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TUESDAY JANUARY 9 2024
Xperience in key acquisition
GARY MCDONALD
L
ISBURN-based
tions
Group
has
gically important as we continue to
more than doubled to 230 employ-
build our business application capa-
ees, client numbers have increased
bilities, enhancing our client propo-
Xperience
to 1,400 and turnover is now in ex-
sition and broadening our footprint
cess of £30 million.
in the UK.”
made
its
third
major acquisition in just two
years.
The
GCC
strengthens
One of the north’s longest estab-
lished
“The acquisition of GCC is strate-
2022, since when its headcount has
solu-
digital
specialist
the Xperience business at the end of
providers
of
IT
solutions,
acquisition
Xperience’s
at
Harthman,
GCC,
added:
chief
“Over
executhe
last
Ed-
solutions provider, and our ambition
London
has always been to join forces with a
cluding
Peterborough,
munds,
Glasgow,
Group Ltd in Britain. GCC is a leading
and Gloucester.
supports over 600 clients in sectors
Chris
tive
30 years we have built a leading IT
it
managed IT services provider which
growing
network of ofces across the UK in-
has paid an undisclosed sum to GCC
business applications solutions and
also
Following
Bury
Lisburn,
St
company that shared our values and
the
acquisition,
GCC
will trade under the Xperience brand.
As
the
relationship
including not-for-prot, professional
at Xperience, said “We are a rapidly
it has been clear that Xperience rep-
services, wholesale, distribution and
growing business with a strong man-
resents a great home for GCC, and I
nancial services.
agement team, nancial track record
am excited about what this transac-
and a successful history of acquiring
tion will provide to both our valued
high performing businesses.
customers and quality team.”
since
acquisition
Bowmark
Capital
is
the
rst
invested
in
chief
strategy.
with Iain and his team has developed,
the
O’Kane,
ness
executive
And
Iain
could continue to support our busi-
Iain O’Kane, left, chief executive of Xperience, with Chris Harthman, CEO at GCC
Boulevard achieves record turnover after Thrones boost
HE
retail
has consistently held strong and we
to
out-
parks and shopping centre competi-
achieved a decent increase in sales
which presented a signicant disad-
side Banbridge, achieved its
tors, with shoppers attracted by the
from the same period last year.
vantage with reduced trading hours
local and cross border visitors and
best-ever trading week in the
heavily discounted big brands.
T
north’s
outlet,
the
only
designer
Boulevard
run-up to Christmas and has ended
the year on a record turnover gure.
Trading up eight per cent year-
performed
local
high
street,
Boulevard
attracts
creasingly
Nelmes said: “Adverse weather and
golden quarter and the onsite team
Saturday trading last year.”
visitors, especially those visiting the
cost-of-living
has traded extremely well since ar-
were
factors
contrib-
Lotus
festive
and
season,
but
the
Boulevard
with
a
continued
standout
sales
rst
right
month
through
Mr
a
Nelmes
said
record-breaking
2023
ended
turnover,
on
more
than double its turnover in the seven
world
attracted
renowned
international
Game
of
ride from the Boulevard,” he added.
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Studio Tour, as they have to park and
deadline
Title Sponsor:
both
has, since the end of lockdown, in-
riving,
out-
“The
paratively well against a full day of
uting to a nationwide downturn this
scheme
years since acquisition by Lotus.
between 1pm-5pm, performed com-
on-year for the Christmas week, the
Property-owned
Eve,
Armour
director
Under
Christmas
to the scheme halfway through the
retail
welcomed
Even
Chris
Boulevard
“We
Christmas.