Reinforcements – Cornerstone new recruits ( from left ): Megan , Ewan and Jack .
IT and telecoms leader Cornerstone reboots bigger and better
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Growth , growth , GROWTH !
WORDS : SARAH DALE
Cornerstone Business Solutions is celebrating the big wins this winter thanks to a season of growth . The IT and telecoms company , which is based at Preston Farm , Stockton , has taken on five new members of staff and won a host of new clients to add to the growing list of businesses it already supports .
“ It ’ s all about growth at Cornerstone ,” said Chris Petty , managing director .
“ We have won a lot more clients , we ’ ve taken on more staff , we ’ ve bought our own office and we ’ ve become a Crown Commercial and NHS approved supplier .”
The new roles include a business account manager , three engineers and a business administrator . One of the engineer posts and the business admin role are apprentice positions . The company has taken on at least one new apprentice annually over the last four years and it ’ s something the directors have been passionate about since they started up 14 years ago .
The staff expansion reflects the growth of the technology firm as several new clients have been added to its books . These include providing IT and telecommunications services to Scott Bros , a leading local haulage and plant hire , recycling and aggregate company , plus three new Teesside-based law firms .
One of its new clients is a global company for which Cornerstone provides IT and telecoms support for 600 users – a figure expected to grow to 1,000 users by April .
The company looks after a range of different clients across the region , nationally and internationally , which means providing support around the clock to businesses operating in different time zones . The IT and
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