Niu Solutions brushes off Brexit and continues recruitment drive

MSP builds on existing skill sets as it looks to capitalise on strong fintech and retail verticals

Fintech and retail specialist Niu Solutions has made several new hires as it pursues its ambitious growth plans.

The managed services provider, which scaled back its buy-and-build strategy in 2011 to focus on its core markets, revealed earlier this year that it was concentrating on more "focused, organic growth".

Now the London-based firm has taken on a business development director, four new sales managers, an infrastructure and storage consultant, an information security officer and a network engineer in its latest recruitment drive.

Chief executive Shaun Ledgerwood (pictured) told CRN that despite Brexit, the feeling within the company was positive.

"We have been hiring a whole lot of people. At the beginning of the year we had 110 people, now we are 125 strong and still recruiting. We have been hiring a lot over the past year and are seeing massive growth in the market, and taking advantage of that. It is certainly not slowing down post-Brexit; we feel very positive."

He said Brexit should be dealt with as an obstacle.

"There are three ways people look at an obstacle. Those who see it and turn back, those who bash through it or climb over it, and those who say "oh great, an obstacle" and use it to get a new perspective. I did not vote for Brexit, but much as I think it was the wrong thing to do, we need to see it as an opportunity."

He said those who use the changes Brexit will inevitably bring to their advantage will succeed. "For example, those who are lobbying parliament about legislation changes just need to go out there and make the most of it," he said.

And speaking of future Niu Solutions' growth, Ledgerwood added: "At the moment we are in the embedding phase - we have a good business and we want to gain traction. We are going to continue to win customers and make good progress. There is no question that Fintech and retail is strong in the UK.

"[Success means] you have to have a different flavour. There are so many skill sets out there and when you get the right ingredients you can do anything. We have those ingredients in the UK."