nine double turnover and size up £1 million milestone

South Tyneside-based nine has defied the economic trend and announced continuous growth for a second consecutive year.

The software house saw their turnover double year on year, and has revealed sales are on target to reach the £1 million milestone for 2014.

David Frame and Andy Walton launched nine in 2011 with the objective of specialising solely in creating bespoke high performing software solutions for clients who can’t find an off the shelf solution either because it doesn’t exist, doesn’t fit, costs too much or it doesn’t integrate with their existing systems.

Since then, nine has become internationally renowned with a broad range of clients around the world, spanning a diverse range of industries such as the oil and public sector, housing, and engineering. More recently, nine has seen growth through working with new clients in the utilities and retail sectors.

From globally recognised brand names including P&G, Barbour, the NHS, Gentoo and BT to entrepreneurs with a great idea, for example Harlow Printing, NHS Gooroo, RHI and Car2U, nine has developed world-class software solutions that have revolutionised the way companies work, saving their clients millions of pounds through improved efficiency and productivity achieved by connecting companies and their workforce.

Andy Walton, managing director at nine, said: “Our tremendous year on year growth has been a fantastic result of hard work, particularly as we are in an increasingly competitive and fast-moving market.

“What has been paramount to our success are our loyal clients and dedicated team. We are passionate about innovation and being at the forefront of our industry, so investing in the right team is critically important. As part of our continued growth strategy, we have recently strengthened our team with four key appointments, bringing the team to twelve full-time members of staff.

“This is a key stage in our development as we see a rise in the demand for our specialist and bespoke solutions; as more and more companies are approaching us to seek software solutions to an increasing variety of complex problems, the skills and expertise the team bring will help us continue to create the innovation solutions that our clients expect from us.”

Nine are a prime example of a company leading the way in innovation with their fresh and forward thinking approach to software development and were recently shortlisted for the Most Innovative Business award at the South Tyneside Business Awards 2013.