Pentos Systems calls in administrators

Basingstoke-based HP and Dell partner has been trading for nearly 20 years

Another long-established VAR has succumbed to market conditions and been placed in administration, CRN has learned.

Basingstoke-based Pentos Systems, which was established in 1992 and counted Dell, HP, VMware and Lenovo among its partners, was apparently placed into administration on 1 May.

Its website is full of complimentary customer testimonials including ones from Aston Martin, the Honda F1 Racing team and SC Johnson.

The Sutton Coldfield branch of insolvency specialist Irwin & Company is in charge of the administration.

When contacted by CRN, Irwin & Company confirmed it was handling the administration, but refused to provide more details as to the future of the company and whether or not it would be sold as a going concern.

CRN attempted to contact Pentos, but on four separate occasions the phones remained unanswered.

More follows.