Telecoms group acquires internet supplier
YORKSHIRE-BASED telecommunications services supplier ask4 has acquired specialist internet and ICT supplier W2.
The deal by ask4 for its fellow Sheffield-based firm, follows W2 – previously known as the Wired Workplace – going into administration.
Based at the Quadrant, off Parkway Avenue, W2 supplies broadband, internet access, telephone services, data networking and other ICT applications and services to businesses in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and the surrounding areas.
Its five-strong staff will become part of the fast-expanding ask4 group which specialises in providing telecommunications services to the student accommodation sector and offers the fastest residential broadband package in the UK.
The ask4 group, based in Milton Street in the city, has installed a fibre optic ring around the city, Sheffield Fibre Network, one the first of its kind in the UK, which businesses can connect to and enjoy unlimited broadband service.
Jonathan Hudson, chairman of ask4 Group, said: “We have bought W2 from the administrator as a going concern. W2 is a natural fit into our business subsidiary, ask4 Business. The acquisition brings new services to the table and a profitable client base. We wanted to make sure that a local company still supported the local client base.
“The opportunity to integrate W2 clients and services into our company is an exciting challenge. All the W2 customers will benefit from our obsessive client care, excellent network and supplier relations,” he added.
