The ICT channel's best performers were celebrated at this year's Comms National Awards ceremony (main sponsor Giacom) on September 26th, staged at The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge and hosted by Journalist Clive Myrie. This year's stellar event saw Uplands OneTelco scoop a trio of gongs including the Reseller of the Year award.
SCG Executive Chairman Paul Bradford was crowned Entrepreneur of the Year. He said: "I am honoured to have received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, although as I said in my speech, I accept the award on behalf of the 800+ people that work so hard to make SCG such a fantastic business.
"This industry has looked after me over the past 36 years of my career and I don’t think there’s a better place to be. As I reflect on the journey I’ve been on to get here, my main advice to others is to focus on your people, people are at the heart of any business. I would like to extend my thanks to the judges and Comms Dealer for the recognition."
Other notable winners on the night were MS3 Networks, Global4, Windsor Telecom and Jola, which all picked up a brace of commendations.
Comms Dealer Editorial Director Nigel Sergent said: "The Comms National Awards once again demonstrated why the ICT channel is so special. The judges reported another uptick in the quality and quantity of entries and the teams who put the submissions together deserve the utmost praise, regardless of the final outcomes. During the awards, the feeling of togetherness in the room was tangible. This truly was our industry united.
“Many congratulations to all the winners and highly commended teams and special thanks must go to all our sponsors, especially our headline sponsor Giacom which continues to support the channel in so many positive ways.”
Before the Awards Ceremony began, guests were treated to House of the Dragon themed pre-dinner drinks sponsored by Sky Business Wholesale and Giacom. Celebrations continued late into the night at an afterparty sponsored by BT Wholesale and DJ’d by DJ Jazzie B.
The Comms National Awards 2024 Hall of Fame (HC - Highly Commended)
COMMS NATIONAL AWARDS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – PAUL BRADFORD, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, SCG
BEST CALL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - TOLLRING
-HC: OAK INNOVATION
BEST BILLING SOLUTION – INFORM BILLING
-HC: TEKTON BILLING
BEST ICT DISTRIBUTOR – NUVIAS UC
-HC: PROVU COMMUNICATIONS
BEST UCAAS VENDOR – VOICFLEX
-HC: BYPHONE, EVOLVE IP
BEST CCAAS VENDOR – INTERMEDIA CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS
-HC: XELION
BEST NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER – PANGEA CONNECTED
-HC: MS3 NETWORKS
BEST ALTNET – MS3 NETWORK
-HC: G.NETWORKS
BEST WHOLESALE SERVICE PROVIDER (UP TO £10M) – VOIP UNLIMITED
-HC: PANGEA CONNECTED
BEST WHOLESALE NETWORK PROVIDER (ABOVE £10M) - GIACOM
-HC: SPITFIRE NETWORK SERVICES
BEST SME UC CUSTOMER SOLUTION – GLOBAL 4
-HC: CHROME TELECOM
BEST ENTERPRISE UC CUSTOMER SOLUTION – F ONE TECHNOLOGIES
-HC: WINDSOR TELECOM
BEST SME MOBILE/IOT CUSTOMER SOLUTION – UPLANDS ONETELCO
-HC: SPITFIRE NETWORK SERVICE
BEST ENTERPRISE MOBILE/IOT CUSTOMER SOLUTION – WINDSOR TELECOM
-HC: UPLANDS ONETELCO
BEST SME VERTICAL MARKET CUSTOMER SOLUTION – X-ON HEALTH
-HC: FUTURE VOICE
BEST ENTERPRISE VERTICAL MARKET CUSTOMER SOLUTION – SCG TOGETHER
-HC: GLOBAL 4
BEST SME MANAGED SERVICE CUSTOMER SOLUTION – GLOBAL 4
-HC: CLOUD GEEKS
BEST ENTERPRISE MANAGED SERVICE CUSTOMER SOLUTION – UPLANDS ONETELCO
-HC: WINDSOR TELECOM
BEST SME CONTACT CENTRE SOLUTION – START COMMUNICATIONS
-HC: ONECOM
BEST ENTERPRISE CONTACT CENTRE SOLUTION – ONECOM
-HC: FUTURE VOICE
RESELLER BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AWARD – CORE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
-HC: SQUARE ONE NETWORK
SME RESELLER DEAL OF THE YEAR – CLOUD GEEKS
-HC: REDSQUID
ENTERPRISE RESELLER DEAL OF THE YEAR – WINDSOR TELECOM
-HC: FOCUS GROUP
BEST PARTNER PROGRAMME (UP TO £10M) – MS3 NETWORKS
-HC: PANGEA CONNECTED
BEST PARTNER PROGRAMME (ABOVE £10M) – JOLA
-HC: GAMMA, 8x8
BEST CHANNEL BUSINESS SERVICE – CHANNEL SALES ACADEMY
-HC: GETCRISP, THE HORSEPOWER PARTNERSHIP
BEST CHANNEL PORTAL - JOLA
-HC: GIACOM
BEST RESELLER INNOVATION AWARD – FIDELITY GROUP
-HC: BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES
BEST SUPPLIER INNOVATION AWARD – GOBIG ONLINE
-HC: INFORM ANALYTICS, VOICEFLEX
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD -VORBOSS
-HC: JOLA
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – BT WHOLESALE
-HC: REDSQUID
RESELLER OF THE YEAR – UPLANDS ONETELCO
The awards process, organised by Comms Dealer publisher BPL Business Media has been staged annually for over 20 years and recognises resellers, vendors, distributors, network providers and service providers that have excelled in their delivery of innovative products and services over the last year.