{"id":1499,"date":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/activ-technology-set-growth-following-scottish-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:22","slug":"activ-technology-set-growth-following-scottish-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/activ-technology-set-growth-following-scottish-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Activ Technology set for further growth following Scottish expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/devices-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"devices\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle&#8217;s Activ Technology has ended 2018 with great confidence for the new year, having opened its first office outside of the North East and achieving strong revenue growth across its divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2010, the company has 28 staff and is a managed service provider for IT and telecommunications across the North of England and Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>During 2018, its technology division grew revenue by 122 percent, telecoms by 53 percent, as it appointed a five-strong team at its new office in Dumfries.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director Ian Gillespie said: &#8220;We operate in a competitive market but by remaining agile, innovative and steadily increasing our product offering, we are seeing good growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our focus for the year ahead is to continue to attract high calibre people and to grow our base in Scotland, where our offering is being very well received. 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