• Managed services leader Intercity has acquired Centrality, one of the UK’s most accredited Microsoft Service Partners.
• The acquisition transforms Intercity into a £60m turnover company with a 325+ strong team.
• Centrality CEO David Keeling will be joining Intercity’s board as Managing Director of a new division.
• The acquisition brings 25 years of Microsoft experience to Intercity and will broaden and bolster its managed service offering.
• Centrality’s 100 colleagues will continue to work from their base in Bedfordshire.

BIRMINGHAM, 25 APRIL 2024: Intercity is today announcing its acquisition of Centrality, the next strategic step in their ambitious growth plans. This will significantly expand its Microsoft capabilities and managed service offerings.

Birmingham-based Intercity is a UK leader in managed IT services, cloud, security, and communications, serving over 1,300 customers nationwide.

Bedfordshire-based Centrality is one of the UK’s most accredited Microsoft Service Partners, with more than 25 years of Microsoft experience.

Centrality CEO David Keeling will join Intercity’s board as a Managing Director of a new division focused on leveraging Centrality’s deep expertise in Microsoft’s suite of products and solutions.

Centrality’s 100-strong team will continue to work from the Bedfordshire office as part of a smooth transition plan into the Intercity Group. This will now take the combined team to over 325.

This strategic and targeted acquisition of centrality with its outstanding Microsoft capabilities has been developing over the last 18 months. The new capability expands Intercity’s Microsoft offering, complimenting existing partnerships with vendors such as Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, EE and Check Point.

Intercity Owner & Group CEO Andrew Jackson commented:

“We are thrilled to welcome Centrality to the Intercity Group. Centrality has grown significantly over the last five years and become well-known for their innovative and forward-thinking solutions by taking a Microsoft and cloud-first approach. Our commitment to be the best tech partner to work for and with will only be strengthened with this news. We look forward to welcoming all Centrality colleagues and their complementary expertise as they join the Intercity Group.”

“At its core this deal is about people. Both Intercity and Centrality are not built on any specific IT product but on the huge expertise and relationships within our teams. That’s why I’m so glad Centrality CEO David Keeling is joining us.”

Intercity CEO Charlie Blakemore commented:

“I am delighted to welcome all of the Centrality team to Intercity. Centrality brings a fantastic and complimentary Microsoft capability to the Intercity Group and is a key part of our long-term strategic business growth plan. Together, we now offer an extensive service offering with expertise in Managed IT Services, Cloud, Security and Communications for our valued customers. Most importantly, our values are totally aligned, in providing a first-class service to our customers and looking after our colleagues and the communities we work in.”

Centrality CEO David Keeling commented:

 “I’m really pleased to see Centrality join the Intercity Group. Our combined expertise will allow us to provide a more comprehensive range of capabilities for our customers. Centrality’s position as a Microsoft partner puts us in an elite group of accredited organisations, very few in the UK possess Microsoft credentials that we do.”

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About Intercity.
Intercity was founded in 1985 as Intercity Mobile Communications and has massively expanded its managed services offering in recent years. It is an award-winning Managed Services provider with deep expertise in Managed IT, Cloud & Security and Communications, which helps businesses across the UK transform business performance through technology. Intercity’s mission is to be the best technology partner to work for and with, and this is reflected through their industry leading Net Promoter Score of +90, a Best Companies three-star rating and its ESG commitments, backed by a platinum EcoVadis accreditation.

 
About Centrality.
Centrality is a leading Microsoft solutions expert based in Bedfordshire. With over 15 years of successful business relationships to its name, Centrality is one of the most accredited Microsoft partners in the UK.