In brief: Avecto targets Scandinavia; Beever & Struthers & more
CHEADLE-based security software firm Avecto has announced a strategic alliance with a Scandinavian company, boosting its presence in the Nordic region.
It has revealed a tie-up with a Swedish IT security provider called NSEC by awarding it with Premier Partner status.
Paul Kenyon, executive vice president at Avecto said: “We’ve already got a great working relationship and we’re looking forward to building on that further.
“From an Avecto perspective, this strategic partnership strengthens our grasp on Northern Europe and will be a huge contributor to our future growth.”
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SPECIALIST laboratory informatics provider Labware Ltd has appointed Manchester accountancy firm Beever and Struthers to provide audit, accounts, payroll and taxation services.
Labware, based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, is the UK division and regional headquarters for Europe, Middle East and India of Labware Inc, a privately-owned global business headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, US, that develops, markets and supports a suite of laboratory informatics products for a wide range of industries in more than 90 countries.
Iain Round, audit partner at Beever and Struthers, said: “Our membership of international accountancy network HLB International allows us to provide clients with financial advice in more than 100 countries and means we’re ideally positioned to assist Labware in its growth throughout mainland Europe and Asia.
“This blue-chip appointment is indicative of our increasingly strong start to 2015 in which we anticipate achieving double digit growth after a record breaking 2014 when we won more new clients that at any time in the firm’s 116-year history.”
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HMRC is urging 580,100 people who receive tax credits across the North West region to renew their tax credits claim online as soon as possible ahead of the deadline in July.
Taxpayers who don’t renew by the deadline will have their payments stopped. HMRC says that for the first time anyone can now renew online, regardless of what changes they have to make.
Nick Lodge, HMRC’s director general, benefits and credits, said: “This is an exceptionally busy time of the year for HMRC, as millions of people renew their tax credits. Phone lines may be very busy with long wait times possible. Using our online service means that you can renew at any time of the day or night, and on any device, without having to call us at all.”
Online help and information on tax credits renewals is available on GOV.UK or via HMRC’s customer service Twitter feed @HMRCcustomers.
