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