Total Computers snaps up OverBright to boost services business

Total says the deal accelerates its strategy of focusing growth on IT solutions and services

Total Computers is set to strengthen its IT capabilities further after striking a deal to acquire cloud and digital transformation firm OverBright.

OverBright is the trading name of EEC Services International Ltd and is a specialist provider of cloud and digital transformation services to both public and private sectors.

Total says the deal accelerates its strategy of focusing growth on IT solutions and services, adding enterprise technical skills and over £5m of services revenues.

The IT services and solutions provider says it has already revealed strong growth in its managed services business as part of a 30 per cent year-on-year growth in group turnover to £91m.

"I strongly believe that Total's future lies in providing customers with end-to-end IT services," said Aidan Groom, managing director of Total.

"OverBright has exceptional technical capabilities, and the acquisition is a logical fit with our business: it fits with our strategic direction, it fits very well with the skills customers are looking for, and it fits with the scale of customers we're increasingly working with."

The purchase was formally concluded on the 18 July for an undisclosed sum and includes equity and a long-term role in Total's leadership team for OverBright owner Kevin Goodall.

He said: "Digital transformation and cloud initiatives have been topics high on CIO agendas for several years now, and only further accelerated by global events. After delivering these projects there is an ongoing need for the skills required to keep cloud and workspace technologies optimised and secure and this is another core competency of ours.

"Progressive organisations are already seeking business advantage through DevOps and Automation projects, and this looks set to be the next big wave of work."

Groom added that the acquisition helps Total to deliver on requirements made by customers "at the highest level".

He said: "It's more apparent than ever before that our customers want an IT partner that can work with them at a high level, informing their IT strategy, aligning it with business goals, and providing them with the technical expertise to design, implement, and manage it. The OverBright acquisition enables us to deliver upon those requirements, and at the very highest level."