CCS Media cuts ribbon on three new sites

Fast-growing reseller continues rapid expansion with new premises, and looks to further growth

CCS is forging ahead with its aggressive growth plans by opening three new office locations to cope with its planned expansion.

The firm has cut the ribbon on its new premises in London Bridge, Weybridge and Bury, bringing the total number of UK sites to 19.

Its latest developments follow a record 2014 financial year, which saw the firm break through the £110m turnover barrier, a 13 per cent increase on the previous year.

Terry Betts, managing director of CCS Media, said the multiple offices were to attract the right staff.

"It is all about quality of staff. It is going to get harder to get the right people this year and if we can reduce travel time and make the business more attractive to people, we will continue to recruit the right quality people. We are looking at yet more sites and are close to signing for another one which I can't reveal just yet."

Betts said the firm had nearly 300 staff, with 210 of those sales staff, and the plan is to take on another 20 experienced sales staff in 2015.

"My homeworking team, which I don't tend to talk about that often, is doing really well and is one of the biggest areas of investment for me this year as the trend for flexible working continues. I am expecting 20 per cent growth from that team in 2015," he said.

"I am also going to start a graduate programme this year," Betts added. "With £9.5m in the bank and no debts, we are well placed for another year of increased revenue and growth.

"I am proud that we have independently funded our training and development and am also proud of our staff, who have demonstrated their commitment and faith in our strategy placing us at the forefront of the reseller market and in turn, providing them with a secure environment with lots of career potential."

Betts added that while his focus is on organic growth, he would not rule out acquisition if the fit was right.

"The kind of firm we would look at would have to be in services or one that is a complementary business."

And looking ahead, Betts said the year would be 'tougher' than before, but he was aiming for 10 per cent growth.

"Dell and HP have both been very good for us over the past 12 months, but I will be interested to see how the HP split will work out. The best thing about our business is the pace of change in technology, and you go with whoever brings out the best."