Farnborough, November 2007
CONCERT GROUP TUNES INTO AASTRA
The UK’s largest independent communication consortium, The Concert Group has formed a strategic partnership with Aastra to promote IntelliGate as part of its telephone system product portfolio.
The Concert Group, with a turnover in excess of £32 million a year, is made up of like-minded partners who work as one organisation to establish the sales volumes necessary to maximise product discounts, reinforce major buying group status with suppliers and provide a national support and marketing presence for its members.
Membership is by invitation only, granted after a probationary period. Each member operates to a code of common best practise and management procedures and is able to offer favourable rates for products and services, thanks to the Group’s collective buying power.
Tom Cullen, one of the founding members of The Concert Group says, “Our members and suppliers have to reflect our exemplary reputation within the communication industry. We only choose suppliers that we can be confident will meet our high standards through quality of product and service. Aastra certainly meets our criteria.”
Viv Singh, channel sales manager for Aastra says, “To break into the Concert Group is a significant coup for any supplier. Initially, seven Concert Group members have decided to go ahead with the Aastra solution and we look forward to developing our relationship with other dealers throughout the coming months.”
For more information about The Concert Group contact the Chairman, Jonathan Sawyer - jsawyer@taurustelecom.co.uk
For more information about Aastra Tel 01252 532100.
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About Aastra UK
Aastra Telecom UK is a UK business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited (“Aastra”), a global company at the forefront of the Enterprise Communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative and integrated solutions that address the communication needs of businesses small and large around the world. Aastra enables Enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently and effectively by offering customers a full range of open standard IP-based and traditional communications networking products, including terminals, systems, and applications. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at http://www.aastra.com
Client contact:
Bev Martin at Aastra Telecom UK
Tel: 01252 532100, Fax: 01252 532101
E-mail: bmartin@aastra.com
Press contact:
Jo Sellers at Sellers PR
Tel: 01252 725659, Fax: 01252 725654
E-mail: jo@sellerspr.com
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