Last year, FluidOne, a leading cyber security, IT and cloud services provider, purchased Sheffield-based IT services specialists Highlander. From an outside perspective, things have remained relatively unchanged since the acquisition. However, 12 months on, this is changing, as Highlander undergo an extensive rebrand to become FluidOne Business IT – Sheffield.
The core of Highlander will remain unchanged, with the same team being on hand to offer the same trusted IT expert advice and solutions. Rather than changing the identity of the company, this rebrand is homogenising the FluidOne family, allowing Highlander to become FluidOne in name, not just spirit.
Steve Brown, Managing Director at Highlander, said: “Since Highlander became part of the FluidOne group in January 2023, we have enjoyed working alongside our new colleagues, broadening the scope of what we are able to achieve for our customers.
“We’re still here, we’re still growing, we’re still developing, but this means we will be able to offer more services.”
“Highlander’s Managed Service provision has proven to be a natural fit alongside FluidOne’s existing Connected Cloud solutions. We are now taking the next step towards integration and becoming FluidOne in name.
“FluidOne believe in a business model of people buying local, using local services, knowledge and engineers.
“So, rather than have one big IT business based in one place with say 500 staff, there should be one regionally that is the centre of excellence, which is us, but then there are branches around the country that service local areas, doing exactly what Highlander do: getting involved in the local colleges, universities, charities and Chamber of Commerce.
Highlander will continue to be the Centre of Excellence for the UK, however, this change will allow them to develop their services even further.
Steve added: “It gives us a more integrated root into IT businesses and allows us to deliver a better-quality service. We’re still here, we’re still growing, we’re still developing, but this means we will be able to offer more services.
“We would like to thank you for being part of Highlander’s story so far and look forward to embarking on this new chapter with you.”
“Being part of the FluidOne family means we can help you to address more of your business challenges with our comprehensive suite of services now covering connectivity, SD-WAN, cyber security, IT managed services, mobile, IoT, UCaaS and CCaaS. Helping you to transform, manage and secure your IT environment, all while creating the best possible user experience for your employees.
“We would like to thank you for being part of Highlander’s story so far and look forward to embarking on this new chapter with you.”
Whilst they are integrating Highlander’s capabilities into the Business IT area of the FluidOne website, they will also have a new dedicated FluidOne Business IT – Sheffield subsite, which their current site (highlanderuk.com) will now redirect to.