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Business park is ideal centre for firm to evolve
A FINANCIAL advice and accountancy
business is expanding
its IT division with the opening
of its first North-East office.
Armstrong Watson Computer
Solutions, the external IT division
of the Armstrong Watson
Group (AW), which has 12 offices
throughout the North-East, has
opened an office on Sunderland's
Rainton Bridge Business Park.
The company has moved to the
E-volve centre, in Rainton, as
part of a planned expansion of its
IT services division. Its head office
is in Carlisle and the firm is
looking to expand its business in
the North-East.
The company is initially employing
five people to provide IT
implementation, training and
support on a range of Sage and
Pegasus business software solutions.
Managing director Andrew
Fisher said: "We want to provide
North-East businesses with a
very personal alternative for
these services from a small and
dedicated team.
"Sunderland is an attractive location
and we're looking forward
to growing the business from
here."
The Armstrong Watson Computer
Solutions team provides
comprehensive network, hardware
and infrastructure support
services to many small and medium-
sized enterprises.
Councillor Bryan Charlton,
portfolio holder for regeneration
and community cohesion at Sunderland
City Council, which is
supporting the development of
Rainton Bridge,said: "This is another
feather in the cap of Evolve.
This is the first office in the
North-East and we're delighted
they chose Sunderland."
8:51am Thursday 27th March 2008
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