Phil Doye makes minority investment in Total Computers

Doye describes £90m-revenue firm as "trusted partner with huge ambition"

Boxxe CEO and owner Phil Doye has made a minority investment in Total Computers.

Doye (pictured) will also now become a board member of the Kettering-based firm, which turned over £91m in fiscal 2021.

It's been three-and-a-half years since Doye returned to the IT channel by acquiring boxxe, then known as SBL, having previously built up and sold Kelway to CDW.

In a statement, Doye stressed that he had known Total CEO Aidan Groom (pictured below) and CRO Kevin Goodall - the latter of whom joined Total via its July acquisition of OverBright - for "many years".

"They have created a business that is uniquely positioned to help customers keep up with the pace of digital transformation and technological innovation," Doye said.

"Aidan and the team at Total Computers have proven they are trusted partners with huge ambition. The opportunity to help them make an even bigger difference to the market was one that I simply could not turn down."

Groom added: "We've worked extremely hard over the past few years to restructure the business and I believe now is absolutely the right time to bring somebody with Phil's vast industry knowledge and experience onboard. We have real ambition to take Total to the next level and I'm certain Phil will help us to achieve just that."

Doye was also part of the Berkshire Partners team that in 2020 acquired a minority stake in US digital transformation giant Ahead. In October 2022 Berkshire Partners became the majority shareholder.