M-hance secures a passage to India

Mid-market player opens new office in the region as it executes on its ambitious expansion plans

VAR m-hance has opened its first office in India as it unveils plans to act as a technical development centre of excellence.

The firm – which was formed after seven mid-market players merged into one giant player in 2011 – intends to launch more than 20 new intellectual property (IP) solutions to customers in its key vertical markets this year.

M-hance is currently supported by 240 staff from eight locations across the UK, Ireland and US.

It's Indian operation, based in Pune, will be headed up by the firm's marketing director Claire Carter, who will split her time between the UK and India.

In addition, the move will create up to 30 new jobs in software development, consulting, support, technical/managed services and general management as it looks to smash ambitious growth tagets.

Andrew Hayward, managing director of m-hance, said: "2013 promises to be a very exciting year for m-hance as we envisage considerable opportunities and strategies for increasing our revenues from international markets.

"The opening of our new technical development centre in India is a key focus for us as we strive to deliver ongoing product and value enhancements to our customers, which include significantly investing in cloud, social and mobile technologies to meet their increased demands for greater efficiency."

He added: "m-hance India is a fresh, exciting company, backed by an established UK parent with a 25-year trading history. We are actively hiring the best talent in the UK and India to fill a variety of roles to complement our existing teams and share our considerable worldwide knowledge to continually improve our service offering. This will enable us to quickly extend our business in promising, untapped markets in order to maximise future growth.”