Andrew Roberts, longstanding managing director of Avoira, has acquired the Bury-headquartered technology solutions provider from Nycomm Holdings Ltd.
Avoira was initially acquired by Nycomm Holdings in 2017, joining Salford- headquartered telecoms distributor Nimans in the group. Nycomm subsequently sold Nimans to Midwich in 2022, leaving Avoira as Nycomm Holdings’ only trading business.
secured from the sale of his Nycomm shareholding in Avoira and will remain at the helm of the business, with David Bennett stepping down from the Non- Executive Director role.
Roberts joined Avoira – then trading as Pennine Telecom – in 1978 as an apprentice radio service technician, rising to become managing director and leader of a management buyout in 2003.
Having started out as a two-way radio specialist, Avoira expanded into the telecoms sector in the ‘80s, before embarking on a wider diversification strategy under Roberts’ leadership that has seen turnover grow to £26.5m and headcount rise to 160 across offices in Bury, Bristol, Leeds, London, West Lakes (Cumbria) and Warrington.
Today, Avoira’s offering encompasses AV and video-conferencing, customer experience and speech analytics, IT services and cyber security, radio and critical communications and unified communications, contact centre and connectivity solutions.
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