it services consulting founded 1981 founder philip hulme and peter ogden headquarters hatfield uk key people greg lock chairman mike norris chief executive tony conophy finance director products supply implementation support and management of it systems revenue 3 054.2 million 2015 1 operating income 87.1 million 2015 1 net income 67.1 million 2015 1 website computacenter.com computacenter plc is a european company that provide computer services to public and private sector customers . it is a uk company based in hatfield hertfordshire . the company is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 principal activities 2.1 operating countries 2.2 service facilities 3 clients 4 careers 5 sponsorships 5.1 current sponsorships 5.2 past sponsorships 6 charitable activities 7 corporate social responsibility 8 subsidiaries and brands 8.1 subsidiaries 9 partnerships 9.1 vendor partners 10 external links 11 references history edit computacenter was founded in the uk in 1981 by philip hulme and peter ogden . 2 in 1990 it opened europe s largest pc outlet ; in 1991 it was listed by the independent newspaper as one of the fastest growing independent companies in the uk and by 1994 it had grown to become the largest privately owned it company in the uk . 2 computacenter was floated on the london stock exchange in 1998 . 2 in 2006 the company extended its service facilities to include a new international service centre in barcelona spain and a customer help desk and remote management facility in cape town south africa . 2 the following year the company won bt s inaugural supplier innovation award for its work on virtualising and consolidating a number of their uk datacentres helping bt reduce the carbon footprint of its windows datacentre estate by 85 % . 3 principal activities edit the company is engaged in the supply implementation support and management of information technology systems . 4 computacenter advises customers on their it strategy implements appropriate technology from a wide range of vendors and manages their technology infrastructures on their behalf . 5 operating countries edit united kingdom france germany belgium luxembourg netherlands switzerland united states service facilities edit united kingdom germany spain south africa malaysia hungary computacenter also runs a partner network that covers 120 countries worldwide . 6 clients edit computacenter s customers include marks & spencer 7 baa 8 reuters 9 unipart 10 channel 4 11 bmw group 12 edf 13 air liquide 13 the uk government s department for transport dft 14 oaklands college 15 doncaster college 16 careers edit because of the company s managed services outsourcing business many of these people work on customers sites . computacenter employs technical consultants project managers field engineers sales admin and account managers and service desk staff . 17 computacenter is an investor in people and in addition to its normal recruitment process the company has an entry scheme for people it considers to have the most sales potential . under this sales associate programme candidates are given an intensive 18 months training under the direct sponsorship of the company s ceo . it says the successful candidates earnings could exceed 70 000 in their first year as an account manager . 17 sponsorships edit current sponsorships edit computacenter is principal business partner and title sponsor of the professional rugby players association s pra rugby players awards dinner 18 held at the grosvenor house hotel . ceecee the fire investigation dog as a puppy . sponsor of hertfordshire fire and rescue service s fire investigation dog one of seventeen such dogs used in england to support accelerant detection in arson investigations which is a black labrador retriever named ceecee . 19 platinum sponsor for team storm a robotic combat team of roboteers which won the title of world champion in the seventh series of mentorn s robot wars television programme with their storm ii robot . 20 21 22 past sponsorships edit in the past computacenter has sponsored founding sponsor of the computacenter cathcart spring proms which is a classical variety performance of diverse works played by musicians choristers soloists and groups in the royal albert hall . 23 sponsor of the best use of technology category in the british legal awards 2007 . 24 marcos engineering s gt le mans lm500 & lm600 racecars 25 which won the 1995 brdc national sports gt championship and finished in seventh place in the 1995 le mans 24 hour race . 26 the six nations championship rugby union competition for which it provided match statistics and analysis 27 in 2002 . 28 the english challenge open golf tournament an event in the european challenge tour in 2004 . 29 charitable activities edit computacenter s charity partners are mind alzheimer s research and rainbow trust children s charity . the company supports and organises fundraising events such as dress down days charity races and sponsored staff expeditions which have included an expedition to everest base camp . 30 computacenter donated 87 000 to charity in 2008 31 corporate social responsibility edit computacenter is a constituent of the ftse4good index series 32 which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards ; 33 it has retained its membership for 5 years . 34 during 2007 the computacenter group committed itself to the 10 core principles of united nations global compact . 35 the company also works with its customers to help them meet their sustainable it objectives . in november 2007 computacenter won bt s inaugural supplier innovation award for its work on virtualising and consolidating a number of their uk datacentres helping bt reduce the carbon footprint 36 of its windows datacentre estate by 85 % . 37 computacenter says its cost neutral service to marks & spencer has also helped m & s meet its weee requirements and its plan a environmental objectives sending zero it waste from m & s head office to landfill in 2008 . 38 the german branch of computacenter is partner of the white it an alliance for children . 39 subsidiaries and brands edit computacenter operates subsidiaries and brands that address specific market segments subsidiaries edit the following companies were acquired by computacenter and are now integrated within their business digica which provides outsourcing and managed it services to the corporate mid market and the public sector . 40 41 allnet which specialises in network integration and structured cabling services 42 43 partnerships edit vendor partners edit the tables below list a selection of computacenter s vendor partners and examples of the accreditations held with each 44 hardware vendor partners accreditation 3com gold partner acer executive partner amx uk limited major reseller status apc elite partner datacenter apple inc. authorised direct reseller avermedia elite level partner avocent premium partner belkin platinum partner bluecoat authorised partner brand rex value added reseller brocade alliance partner brother alliance partner alliance partner check point gold level partner cisco gold partner clearswift authorised reseller commscope systimax prestige business partner dell sme certified status eizo strategic eizo reseller emc emc velocity partner velocity signature solution centre partner authorised service provider value added reseller emulex gold partner epson premier business partner f5 gold advantage partner freecom freecom business partner fujitsu centre of excellence authorised service provider gold qualified imaging partner scanners hds hitachi data systems platinum partner hewlett packard 2010 gold preferred partner status datacenter solutions specialist dss computing systems specialist css high performance computing specialist hpc storageworks solutions specialist sss psg workstations specialist office printing specialist op office printing solutions specialist ops procurve networking specialist professional hp service sales specialist hps hp authorised service partner asp hypertec authorised reseller ibm ibm premier business partner ibm system p accredited partner ibm system z accredited partner ibm international business partner approved distributor of ibm psg member of ibm powernet programme member of ibm s alliance partner programme ibm isv porting centre infinidat gold partner ironkey gold partner juniper elite partner security elite partner network infrastructure kingston kingston authorised reseller kodak authorised document imaging reseller konica minolta partner kyocera mita strategic service partner clubkm strategic business partner solutions partner colour centre lenovo tier one business partner lexmark expert partner lg service partner logitech authorised reseller motorola business partner nec solutions plus accredited partner netapp authorised service provider star partner netgear powershift partner netvoyager platinum partner nokia gold partner nortel networks gold solutions partner enterprise ip telephony solutions communications server 1000 r5.x gold solutions partner ethernet routers & switching solutions panduit certified installer plantronics premium partner status promethean premier partner samsung power partner smart technologies elite level partner sony sony value added partner vaio business accredited reseller sun microsystems executive partner sun authorised solutions centre infrastructure delivery option ido installation provider tandberg gold partner toshiba premier partner authorised service provider xerox premier corporate reseller software vendor partners accreditation adobe systems authorised licence centre reseller licence management partner appsense gold certified solutions partner becrypt platinum partner bmc software strategic partner brother alliance partner ca enterprise solution partner premier partner check point gold level partner citrix platinum solutions advisor clearswift authorised reseller corel authorised reseller filemaker inc filemakerplus authorised reseller hummingbird ltd. corporate partner ibm ibm premier business partner ibm international business partner ibm software premier partner member of ibm s alliance partner programme ibm leader for linux partner ipswitch authorised partner mcafee network associates mcafee elite partner microsoft microsoft gold certified partner advanced infrastructure solutions communications information worker solutions network infrastructure solutions business process & integration oem hardware data management solutions mobility solutions security solutions licensing solutions training partner software asset management microsoft certified support centre mcsc large account reseller microsoft enterprise software advisor mysql enterprise ready partner novell gold partner oracle certified advantage partner joint partner engagement jpe program partner software asset management quest platinum partner red hat advanced partner rsa signature level partner sap crystals reports reseller hosting partner sophos gold partner symantec platinum partner enterprise security partner corporate partner symantec security partner software asset management partner trend micro affinity plus partner vmware premier enterprise partner authorised consulting partner external links edit official website references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 . retrieved 1 april 2016 . a b c d computacenter website key dates . retrieved 27 march 2009 computacenter plc annual report & accounts 2007 p24 computacenter plc annual report & accounts 31 march 2008 . retrieved 27 march 2009 computacenter plc annual report & accounts 2007 p40 computacenter plc annual report & accounts 31 march 2008 . retrieved 27 march 2009 computacenter plc website retrieved 27 march 2009 computacenter plc website retrieved 27 march 2009 computer weekly . retrieved 30 march 2009 . computacenter plc website . retrieved 30 march 2009 . zdnet . retrieved 30 march 2009 . yahoo uk news . retrieved 30 march 2009 . computacenter plc website . retrieved 30 march 2009 . computing.co.uk . retrieved 30 march 2009 . a b yahoo finance . retrieved 30 march 2009 . computacenter cited as the dft s it solutions partner in computerweekly 4 july 2008 . retrieved 6 july 2008 computacenter cited as assisting the college to form its technology strategy and plan its new it network 2 july 2008 . retrieved 7 july 2008 . computacenter cited as designing and implementing the college s state of the art it systems ; doncaster college website . retrieved 12 october 2008 . a b computacenter website careers pages professional rugby players association website . retrieved 23 april 2008 hertfordshire county council website hertfordshire county council website . retrieved 26 april 2008 team storm s sponsorship webpage team storm website . retrieved 30 june 2008 . article describing team storm s ambitions to compete in the usa from the evening star ipswich 13 june 2008 . retrieved 30 june 2008 . computacenter website . retrieved 30 june 2008 spring proms website . retrieved 22 april 2008 british legal awards 2007 website incisive media organisers of the british legal awards website . retrieved 26 april 2008 image of the