Top VARs is a report into the fortunes of the 100 biggest UK resellers and the priorities of CIOs across a variety of vertical markets. The research reveals that there are plenty of resellers on the list that continue to grow sales, but it also shows how much margins are coming under pressure.
100. Electrosonic
Revenue: £39.9m Staff: 279
Net profit margin: 0%
99. Natilik
Revenue: £40m Staff: 128
Net profit margin: 5.4%
98. Elite Group
Revenue: £40.2m Staff: 146
Net profit margin: 5.2%
97. Roc Technologies
Revenue: £40.3m Staff: 89
Net profit margin: -7.3%
96. Trams
Revenue: £40.5m Staff: 45
Net profit margin: 1.7%
95. Cisilion
Revenue: £40.7m Staff: 98
Net profit margin: 1.7%
94. Ampito Group
Revenue: £40.8m Staff: 36
Net profit margin: 11.2%
93. Solid Solutions
Revenue: £41.3m Staff: 182
Net profit margin: 11.2%
92. Kinly (formerly Viju)
Revenue: £41.6m Staff: 152
Net profit margin: 1.2%
91. Intercity Technology
Revenue: £41.7m Staff: 219
Net profit margin: 6.1%
90. Hardware Group
Revenue: £41.8m Staff: 137
Net profit margin: -10.2%
89. Probrand
Revenue: £42.2m Staff: 131
Net profit margin: -0.3%
88. Nine Telecom
Revenue: £43.7m Staff: 107
Net profit margin: -1.9%
87. Printerland
Revenue: £44.5m Staff: 47
Net profit margin: 7.9%
86. TET
Revenue: £45.7m Staff: 44
Net profit margin: 1.5%
85. European Electronique
Revenue: £46m Staff: 140
Net profit margin: 0.3%
84. AdEPT Technology Group
Revenue: £46.4m Staff: 179
Net profit margin: 8.5%
83. CSI
Revenue: £46.4m Staff: 168
Net profit margin: 2.5%
82. Bechtle
Revenue: £46.8m Staff: 57
Net profit margin: 3.2%
81. Blue Chip Customer Engineering
Revenue: £47.1m Staff: 242
Net profit margin: 8.6%
80. PC Specialist
Revenue: £47.6m Staff: 86
Net profit margin: 0.7%
79. RedstoneConnect
Revenue: £47.6m Staff: N/A
Net profit margin: 3.2%
78. MCSA
Revenue: £49.2m Staff: 133
Net profit margin: -4.9%
77. Viadex
Revenue: £49.4m Staff: 57
Net profit mqargin: 1.9%
76. Sabio
Revenue: £49.5m Staff: 234
Net profit margin: 4.9%
75. Millgate
Revenue: £50.1m Staff: 116
Net profit margin: 1.3%
74. Options IT
Revenue: £50.4m Staff: 172
Net profit margin: 1.3%
73. Commercial
Revenue: £50.5m Staff: 57
Net profit margin: 1.6%
72. Proact
Revenue: £50.6m Staff: 230
Net profit margin: 4.2%
71. Axians
Revenue: £51.4m Staff: 83
Net profit margin: 3.8%