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SCC acquires Kavanagh to underline market leadership in Data Centre transformation

SCC, the technology solutions provider brand of Europe’s largest independent technology group, SCH, has acquired Kavanagh, a market leading specialist provider of consultancy services and IT infrastructure solutions for the Data Centre. Through combining Kavanagh’s dedicated consulting team with its strong position around Cloud Computing and on demand services, SCC reinforces its leading position in Data Centre transformation. Kavanagh will trade as SCC with immediate effect.

Sir Peter Rigby, Chairman and Chief Executive of SCH, commented:

“The deal forms part of a clear and longstanding strategy to evolve the breadth and depth of SCC’s innovative IT consulting services and infrastructure solutions. With customers demanding strategic planning, business alignment and operational development, we have more than doubled our dedicated specialist consultancy resources and, consequently, our ability to help many more companies to better align their investment in IT with their business objectives.”

James Rigby, CEO of SCC UK, said: “We are seeing fast growth around applications, server and desktop virtualisation and, especially, Data Centre transformation to facilitate and enable cost reduction and service improvement. As a result of the acquisition, we have considerably enhanced our ability to provide specialist consultancy in these areas.”

Rob Campbell, Managing Director of Kavanagh, said: “We are delighted to be joining this full service IT infrastructure solutions provider, which has a fantastic reputation for achieving sustained profitable growth. Kavanagh has gained a strong reputation for delivering complex projects which has resulted in a high quality client base. Under SCC, the company will benefit from financial stability and will continue to grow and develop further solutions in the Data Centre.”