APC Solutions finalists for the 2013 Comms Business Awards - what a night it was

What a night the 20^th June was. APC attended, and was nominated for two categories of the Comms Business Awards which took place at The Lancaster Hotel in London’s Hyde Park.

The glittering event was hosted by Debra Stevenson and featured 19 categories. The national awards are a testament to the communication industry covering resellers, distributors, service providers, product and employee categories.

Independently judged, The Comms Business Awards are designed to genuinely recognise excellence in the Channel. Acknowledging the successes of the reseller community, the vendors, distributors and service providers as well as those successful individuals who truly set the standard, these Awards are the industry's most sought after accolade.

APC Solutions was finalists for the SMB Convergence Solutions category and its Director, David Bell was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year. The Comms awards are national and both APC and David were up against major players within the Comms industry. 

Reaching the finals of such prestigious and national awards is a huge testament to the APC team. David Bell comments: “When the nominations came out we were both shocked and proud to see just who we were up against. From our humble beginnings, APC is now competing with major national companies, many of whom have been around for many more years than APC.  All of our outstanding team are to thank for our nominations, I even credit the team for my own nomination as without them, I wouldn't have achieved what I have.

“Sadly, this year both APC and I were pipped to the post but we will be back next year. To our clients, suppliers and team thank you for your support in getting us this far and here’s to a big push for next year?”

The winners were:

1. Distributor of the Year - Reader Vote
WINNER: - Trust Distribution FINALISTS: - Capstan Communications Micro-P Nimans ScanSource Europe
2. Internet Service Provider of the Year - Reader Vote
WINNER: - Virtual1 FINALISTS: - Entanet Gamma Griffin Zen Internet
3. Network Operator of the Year - Reader Vote
WINNER: - Gamma FINALISTS: - BT Kcom O2 Virgin Media Business
Solutions Categories	Award Sponsors
4. SMB Convergence Solution
WINNER: - alwaysON Ltd FINALISTS: - APC Solutions Green Fields Technology M12 Solutions Switch Communications
5. Mid-Market Convergence Solution
WINNER: - Britannic Technologies FINALISTS: - Damovo UK Excell Group Foehn Gamma Business Communications
6. Enterprise Convergence Solution
WINNER: -Excell Group FINALISTS: - Channel Telecom Europacom.net Response Data Communications
Product Categories	Award Sponsors
7. Most Innovative Channel Product (Hardware)
WINNER: - Sennheiser UK FINALISTS: - Grandstream Neworks Inc Jabra Plantronics Talari Networks
8. Most Innovative Channel Product (On Premise Software Application)
WINNER: - Oak FINALISTS: - Kcom SpliceCom Limited Tollring Union Street Technologies
9. Most Innovative Channel Product (Professional Services)
WINNER: - Cirrus FINALISTS: - Atrium Telecom Channel Intellect IP-Netix Virtual1
10 . Most Innovative Channel Product (Cloud Based Solution Deployed)
WINNER: - Outsourcery FINALISTS: - Akixi ChannelCloud Cirrus PRD Technologies
11 . Channel Product of the Year - Overall
WINNER: - Outsourcery
People Categories	Award Sponsors
12. Channel Sales Person of Year
WINNER: - racie Wilkes of Frontier Voice & Data FINALISTS: - Adam Cathcart of Outsourcery Steve Harrington of tIPicall
13. Channel Entrepreneur of the Year
WINNER: - Tom O'Hagan of Virtual1 FINALISTS: - David Bell of APC Solutions Mark Gordon of Evolve Telecom Tony Cook of Union Street Technologies
14. Emerging Channel Company of the Year
WINNER: - tIPicall FINALISTS: - Cirrus Creation Application
Reseller Categories	Award Sponsors
15. Wholesale Service Provider
WINNER: - Virtual1 FINALISTS: - Channel Telecom Entanet Frontier Voice & Data Nine Group
16. Reseller of the Year (Small)
WINNER: - M12 Solutions FINALISTS: - EOS Communications Fusion Media Networks GHM Communications Ltd NetDatatel
17. Reseller of the Year (Medium)
WINNER: - Communicate Better FINALISTS: - 360 Solutions Incom Business Systems STL Communications TMS
18. Reseller of the Year (Large)
WINNER: - Excell Group FINALISTS: - Britannic Technologies Damovo UK Focus Group HighNet Telecoms
19. Overall Reseller of the Year
WINNER: - Excell Group