VAR R-Com opens new office following headcount boost

Northern VAR has boosted its staff numbers by 20 per cent in recent weeks

VAR R-Com has officially opened its new Stockport office this week, following a recruitment push which has boosted its staff numbers by 20 per cent.

The reseller, which is partnered with the likes of VMware, Trend Micro and Microsoft, has enjoyed lightning growth in recent years, and managed to finish 34th in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2014.

Now the firm has launched a new office which is three times the size of its previous premises, and will accommodate an increase in its headcount from 25 to 30 in recent months, with the aim of adding 10 more recruits soon.

Ajaz Rathore, R-Com's director, said the reseller is hoping to push its sales to between £14m and £15m in 2015. It achieved sales of close to £10m for the calendar year 2014.

Ayaz Rathore, sales director at R-Com, said its partnership with VMware has been critical to the firm's growth over the past few years.

"VMware is the foundation of what we have built the business on, but we are also, from a revenue and certification point of view, looking to become a Premier Dell partner," he said.

"We have also recently added on Simplivity and we are going to have a stronger focus on end-user computing this year."