TECHNOLOGY
Fresh clients at Mintivo
IT consultancy firm Mintivo is celebrating after securing three major new clients.
INTRODUCING UNITII – A WILTSHIRE INNOVATION
With more people than ever working remotely and staff constantly on the move, an intranet is an essential tool, even for smaller companies.
And one Wiltshire firm has developed and launched an affordable, off-the-peg, flexible solution.
Unitii, based at The Glove Factory in Holt, provides cloud-based intranet services for companies from as little as £ 5 per user per month.
Clients can choose from four off-theshelf modules, so they can enjoy a set-up entirely suited to their specific needs.
The modules include human resources, information management, communications, and forms and workflows. As companies can pick and choose which elements they want, they will only be paying for what they actually use.
Full support is on hand in the form of a dedicated account manager to make sure the process runs smoothly. Super user training is also offered at an extra cost.
Unitii was the idea of entrepreneur Steve Healy who founded local company ITS which later was sold on to become Vysiion.
After the sale, Steve has invested in other local businesses but the idea for a new intranet solution was formed during his time with ITS.
He said:“ We tried several intranet communication platforms as ITS was growing and none seemed to work in the way we required. They were often too cluttered, too much information and just too complex to use. I remember thinking‘ one day I’ ll do something about this’ and now I have.”
The platform has been developed by the team at Boson Web, an award winning creative digital agency, based around Steve’ s original idea. The vision is to offer a modern, user-friendly and affordable communication tool to tap into the growing need for the staff in companies of all sizes to effectively communicate with each other.
This will also work effectively for companies with multiple sites, for franchise businesses which disparate franchisees and many other modern forms of business models.
Steve said:“ A well-designed intranet will improve efficiency and cut costs by allowing staff direct access to information and documents. It’ s good for team-building as it keeps everyone in the loop and shares relevant and interesting news.
“ Whether a company has numerous locations and staff working remotely or has a small team but needs to keep tabs on workflow, an intranet helps collaboration and enables a firm to communicate efficiently, making it easier to get things done.”
Unitii is already available for as few as 20 users on flexible terms with no contract so companies can unsubscribe at any time without incurring a penalty, all adding to the low-risk nature of the service.
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The company, based in Chippenham, provides IT solutions tailored to individual business’ s needs and is highly skilled in virtualisation, cyber security, cloud technology and Microsoft products.
One of its new clients is the awardwinning architecture company CMS Group, which is based in Corsham.
CMS Group delivers projects ranging from schools and colleges to hospitals. It was responsible for the design of the state-ofthe-art new Wiltshire Air Ambulance base at Semington, near Melksham.
The next new client is Unseen, a Bristolbased charity campaigning against human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Unseen works with communities, governments and other organisations in its bid to eliminate slavery, while also offering support to victims of trafficking.
And the third new client is Alizeti Capital, which recently made a deal worth around £ 150m with Betfred to secure the running of the TOTE.
The TOTE was established by Parliament in 1928 when Winston Churchill was the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to provide a state-controlled alternative to illegal bookmakers, and ensure some of the revenues from gambling were used for“ purposes conducive to the improvement of breeds of horses or the sport of horseracing”.
The Alizeti Consortium of Racehorse Owners is headed up by owner and breeder Alex Frost, who also sits on the board at Epsom Downs Racecourse, and Eamonn Wilmott, an owner and pioneer of advanced racing technologies, as well as former board member of the British Horseracing Association.
Mintivo director Mark Adams said:“ We’ re absolutely thrilled to have these three fantastic new clients on board and are very much looking forward to working with them. They all do remarkable work in their
“ We have a rare mix of deeply passionate technical people”
respective fields and we are proud to be able to be a part of that.”
Mintivo, which also includes Investors in People, Age UK and White Horse Surveyors among its clients, employs ten staff currently and is looking to expand. Between them, the company’ s directors have more than 60 years’ experience in IT.
Mark said:“ Mintivo is a true IT service management company with customer service at the core of everything we do. We are a modern company supporting SMEs with all the latest technology.
“ We take a consultative approach to help align IT to business goals. We wish to ensure both Mintivo and every one of our clients has an enjoyable experience.
“ We have a rare mix of deeply passionate, technical people who are also able to communicate clearly – no tech-speak allowed- to people at all levels within a company.”
As the company goes from strength to strength, future plans are to continue expanding and perhaps look at some acquisitions in the future and possibly open another office.
He added:“ And of course, we plan to keep hiring the best tech people around.”
For more information visit www. mintivo. co. uk or call 03300 88331 or email hello @ mintivo. co. uk
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