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IT firm Advantex to bolster Gateshead HQ with £350k investment

IT firm Advantex Network Solutions Ltd has announced it is investing £350k to conduct expansion plans that will see its Gateshead head office double in capacity.

The business, which provides IT and telecoms services, plans to develop a new protected data centre, alongside additional office and meeting space.

Supported by a £75k Let’s Grow North East grant, new training and product demonstration facilities are also being developed.

Following the cash injection, the company will be eyeing further growth in the next 12 months as it targets a £6m turnover by 2017 on the back of additional staff and the utilisation of the additional capacity to secure additional regional and national work.

Advantex was established in 2002 and is an accredited Microsoft, Cisco and Mitel partner, employing more than 60 people who provide single source solutions that combine flexibility and added value technologies to deliver high performance benefits to clients.

Stephen O’Connell, co-founder and sales director, revealed: “We’re incredibly excited about what this investment will allow us to do as we look to grow our team and customer-base over the coming months and years.

“We’re already seeing strong traction as economic confidence looks to hold-up and businesses continue to invest while eschewing traditional approaches to IT provision and service support.

“We’re also pleased to be able to continue to invest in recruiting talented people, who can provide the highest levels of customer service.

“The next few months promises to be even busier as we look to develop our presence further in core sectors.

“Education providers, who will be facing a changing IT landscape over the next year, can benefit significantly from the expertise and experience we offer as part of new strategic IT, and wider commercial and e-Learning packages and technologies.”