Surecomp, a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for the banking and financial market, has agreed a unique partnership with The Blue Chip Group, the largest independent maintainer of IBM mid-range systems in the UK.
The Blue Chip Group specializes in the maintenance and support of IBM mid-range equipment, AS400/iseries/i5 and RS6000/pSeries/p5 machines, as well as an all encompassing portfolio of related support services. With operations in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden and Sri Lanka, Blue Chip’s customers include major banks, finance houses, insurance companies, local / regional authorities, educational facilities, manufacturing companies and retail chains.
“Successful ASP offerings must provide superior products, flexibility and price performance and at the same time guarantee reliability to the clients,” says Lee Kingshott, general manager, Surecomp factoring solutions. “The Surecomp Hi-Finance factoring solution is recognized as the superior factoring ASP solution. Blue Chip is a leading specialist in the provision of a total failsafe hosting and disaster recovery services. Our decision to partner with an industry leader resulted from our determination that this partnership would result in the best solution for our clients. In selecting Blue Chip we looked not only at the company’s enviable track record but also at its people. It is critical that we partner with a company that holds the same values as Surecomp and one with which we were able to develop a strategic partnership. These common values are the bricks and mortar that support the relationship.”
“Moving from being a simple supplier of services to a strategic partner is always a major undertaking,” says Jim Nesbitt, sales manager at Bluechip. “From our first meeting with Surecomp we understood the value of the common interests we both shared and the joint direction both companies wished to pursue. At the end of the day no matter how impressive our record is, the competitive price structure we offer or the array talent at our command, we measure our success by current customer retention and new customer expansion. We feel privileged to be partnering with an international company of Surecomp’s reputation.”