McAvoy Group investing in IT future

THE McAvoy Group has signed a new contract with Lisburn based IT company Xperience, worth over £100,000 as part of a four year strategy to grow its share of the construction market throughout the UK and Ireland.

With 40 years of experience the McAvoy group is a seasoned professional in offsite construction employing 150 people across its sites in Lisburn, Cork, Dungannon, Dublin and Oxford.

This new IT investment will see Xperience providing the McAvoy Group with a private Cloud Computing system, consolidating all of the construction company’s business applications and providing widespread access for its business consultants whether they are in one of its offices, out on the road or working from home.

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With business experts estimating that Cloud Computing will account for 25 percent of annual IT expenditure growth by the end of 2012, Aidan Walsh of McAvoy’s has stated the company’s investment in cutting edge IT solutions is key to the development of its business growth strategy across new and local markets.

Commenting, on the investment, he said, “We are looking to significantly grow our business base across the UK and Ireland in the next four years and having recently been successful in achieving a place on a number of business frameworks including Sport England, the UK’s GPS (Government Procurement Service) and the Electricity Supply Board in Ireland, it is vital that we have the systems in place to ensure our team can react quickly to maximise positive outcomes from these opportunities.”

According to Patrick Leggett, Director, Xperience, more companies like the McAvoy Group are reviewing how the latest IT technology can help streamline their business processes and provide the flexibility and efficiencies to become more competitive.

Mr. Leggett, commented, “To maintain and grow market share many Northern Ireland companies are reviewing how efficient and competitive their business is and one sector that is providing solutions is the IT industry. At Xperience, we see the development and acceleration of Cloud technologies as the next significant step that businesses can take towards a more streamlined, cost efficient business model.”