EVOLUTION AND EXCELLENCE: WESTCOAST’S 2024 MILESTONES

REFLECTING ON A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS

As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to celebrate a year of innovation and collaboration at Westcoast. From hosting game-changing events to forming new partnerships and earning prestigious industry awards, we’ve been dedicated to empowering our partners and driving success across the channel.


WIN WITH WESTCOAST: PARTNERING FOR EVOLUTION

On 6th November, nearly 300 industry leaders gathered for our flagship Win With Westcoast event. The event featured keynotes and panel discussions with top voices from Microsoft, HP and Samsung, sharing insights to inspire new approaches for 2025. ‘Evolution’ stood out as this year’s theme, with discussions highlighting how shifting from traditional hardware sales to new opportunities in AI, cybersecurity and sustainability can drive growth in the year ahead.


GIVING BACK: SUPPORTING GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL

This year, we deepened our community impact with a fundraising campaign for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), our charity of the year. The final total reached nearly £10,000, reflecting our dedication to making a positive difference, both inside the channel and throughout wider society.


EXPANDING HORIZONS: NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND ACQUISITIONS

Throughout 2024, we bolstered our offerings with fresh partnerships to unlock more opportunities for you to grow. Some of these were:

• Optoma, a leader in AV solutions, joined our portfolio, simplifying your access to cutting-edge display technologies

• Ergotron introduced ergonomic workspace solutions, ensuring you can support customers’ needs around employee wellbeing and productivity

• Schneider Electric partnered with us to deliver advanced energy management and data centre power solutions that boost sustainability and efficiency

• BT Business expanded our connectivity portfolio to enhance available networking solutions for your business customers

• Crosscall formed a strategic partnership with Data Select, a trading division of Westcoast Limited, to strengthen Crosscall's UK mobile technology offering

• Urban Factory joined forces with us to elevate its market presence in the UK and Ireland with a range of innovative tech accessories

But 2024 wasn’t just the year for vendor partnerships, we also acquired UK-based IT components distributor Spire Technology, further enhancing our portfolio.  


AWARD-WINNING EXCELLENCE IN 2024 

We’re dedicated to providing our partners – and the wider industry – with the greatest value possible. And our relentless pursuit of excellence didn’t go unnoticed this year.

We achieved:

• ‘Networking & Communications Distributor of the Year’ at the CRN Awards 2024

• ’Best Marketing Campaign’ and ‘Best Operations Team’ at the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards

• ‘Distributor Of The Year’ status from HP

• ‘Computer Distributor of the Year’ at the Stockies Awards

• We also remain incredibly proud of Westcoast’s nominees for the prestigious CRN Women & Diversity in Channel Awards 2024, Westcoast was also recognised as the largest privately-owned business in the Thames Valley, strengthening our leadership in the region 

LOOKING OUTWARDS: A GLOBAL COLLABORATION WITH ALSO

This year marked the first steps towards of an exciting new partnership with ALSO, a leader in global ICT distribution. By combining our capabilities, we’ve hope to expand our reach across Great Britain, Ireland and France. Together, we will unlock new possibilities in areas like AI, IoT and advanced cloud infrastructure – ensuring you can stay ahead of the curve.


BUILDING THE FUTURE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR 2025

As we move into 2025, our focus will remain on empowering you with the dedicated support, growth-driving tools and technical expertise you need to thrive. 2024 was a year of success, and we’re proud to achieved it with you, our partner.

Here’s to continuing our journey of growth, together.