What the Press are saying about us....
BT Business named FINALIST in BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards 2011
5 Sept 2011 - The Chartered Institute of IT
BT Business (and all constituent parts including BT Engage IT, BT iNet and BT Business Direct) has been named a finalist in the BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards 2011 (IT Supplier of the Year, organisational excellence category). The annual Awards are the benchmark for excellence throughout the computer industry. They focus on the contribution of individuals, projects, organisations and technologies that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of IT in the past 12 months.
http://www.bcs.org/category/5818
BT Engage IT signals that growth ambitions continue
25 Aug 2011 - Microscope.co.uk
BT Engage IT has completed the first stage of its recruitment drive after hiring in 40 heads but has vowed to keep expanding in order to gain growth.
http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/reseller-news/bt-engage-signals-that-growth-ambitions-continue/
BT Engage IT hires four sales bosses
23 Aug 2011 - CRN UK News
BT's mid-market reseller arm raids rivals in staff recruitment drive, Reseller, Movers and Shakers, BT Engage IT.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/.../bt-engage-hires-sales-bosses
BT services division takes 15 school leavers for IT apprenticeships in recruitment drive
23 August 2011 - ComputerWeekly.com
BT Engage IT feature in V3's consumerisation of IT report
15 July 2011 - Phil Muncaster talks to Chris Lindsay, Marketing Director at BT Engage IT
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/analysis/2093644/virtualisation-key-managing-march-consumerisation
CRN - Getting engaged with BT
28 June 2011 - Doug Woodburn talks to BT Engage IT managing director Martin Balaam about the firm's ambitious plans for expansion
BT Engage IT has been a sleeping giant since it was formed two years ago from the fusion of BT acquisitions Basilica and Lynx. But having battened down the hatches and completed its integration, the £200m VAR is keen to shake off its image as the quiet man of the channel and lift the lid on its ambitious expansion plans.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/feature/2082196/getting-engaged-bt
CRN - BT Engage IT to draw on power of parent
20 June 2011 - VAR target five per cent share of available market as it foster ties with BT Business and Global Services account managers
BT Engage IT aims to command a five per cent share of UK upper mid-market IT spend within three years by flexing the muscles of parent company BT. The BT Engage IT brand was created two years ago on the back of BT's acquisitions of mid-market resellers Basilica and Lynx.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2079943/bt-engage-draw-power-parent
CRN - 14 June 2011
BT Engage IT gets specialist
BT Engage IT is creating two specialist sales units focused on IT security solutions and HP Networking.
Talking to ChannelWeb, BT Engage IT managing director Martin Balaam said the 800-strong VAR is in expansion mode after completing the integration of the brand into BT.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2078781/bt-engage-specialist#ixzz1PL6IhJNk
HR Magazine - 19 May 2011
BT's IT arm to recruit 40 sales staff and 20 apprentices this year
BT Engage IT, the IT services division of BT, has embarked on its biggest recruitment drive to date, and is looking to employ more than 40 IT sales professionals in the next six months, as the initial phase to support its three-year growth plan.
http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1019494/bts-it-arm-recruit-sales-staff-apprentices
Computer Weekly - 17 May 2011
BT recruits apprentices for IT services division
BT is searching for 20 apprentices to work in its IT services division, BT Engage IT, in its largest-ever recruitment drive. The recruitment strategy aims to support the company's growth in its products, managed services and support businesses. BT is looking for 20 school leavers and 40 IT sales staff.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/05/17/246677/BT-recruits-apprentices-for-IT-services-division.htm
CRN/Channelweb.co.uk - 17 May 2011
BT Engage IT launches recruitment push
VAR BT Engage IT has kicked off its "biggest recruitment drive to date" and has launched its own apprenticeship scheme. Working in partnership with IT recruitment outfit Claremont Consulting, the VAR is aiming to hire about 40 consultants, account managers and account directors over the next six months.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2071379/bt-engage-launches-recruitment-push
Derby Telegraph/thisisderbyshire.co.uk
Sales roles and apprenticeships are up for grabs
THE IT services division of BT is looking to recruit dozens of new people. Over the next six months, BT Engage IT will recruit more than 40 sales professionals into jobs including consultants, account managers and account directors.
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Sales-roles-apprenticeships-grabs/article-3568107-detail/article.html
