Central Telecom crowned Avaya BusinessPartner of the Year
Central acknowledged by Avaya for unprecedented second year running for their outstanding performance, channel excellence and success in key Public Sector solutions.
Communications specialists Central Telecom, an Avaya Platinum BusinessPartner, has been named Business Partner of the Year by Avaya, global leaders in communication systems, applications and services, for an unprecedented second consecutive year.
The company, whose headquarters is in Burton-on-Trent with regional offices in London and Guildford, was presented with the title of BusinessPartner of the Year 2007 at the Avaya Business Partner Conference, which took place in Paris.
The Business Partner conference provides an opportunity to recognize Avaya Business Partners for their EMEA performance and to acknowledge outstanding partners who have demonstrated channel excellence above expectations by delivering winning networking solutions.The highly contended title of BusinessPartner of the Year is presented to the best performing Avaya Platinum Enterprise BusinessPartner in EMEA.
Nick Roullier, Avaya's UK Country Manager, said: 'The award for the best performing Enterprise BusinessPartner is based on business growth, revenue achievement and general sales and marketing performance. Central Telecom, our Enterprise winner, is a high-level applications sales driven business, which has enjoyed significant growth in Avaya business.
"Central has also achieved success in developing a new public sector practice which is demonstrated by a number of key County Council wins including Cambridgeshire County Council, Hampshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council."
Central's Managing Director, Andrew McDougall who received the award commented "'We are pleased to have been recognised by Avaya for our achievements over the past 12 months. Retaining the Business of the Year title cements our place as a leading Avaya Platinum Partner and illustrates our exceptional technical ability in providing leading edge innovative solutions and applications that serve the unique needs of our customers.
"To be acknowledged for our excellence in delivering Public Sector solutions is testament to our experience and track record of understanding and identifying the key issues affecting the Public Sector and designing, developing and implementing Public Sector Centric Solutions to improve customer service and deliver greater efficiency."
The award follows hot on the heels of Central's recent success at the 6th annual Channel Network Awards where they received the title of Enterprise Convergence Solution of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. The Channel Network Awards recognise best practice in client solutions and Central received this prestigious award for their design and implementation of an innovative, yet highly robust Avaya IPT solution for Sunderland City Council, providing the biggest roll out of SIP in EMEA and providing cost savings of £500,000.