Milestone Systems held its largest ever annual UK & Ireland (UKI) Milestone Partner Open Platform Event (MPOP UK) on 3-4 July this year at the Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon.
General Manager UK & Ireland, Glenn Fletcher and his team hosted more than 100 of its key integration and distribution partners for the two-day conference which outlined Milestone's continued leadership in the VMS market in the UK & Ireland.
Glenn underlined why Milestone continues to attract and hold onto the best distributor and integration partners in the region: “As well as Milestone's clear product roadmap, partners value our strong and stable UKI team. We put a strong emphasis on building long-term partnerships. This approach continues to pay dividends in a market which is still seeing strong demand but also increased competition.”
Recent developments in the UKI channel for Milestone included Cardiff-based distributor Oprema gaining distribution rights, as well as placing a larger emphasis in Ireland working with Milestone's key distributors there: GVD and Anixter.
One of the highlights of the event was the MPOP UK Awards. Milestone Partner award winners this year were as follows:
Milestone Scotland Partner of the Year: King Communications
Milestone Northern UK Partner of the Year: NW Systems Group
Milestone Central UK Partner of the Year: AJAR-tec
Milestone Ireland Partner of the Year: Jade Management Solutions
Milestone Southern UK Partner of the Year: Kent CCTV & Data
Milestone UK & Ireland Distribution Partner of the Year: Anixter
Milestone Solution Partner of the Year: Pivot 3
Milestone Training Partner of the Year: GVD