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Quick contract wins spark growth at Newcastle telecoms startup

Telecoms startup Arrow Comms has made a strong start to life since launching in Newcastle a few months ago.

The business, headed by Simon Ward and Paul Clark, has landed contracts with clients in Scotland, the Midlands and Yorkshire, as well as in its native North East.

The company, which focuses solely on providing tailored telephone systems and applications to businesses, has found itself working with the likes of Sadler Brown Architects, Lumley Castle Hotel and Orange Bus as well as charities Barnardo’s and The Concern Group.

Simon and Paul say that the quick wins are accelerating growth plans, with the business looking to recruit more bodies to support operations with Ben Parry now on board as senior UC engineer.

Simon Ward said: “Paul and I had long talked about setting up our own business, and we felt there was an opportunity to use the expertise we had to specifically focus on telecommunications at a point where most other firms in our sector are diluting their offering across various different aspects of connectivity.

“Our aim is to organically build a sustainable business and work with clients of all sizes and in all sectors anywhere in the UK where we can bring our expertise to bear and create telephony solutions that support their commercial objectives.

“The response we’ve had from clients so far has been very encouraging, and adding quality staff to the team to enable us to keep up with client demand will be a priority for the year to come.

Gosforth-based RMT Accountants & Business Advisors worked with the Arrow team on setting up the company and is continuing to support its operations.

Michael McGee, Client Services Manager at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors, added: “The Arrow management team has a clear vision of how they want the business to grow, and the excellent progress they’ve made in such a short space of time would suggest their plans are already reaping rewards.”