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South West Communications Group scoops third award in a month

South West Communications Group has yet against been recognised for its ground-breaking work with North Bristol NHS Trust by picking up a third award in a month.

The Exeter-based company were presented with the Communications Provider of the Year 2010 at the Federation of Communication Services annual industry awards in London. FCS is the trade association for the communication services sector representing companies delivering products and services by means of radio, mobile, fixed and IP telephony.

South West Communications Group beat off competition from three other communications providers to win the award after it entered its innovative, multi-faceted solution it is currently rolling out for North Bristol NHS Trust, the fifth largest healthcare trust in the UK, for consideration by FCS’s panel of judges.

The solution includes a new 7,000-user telephone system for the Trust’s two hospitals, Southmead and Frenchay, which incorporates a range of sophisticated applications including an interactive speech directory so patients can speak the name of the person they want to contact to be automatically put through, automatic appointment reminders, an alarm management system for potentially life-saving equipment, lone worker alarms, waiting room pagers and video conferencing.

This work will continue over the coming years as the Trust builds its new technology-led hospital with the solution ultimately serving up to 9,000 members of staff across 200 sites, including community bases. It is part of the Trust’s continued drive to embrace technology in order to make the healthcare experience easier, safer and more efficient for patients and staff.

This solution won both the Comms Business Awards’ Overall Reseller of the Year and Reseller of the Year Award, for organisations with a turnover of more than £5 million, at the start of the month.

Dave Dadds, of DRD Communications and chairman of the award judging panel, said: “Well done to Harry and his team at South West Communications Group.This year we had a higher standard of entry than ever before across a wider sector of products and services, it certainly made the judges work hard in deciding the winners.”

South West Communications Group’s Managing Director Harry Langley, who received the award from Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, Commercial Director of award sponsor Openreach, said: “This is the first time we have won an award from the Federation of Communication Services and we are delighted our project at North Bristol NHS Trust caught the judges’ attention. It is a true honour to be named Communications Provider of the Year and bears testament to all the hard work our staff and partners have put into this unique solution.”

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Above article posted on Thursday, June 24th, 2010

South West Communications Group scoop double national industry award

South West Communications Group scooped the title of Overall Reseller of the Year at the national Comms Business Awards in the wake of the work it is currently carrying out at North Bristol NHS Trust.

The Exeter-based company were announced the winner at the annual Comms Business Awards ceremony at a gala dinner presentation held at the Lancaster Hotel in London. On the same night, the Exeter-based company also won the Reseller of the Year Award for organisations with a turnover of more than £5 million.

South West Communications Group beat off the other three reseller category winners to win the overall winner prize after it entered the innovative, multi-faceted solution it is currently rolling out for North Bristol NHS Trust, the fifth largest healthcare Trust in the UK, for consideration by the communications business magazine’s panel of judges.

The solution includes a new 7,000 user telephone system for the Trust’s two hospitals, Southmead and Frenchay, which incorporates a range of sophisticated applications including an interactive speech directory so patients can speak the name of the person they want to contact to be automatically put through, automatic appointment reminders, an alarm management system for potentially life-saving equipment, lone worker alarms, waiting room pagers and video conferencing.

This work will continue over the coming years as the Trust builds its new technology-led hospital with the solution ultimately serving up to 9,000 members of staff across 200 sites, including community bases. It is part of the Trust’s continued drive to embrace technology in order to make the healthcare experience easier, safer and more efficient for patients and staff.

Sarah Flowers, Sales Director of South West Communications Group, said: “We were thrilled to win the Reseller of the Year award with this unique solution that serves the needs of a very large, modern and visionary health organisation. It is the result of some outstanding work from many of our members of staff.

“To then win the Overall Reseller of the Year award was the icing on the cake – we are extremely proud of everyone associated with this project. We are also proud to be associated with North Bristol NHS Trust’s ambition to become the first digital healthcare trust in the UK and together we have formed a professional relationship that we hope will continue to grow”.

Martin Bell, Director of Assurance, Information and Technology for North Bristol NHS Trust said: “North Bristol strives to deliver exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. Technology can assist us to improve the experience and the outcomes, and South West Communications Group has been a strong partner in helping us to deliver change in this project.”

The Comms Business Awards topped an exciting few weeks for South West Communications Group after it was named as a finalist in the Federation of Communication Services’ 2010 Industry Awards. South West Communications Group has been announced in the final four for the Communications Provider of the Year award.

Furthermore, South West Communication Group has been celebrating Exeter Chiefs’ recent Championship win as the club’s main and first team sponsor. Chiefs’ promotion into the Premiership means extra exposure for the company with match coverage guaranteed on Sky Sports and ESPN, as well as all the national newspapers and rugby magazines, and the local media.

Managing Director Harry Langley said: “After 17 years of sponsoring Exeter Chiefs, we now find ourselves in the position we have always dreamed of being in. The last few weeks have been exciting for both us and the club with three trophies between us!”

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Above article posted on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Chiefs’ final reaps reward for charities

Exeter Chiefs’ achievement in reaching the two-leg final of the Championship has reaped rewards for Vranch House, Wooden Spoon and the Prince’s Trust charities.

Chiefs’ main and first team sponsor South West Communications Group has shown its support for the team and its chosen charities by offering its staff and their families the chance to attend the final two matches in return for charitable donations.

The first leg of the final was played last Wednesday at Sandy Park and 60 members of staff raised the £345 for the Prince’s Trust while also seeing the Chiefs achieve a winning result of 9-6 against Bristol Rugby.

During the same evening, South West Communications Group invited its associates and fellow Chiefs sponsors to dig deep for the chance to win a signed match rugby shirt and raised a £927 for Wooden Spoon in the Chiefs Suite. The prestigious prize went to Terry Murch from Midas.

South West Communications Group has now sold its allocation of 60 tickets to see the second leg of the final this on Wednesday and in doing so have raised £485 for Vranch House.

Managing director Harry Langley said: “We are very proud to be associated with our charities, and equally proud of our staff and the Exeter Chiefs. Whatever the result, at least these final matches have ignited excitement and pride across the city and these three charities have been able to benefit from them too.”

Above article posted on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

South West Communications Group signs up as Community Chiefs main sponsor

South West Communications Group has extended its support of Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club by becoming the main sponsor of its community department. The Exeter-based telecommunications and data company has been the main club and first team sponsor for 17 years and has always been a supporter of a number Chiefs’ community projects, such as the annual School Sports Partnership Programme held at St Luke’s College.