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Henley Festival is back in July 2023, for five summer nights full of world-class music, comedy, dining, dancing, and magical moments and we are thrilled to announce that Westcoast is sponsoring the event again in 2023.

We all know that sustainability has become a very important subject for all businesses with the focus being on carbon emissions. There is pressure across the channel to act from a commercial stance as well as an ethical one and we all have a duty to take positive steps to reducing our carbon footprint and work to create a greener, more sustainable future for all.

2022 has been a challenging year for many, but it’s the time of year to look back and be grateful. And this year, with the support of our customers, vendors and suppliers, the fantastic Westcoast team has really outdone itself. Thank you to everyone who made these achievements possible.

We’re delighted to have been recognised as the number one privately owned organisation in the Thames Valley. This annual listing highlights the top independent, privately-owned business in the Thames Valley region.

Last Friday, 25th November, Westcoast hosted the Win with Westcoast event, live from the incredible Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Many partners were in attendance, and enjoyed an inspiring day focussed on tools and services to prepare the channel for success in 2023.

The opportunity Westcoast's Andover warehouse provides is immense - just like the warehouse itself - 460,000 square feet of flexible space with a huge configuration and PDI centre. Since opening in 2020, the warehouse management systems, highly trained staff and wire-guided forklifts have allowed us to confidently handle even the largest of projects quickly and cost-effectively.

Our new partnership between two leading sales, marketing and service specialists in their respective markets of the UK and Germany, creates the largest European alliance for privately owned global ICT brands.

The opportunity Westcoast's Andover warehouse provides is immense - just like the warehouse itself - 460,000 square feet of flexible space with a huge configuration and PDI centre. Since opening in 2020, the warehouse management systems, highly trained staff and wire-guided forklifts have allowed us to confidently handle even the largest of projects quickly and cost-effectively.

We have learnt today that Westcoast have been shortlisted for THREE awards at the Print IT Awards 2022, in the following categories: - Hardware Distributor of the Year - EOS Distributor of the Year - MPS Solution of the Year

On International Day of Charity, we are thrilled to share some photos from some of the Westcoast team who climbed Snowdon this weekend for Westcoast's chosen charity of the year 2022, Cancer Research UK.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Westcoast and Crown Lift Trucks UK, have been nominated in two categories at the upcoming Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2022. Our partnership with Crown Lift Trucks is imperative to the smooth operations at our Andover warehouse facility, comprising a 31,500sq m storage and distribution facility and 7,000sq m of configuration centre.

CRN's latest rundown of the "45 Distributors You Need to Know 2022" has today been released, and we're pleased to announce that Westcoast have retained the top-spot as the UK's largest distributor.

Yesterday, it was announced that along with Westcoast Cloud, we have been shortlisted for not one, but four different distributor awards. These include: Storage Distributor of the Year Networking / Comms Distributor of the Year Cloud Distributor of the Year And "Distributor of the Year" generally

Fundraising is well under way at Westcoast, for our 2022 chosen charity of the year, Cancer Research UK. Later this month some of our fabulous employees will be trekking Snowdon raising money for this worthy cause.

Thrilled to announce that we have recently been nominated in two categories - Hardware Distributor of the Year & EOS Distributor of the Year at the Print IT Awards 2022. These awards will continue to celebrate the achievements of this vital, ever-changing technology sector but we need your help. If you are happy with our services, please vote for us by 5th September.

Earlier this month we met some of the team taking on the Pretty Muddy event in Reading. This weekend, it was some of our Nottingham staff's turn to brave the course. It was a fantastic event, raising money for a very worthy cause - Cancer Research UK, which is Westcoast's charity of the year 2022. The team are so close to their £1,400 target. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far.

Earlier this year, we had the privilege of announcing that a number of Westcoast and Westcoast Cloud employees had been nominated at the CRN Women and Diversity in Channel awards. We are now proud to congratulate the 13 Westcoast and Westcoast Cloud employees who have been named as finalists.

Yesterday, on Monday 18th July, 216 PGA Professionals from all over the country were at Bearwood Lakes for one of the biggest and most recognised Pro-Am events in the country. Westcoast are proud to be sponsoring this event. Congratulations to all those who took part in the heat yesterday and well done to the winners.

Last week, we met some of the team taking on the Pretty Muddy event in Reading - read more here. The event took place this weekend. On Saturday, a group of wonderful Westcoast employees braved the heat and took on the Pretty Muddy 5K event in Reading. We are thrilled to say, that over £6,000 was raised from those taking part, which is a brilliant achievement. The smiles say it all!

Fundraising is well under way at Westcoast, for our 2022 chosen charity of the year, Cancer Research UK. Later this week some of our fabulous employees will be taking on the Pretty Muddy course in Reading raising money for this worthy cause. Find out more.