词条 | SCC (Specialist Computer Centres) |
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| name = SCC | logo = | type = Private limited company | foundation = 1975 | location_city = Birmingham | location_country = UK | key_people = James Rigby, Chief Executive John Bland, MD of UK Sales Mike Swain, MD of Services Europe Peter Whitfield, European Finance Director, Neil Atkins CMO/Marketing Director | num_employees = ~5,000 (SCC EMEA, 2015) | revenue = {{profit}} £1.55 billion | parent = Rigby Group PLC | subsid = M2 FluidOne | industry = Information Technology, Data Centre & Cloud Services | homepage = www.scc.com }} SCC is Europe's largest independent Information Technology services business, with over 2,500 customers in more than 50 countries. SCC plans, supplies, integrates and manages IT for leading public and private sector businesses across Europe. The business operates from 75 locations in the UK, France, Spain and Romania{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}. Company structureSCC is the technology division of Rigby Group PLC, owned by Sir Peter Rigby (Chairman), a £2bn international business with six key divisions: technology, hotels, airports, aviation, property and financial services. SCC is headquartered in Birmingham, UK. Company historyIn 1975, Sir Peter Rigby, founded Specialist Computer Recruitment (SCR). An outsourcing operation, Specialist Computer Services (SCS) opened in 1980, followed by the creation of SCC in 1982. Throughout the 1980s, SCC offices were opened in numerous UK cities, including London and Edinburgh. The 1990s saw the beginning of a new strategy - expansion by acquisition not growth. SCC has staged regular takeovers since 1995 (see below for full list), the most recent being the acquisition of Citrix reseller IQ Sys Limited.[1] In 2002, Peter Rigby was knighted for his contribution to IT and business in the Midlands. SCC published figures of £2.041 billion turnover for 2008, making SCC the largest privately owned business in the West Midlands and 15th largest in the UK overall.[2] Further acquisitions saw turnover increase to £2.48 billion in 2011.[3] Formerly registered as a subsidiary of the holding group SCH, the company previously operated alongside a sister company - Specialist Distribution Group (SDG) - which was sold in 2012 to Tech Data.[4] Since the sale all technology operations have been consolidated under the SCC brand. Acquisitions
Notes1. ^Register article, 22/7/09 . 2. ^Fast Track 2009 Top Track 100 league table, published 28 June 2009 in The Sunday Times. . 3. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.scc.com/why-scc/history/ | title = £2.48 billion turnover and 7,000 employees in five key European countries | publisher = www.scc.com | accessdate = 2012-02-14}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Tech Data completes SDG acquisition|url=http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2222010/tech-data-completes-sdg-acquisition|accessdate=27 May 2016}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/print-services-firm-m2-digital-6721360|title=Print services firm M2 Digital bought by SCC|last=Jupp|first=Adam|date=2014-02-18|work=men|access-date=2017-08-31}} External links
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