The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 35: Feb/March 2018 | Page 24

TECHNOLOGY
Excalibur expands with
acquisition of Tech4Education
Excalibur Communications, the Swindon-based
telecoms and IT solutions service provider, has
acquired Techs4Education in a strategic move
aimed at “consolidating and expanding” its
specialist IT for education practice. Established in
2010, Techs4Education is a provider of IT support
services and technology solutions to schools in
the South of England.
Excalibur is set to grow its presence in the education sector
and believes the acquisition brings “scale, experience and
expertise” to its existing education division, positioning it
to meet the “unique and evolving” IT and communications
requirements of schools into the future.
The firm will maintain the Techs4Education name and
re-brand its existing education practice under this title
as part of the integration process. Excalibur has worked
in the education market for over ten years and “further
strengthened” its proposition for schools with the purchase
of the Support Services division of Ntegra in April 2017.
The enlarged Techs4Education division will now serve over
30 schools in the South and South West UK.
Speaking about the deal, Peter Boucher, chief executive
officer of Excalibur, said: “The addition of Techs4Education
complements our existing education practice and grows
our presence in a sector which is important to the business.
Techs4Education has a strong reputation for making sure
its schools have reliable and effective IT solutions and, like
Excalibur, believes in delivering only the highest levels of
service.
“By joining forces with Techs4Education we can reach
more schools and support them in harnessing the latest
technology for effective classroom learning.”
Steve Worthington, chief executive officer of
Techs4Education, added: “In Excalibur we have found a
partner who shares our vision for technology in schools
and can facilitate taking our offering to the next level.
Our knowledge of the sector, combined with the depth of
resources available from Excalibur will enable us to broaden
the IT and Telecommunications solutions we provide to
schools.”
The purchase of Techs4Education is Excalibur’s 5th IT
acquisition in the past seven years.
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