{"id":1442,"date":"2018-07-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/lancashires-daisy-group-swoops-voice-mobile-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:15","slug":"lancashires-daisy-group-swoops-voice-mobile-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/lancashires-daisy-group-swoops-voice-mobile-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancashire&#8217;s Daisy Group swoops in for Voice Mobile acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lancashire-based Daisy Group has partnered with Voice Mobile\u00a0since 2004 and will retain its sales and operations teams to sell and manage EE mobile accounts to existing and new customers.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Woman-app-pic-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Woman-app-pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Daisy said its distribution division will use the acquisition to create an \u201cEE centre of excellence\u201d to operate across the group, and that\u00a0Voice Mobile\u2019s relationship with EE will compliment the company\u2019s existing distribution agreements with Vodaphone and O2.<\/p>\n<p>Voice Mobile offices are at Fort Dunlop, and was formed in 2001. It claims to be one of the largest independent suppliers of mobile phone solutions in the UK. The company is a key distribution partner for EE, delivering corporate and consumer mobile phone solutions over the EE network. Voice works with a number of high-profile corporate clients include the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Birmingham City Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director of Daisy SMB services and distribution Dave McGinn said: \u201cWe are delighted to have acquired Voice Mobile, a distribution partner with whom we have held an account for over 14 years. It is particularly pleasing to welcome the Voice Mobile team into Daisy Distribution and for us to be providing its customers and employees with an exciting future going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a brilliant example of how an indirect partner business can develop and thrive, all the time having a shared interest with us, culminating in us ultimately acquiring them. Our strategy remains an acquisitive one and through announcements such as this shows a blueprint for other partners who may be seeking to pursue their own exit strategy. I now look forward to serving and growing our new EE customer base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voice Mobile\u00a0MD Ian Watson added: \u2018Voice Mobile has been a massive part of my life, and now with Daisy at the helm there is an even brighter future ahead for it under new ownership, while I take the opportunity to explore new avenues and ventures.\u00a0 I am confident that with the people it is acquiring and with Daisy\u2019s scale and reach, Voice Mobile as we know it will go on to even bigger and better things.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lancashire-based Daisy Group has partnered with Voice Mobile\u00a0since 2004 and will retain its sales and operations teams to sell and manage EE mobile accounts to existing and new customers. 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