Technology Solutions Provider Stone Group Wins Place in Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 for Second Year Running

STONE, England, February 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Staffordshire-based technology solutions provider Stone Group http://www.stonegroup.co.uk has been awarded a place in the prestigious Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 ( http://www.stonegroup.co.uk/news--events/news/stone-group-honoured-in-sunday-times---deloitte-'buyout-track-100'-and-.aspx) awards for the second consecutive year.
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James Bird, CEO of technology solutions provider (http://www.stonegroup.co.uk/about-us.aspx/) Stone Group said, "It's always great to be recognised at a national level and our inclusion in the Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 awards are a clear indicator of our growth and success over the last year."
Previous winners of the Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 include Virgin Atlantic, Arcadia and Dyson.
The Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 is a unique league table that tracks Britain's top 100 private equity-backed companies with the fastest growing profits, placing them in order of rank according to their annual growth in EBITDA over the last two years. Stone Group ranks at 75 in this year's league table demonstrating the company's continued growth as a technology solutions provider within the Education and Public sectors.
Bird adds, "The awards are judged over two years of performance, demonstrating that Stone Group has confirmed its position as one of the fastest growing technology solutions providers to the public and private sectors. This type of recognition really highlights the difference that the team of people at Stone Group make to the business. As a solutions and services provider it's the quality of our people that really counts."
Bird concludes, "Having been ranked in consecutive years within the league table of private equity backed companies, our position this year reflects our continuing profitability and revenue growth in what has been a difficult market place."
About Stone Group
About Stone
The Stone Group is the UK's largest privately owned hardware manufacturer and technology solutions provider, specialising in the supply and support of ICT and audio-visual solutions to schools, colleges, universities, local government, the emergency services, the NHS and MoD.
As a long-established UK hardware manufacturer, Stone has built up an enviable reputation for superior after-sales service as well as the stability and reliability of their Desktops, Laptops and Servers, earning the confidence of their customers.
Having acquired Rock in May 2008, the Stone Group now sells direct to consumers, and offers high-end business and gaming notebooks to all sectors.
As well as being awarded all major educational and public sector frameworks, the Stone Group has well-established relationships with leading manufacturers. Strong partnerships with Intel, Microsoft, LG, and Samsung ensure that all of its customers can be confident in the quality of the technology and receive the most competitive pricing structure.
For more information, please visit http://www.stonegroup.co.uk or call Dionne Barlow on +44(0)1785-285628 to arrange an interview with James Bird.
For more information please contact: Dionne Barlow The Stone Group Tel: +44(0)1785-812-100 Tegan Boaler / Kirsty Cornell The itpr Group Tel: +44(0)1932-578-800
For more information, please call Dionne Barlow on +44(0)1785-285628 to arrange an interview with James Bird. For more information please contact: Dionne Barlow, The Stone Group, Tel: +44(0)1785-812-100, Tegan Boaler / Kirsty Cornell, The itpr Group, Tel: +44(0)1932-578-800