{"id":1140,"date":"2016-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/msp-razorblue\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:37:30","slug":"msp-razorblue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/msp-razorblue\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP Razorblue posts record results and gears up for expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Prefetch the DNS for externally hosted files - http:\/\/goo.gl\/TOCXgm -->Caterick&#8217;s Razorblue posts record results, and is expecting turnover to increase from \u00a33.5m to more than \u00a34.5m in the coming 12 months.<\/p>\n<section class=\"online cf\">\n<div class=\"wrapper cf\">\n<section class=\"dts-9 alpha cf\">\n<div class=\"dts-9 article\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The company, whose HQ is at Colburn Business Park, specialises in managed IT services, cloud, connectivity and business software for a wide range of SMEs, business parks and public sector organisations across the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-963 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/>Established in 2006 by a 16-year-old, Razorblue\u00a0is now a multimillion-pound business with offices in Yorkshire and the North East, has set its sights on growth after posting\u00a0record results.<\/p>\n<p>Razorblue Group employs a workforce of more than 40 in Catterick, Leeds, Newcastle and London and works with more than 200 clients.<\/p>\n<p>Early this year, the company marked its 10th anniversary and achieved the ISO 9001 certification.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director and founder Dan Kitchen was as a teenager he was so confident of success that he quit his A Level studies after three months to concentrate on his business. 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