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PLUS ONE ACQUIRED BY LEADING PROVIDER OF SAGE SOFTWARE

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce member Plus One (Computer Services) Ltd has been acquired by one of the UK’s leaders in business management software solutions as part of a multi-million pound expansion plan.

Plus One (Computer Services) Ltd an Aberdeen based Software Company has been purchased by Pinnacle Computing Ltd, a leading provider of Sage Software across the UK and Ireland for an undisclosed sum.

Plus One Ltd, who will now trade under the Pinnacle brand, was established 18 years ago by trio Val Thomson, Jennifer Macdonald and Fiona Thomson and in recent years were announced as a centre of excellence for ‘Customer Development' by Sage. Plus One Ltd is the largest Sage supplier in the North East region.

Jennifer Macdonald, Plus One Ltd Director said that by joining with Pinnacle that customers will benefit from an enhanced product offering and it will also provide opportunities for further business growth in the months and years ahead. She explains:

"We felt it was very important that we partner with a customer service focused business such as Pinnacle who has a range of expertise to satisfy our customer demands. As a result we will be able to strengthen our business offering under the Pinnacle brand and be part of a bigger network of Sage providers across the UK and Ireland".

The expansion strengthens Pinnacles' presence in Scotland, which already has an office in Glasgow, by adding 5 staff and over 75 Sage customers to an already rapidly growing number of customers now in excess of 1,000. The expansion also increases the number of staff currently employed by Pinnacle across the UK and Ireland to 85 people, with turnover of £9million.

James Spencer, Group Managing Director of Pinnacle, said that the acquisition of Plus One Ltd underscores its vision of providing world class business management software solutions locally.

"As a nationwide supplier of business management solutions Pinnacle believes that core to our business success is the ability to provide our clients with a local presence. That is why we established a presence in Glasgow some years ago and why today we are announcing a further expansion of our Scottish operations.

"Our acquisition of Plus One Ltd provides a good strategic fit as it's a fully accredited provider of Sage products with an excellent customer base. We believe our range of expertise and capabilities across Sage Accounting, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions combined with local delivery will further enhance our ability to grow across Scotland."

In recent years Pinnacle has rapidly expanded throughout the UK and Ireland with the opening of 11 offices, including strategic acquisitions geographically. Pinnacle is part of Sage UK's ‘Circle of Excellence' reserved for leading Business Partners who provide outstanding customer service and whose customers are the most likely to recommend them to friends and business counterparts.

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