Sheffield tech firm on track to surpass £50m turnover mark

Millgate, the Sheffield-based tech firm, is on course to post turnover in excess of £50m in 2017 as it celebrates its 21st year in business.

Established in 1996 in Rotherham with three staff providing IT and communication solutions for businesses in Yorkshire, Millgate now employs 115 people and serves more than 6,000 customers across the UK.

Millgate, which provides IT and telecoms products and services, is currently based on Vantage Drive in Sheffield.

Chris Calvert, managing director, said: “In the last 21 years connecting people and sharing information has become more important than ever, as a result of our 24-7 society, the rise of social media and smart technology, as well as the uptake in cloud technology in ever-evolving workplaces.

“Because we are partnered with global telecom and IT suppliers, Millgate has the freedom to select products by suitability and not availability, providing the most productive and cost-effectiveend-to-end IT solution for each client, as well as 24/7 maintenance service to businesses of all sizes.

“Buoyed by our growth in managed IT services and cloud technology sales, in the last five years alone we have more than doubled turnover from £22m in 2012 as well as job creation - increasing our workforce from 57 to 115 in the same period.”

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