Westcoast Limited
| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computing |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Joe Hemani[1] |
| Headquarters | Theale, Reading, United Kingdom[2] |
Key people | ) Sunil Madhani (finance director) |
| Revenue | £2.5bn [3][1] |
Number of employees | 1600[1][3] |
| Website | www |
Westcoast Limited, also known as Westcoast Group, provides IT products and services, including storage systems, servers and workstations.[4] It provides goods and services business to business and to the education sector.[5][6] In 2021, Westcoast became the largest IT distributor in the United Kingdom.[7]
Established in 1984, the Westcoast Group remains privately held with its distributor arm, Westcoast Limited, distributing leading IT brands such as HP, HPE, Microsoft, Lenovo, Apple, and many others to a broad range of resellers, retailers and office product dealers in the UK and beyond.[8]
Westcoast Limited has grown to become the number one UK distributor for many vendors and customers. The Westcoast Group employs more than 1,600 people across a number of locations in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
Westcoast Limited was the largest privately owned company in the Thames Valley before being a merger with European distributor ALSO group was announced in July 2024
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1984 in Reading, United Kingdom.[9]
Orion Media Marketing, printer consumables distributor was acquired in 2005.[10]
In 2006, the company bought Irish IT distributors Clarity.
XMA merger
[edit]Westcoast merged with XMA, a printer consumables distributor, in 2008. However, no operations were consolidated and XMA continued as a distinct brand and entity.[11] XMA also had a distribution centre in Milton Keynes.[12]
The XMA operation was merged with Viglen in 2014.[13][14]
Westcoast bought Nottingham, UK based ArtSystems in 2016. The company supply 3d printing equipment.[15][16]
By 2017, XMA had a turnover of £350m.[17]
Operations
[edit]Westcoast distributes to the UK and Ireland from its centres in Reading, Nottingham, Andover, Milton Keynes and Europe. It has a data centre in Wales.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Media, Insider. "IT firm secures £225m funding package". Insider Media Ltd.
- ^ "Westcoast Limited: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ a b Waite, Jon (15 November 2017). "GiG UK".
- ^ "Westcoast Announces Purchase Of Clarity Distribution, Ireland".
- ^ "Exclusive: Westcoast aiming to be the UK largest B2B hardware distributor by 2020 - Mobile News Online | Mobile News Online". 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Allsopp, Josh (12 October 2017). "Westcoast reveals cloud business boom | OPI - Office Products International". Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Woodburn, Doug (7 June 2021). "'The only instruction Joe ever gave me was to grow the damn thing' - Alex Tatham on Westcoast becoming UK's largest IT distributor". CRN.
- ^ "About us". www.westcoast.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "WESTCOAST LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ "WestCoast buckles up Orion deal". www.theregister.co.uk.
- ^ "Westcoast completes XMA merger". The Register.
- ^ "Xma Ltd". Cylex UK.
- ^ Ltd, Insider Media. "Viglen merger boosts sales at XMA".
- ^ "Westcoast Group shuffles management deck". The Register.
- ^ "Westcoast snaps up Nottingham-based distie ArtSystems".
- ^ "Westcoast makes 'game-changing' 3D print acquisition | CRN". www.channelweb.co.uk. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Ltd, Insider Media. "Turnover surges to £350m at XMA".
- ^ "Westcoast prepares for hybrid working economy with Dell Technologies partnership".