Computacenter
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| Formerly | Computacenter Services Group plc (1995–1998)[1] |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Founded | 1981 |
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| Headquarters | , |
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| Revenue |  £6,922.8 million (2023)[2] |
| £268.8 million (2023)[2] | |
| £199.4 million (2023)[2] | |
| Website | www |
Computacenter plcis a Britishmultinationalthat provides computer services to public- and private-sector customers. It is aUKcompany based inHatfield,Hertfordshire.The company is listed on theLondon Stock Exchangeand is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index.
History
[edit]Computacenter was founded in the UK in 1981 byPhilip HulmeandPeter Ogden.[3]In 1990, it openedEurope's largestPCoutlet; in 1991, it was listed byThe Independentnewspaper as one of the fastest growing independent companies in the UK and, by 1994, it had grown to become the largest privately owned IT company in the UK.[3]Computacenter was floated on theLondon Stock Exchangein 1998.[3]In 2006 the company extended its service facilities to include a new International Service Centre in Barcelona, Spain, and a customer help desk and remote management facility in Cape Town, South Africa.[3]
Operations
[edit]The company is engaged in thesupply,implementation,supportandmanagementofinformation technology systems.[4]Computacenteroperatessubsidiariesandbrandsthat address specificmarket segments.The following companies were acquired by Computacenter and are now integrated within their business:
- Digica, which provides outsourcing and managed IT services to the corporate mid-market and thepublic sector.[5]
- Allnet, which specialises in network integration and structured cabling services[6]
Sponsorships
[edit]Computacenter was a sponsor of theRenault Sport F1 Team.[7]
Social responsibility
[edit]Computacenter has committed itself to the 10 core principles ofUnited Nations Global Compact.[8]The company also works with its customers to help them meet their 'sustainable IT' objectives. In November 2007 Computacenter wonBT’s inaugural Supplier Innovation Award for its work on virtualising and consolidating a number of their UK datacentres, helping BT reduce thecarbon footprint.[9]Computacenter says its cost-neutral service toMarks & Spencerhas also helped M&S meet its WEEE requirements and its 'Plan A' environmental objectives, sending zero IT waste from M&S head office to landfill in 2008.[10]The German branch of Computacenter is partner of theWhite IT,an alliance against Internet child pornography.[11]
References
[edit]- ^"Computacenter PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".Companies House.2 October 1995.Retrieved28 January2024.
- ^abc"Annual Results 2023".Computacenter.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^abcd"History".Computacenter.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"Computercentre Fact Sheet".Morning Star.Retrieved16 April2017.[dead link]
- ^"Computacenter buys services company Digica".The Register. 4 January 2007.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"Computacenter reels in Allnet".The Register. 3 April 2007.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"Formula 1: Computacentre join Renault Sport F1".JW Grand Prix.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"Computacenter".UN Global Compact.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"Preliminary Results 2007".Computacenter.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"M&S ties up managed services deal with Computacenter".The Register. 13 December 2007.Retrieved16 April2017.
- ^"White IT - Partner".whiteit.de.Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.Retrieved26 March2015.
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