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Chester communications firm acquires significant stake in Pure IT

Chester business communications firm, Pescado, has expanded its IT offering with its acquisition of Pure IT.

Pescado has taken a significant shareholding in Pure IT, which is also based in the city.

Pure will significantly enhance Pescado’s existing IT offer which includes network design and build, support, datacentre services, Microsoft Office 365, data back-up and disaster recovery.

Pure’s directors, Mark Hill and David Powell, along with the company’s five staff, will move into Pescado’s offices on the Park West Business Park from their previous base in Saltney later this month.

Pescado, which is on course to break the £9million turnover mark this year, provides businesses across the UK with communications services, mobile office and converged, IT and cloud services. Including the seven Pure IT staff, the company now employs 51 people.

Clients include national brands such as Crabtree & Evelyn, Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club and Lexmark International as well as established Chester businesses including Legat Owen and Cheshire Waste.

Fraser Watson, managing director of Pescado, said: “The acquisition of Pure IT further enhances the reputation of Pescado as the business communications specialist.

“Pure have an established client base in the North West and North Wales. The team is not only technically very skilled, they also understand the importance of high quality customer service, something that is central to the Pescado ethos.

“These are exciting times at Pescado with continued growth across all areas of our business. We continue to win some well-known clients in the region, while also securing prestigious national brands.”

Fraser added: “We have a unique offering in being able to make a business’s technology work seamlessly from connectivity such as business grade fibre, server maintenance and support right through to mobile handsets. Customers love the fact we talk about their business technology in a language they understand and which is focussed on helping them achieve their own business growth objectives.”

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