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Westcoast Limited
Westcoast Limited, also known as Westcoast Group, provides IT products and services, including storage systems, servers and workstations.[4] It provides goods and services business to business and to the education sector.[5][6] In 2021, Westcoast became the largest IT distributor in the United Kingdom.[7] Established in 1984, the Westcoast Group remains privately held with its distributor arm, Westcoast Limited, distributing leading IT brands such as HP, HPE, Microsoft, Lenovo, Apple, and many others to a broad range of resellers, retailers and office product dealers in the UK and beyond.[8] Westcoast Limited has grown to become the number one UK distributor for many vendors and customers. The Westcoast Group employs more than 1,600 people across a number of locations in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Westcoast Limited was the largest privately owned company in the Thames Valley before being a merger with European distributor ALSO group was announced in July 2024 HistoryThe company was founded in 1984 in Reading, United Kingdom.[9] Orion Media Marketing, printer consumables distributor was acquired in 2005.[10] In 2006, the company bought Irish IT distributors Clarity. XMA mergerWestcoast merged with XMA, a printer consumables distributor, in 2008. However, no operations were consolidated and XMA continued as a distinct brand and entity.[11] XMA also had a distribution centre in Milton Keynes.[12] The XMA operation was merged with Viglen in 2014.[13][14] Westcoast bought Nottingham, UK based ArtSystems in 2016. The company supply 3d printing equipment.[15][16] By 2017, XMA had a turnover of £350m.[17] OperationsWestcoast distributes to the UK and Ireland from its centres in Reading, Nottingham, Andover, Milton Keynes and Europe. It has a data centre in Wales.[18] References
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