VAR Thesaurus has continued to buck the economic downturn by boosting staff numbers to cope with new business demand.

The firm, which is an IBM Premier Partner, currently employs more than 80 people and has recently added a further five to the list on the client management and engineering teams to work on the company’s European and Middle Eastern contracts.

Mike Vinten, chief executive of Thesaurus, said: “We are pleased that recent business success has enabled us to further invest in UK recruitment. Our new client managers and engineering staff will ensure we continue to provide our customers the highest level of service and responsiveness with the latest IT solutions.”

Chris Gillott, new client manager at Thesaurus, added: “Thesaurus has been around since 1987 and has gone from strength to strength, working with an impressive portfolio of corporate and government authorities. I’m really excited to be given the opportunity to work with such a well-established company.”