Pugh Computers Reaches Daily Post Finals

Rural location brings national recognition

Education software specialists Pugh Computers Ltd have reached the final three of this years Daily Post Achievement Wales Business Awards, Large Business of the Year category, for companies with turnover of more than £10m. The winner will be announced on November 22 at a black - tie dinner and award ceremony held in the Pritchard Jones Hall at the University of Wales Bangor.

Originally founded in 1981 by local businessman Jeffrey Pugh, the business was incorporated in 1991, when Mike Young joined the board as Sales Director. The company has grown consistently year on year to become a major local employer with 20 staff and annual turnover of £15m. Pugh specializes in software sales and licensing and is one of the leading suppliers of software to the education and voluntary sector throughout the UK and Ireland. The company also offers high level consultancy in networking and network security.

Pugh have been a prominent player in the Wales Fast Growth 50 index of Wales' top companies for the last three years. The company attributes its strong market position to teamwork, focused business planning and the close working relationship it has built with suppliers such a Microsoft, Macromedia, and Adobe - partnerships which have helped Pugh Computers to develop purchasing programs to satisfy the needs of education establishments and charities and deliver low cost software.

Previous winners of the Large Business Awards include market leading UK house builder Redrow in 2000 and Welsh agri - business Wynnstay last year. In this years final Pugh are up against two major international companies both with a turnover in excess of £30m, CP Pharmaceuticals and Euro DPC Ltd. This goes to show that location is not a barrier in today's business environment sentiments echoed by Managing Director Jeffrey Pugh: "The location of our business, which makes maximum use of today's modern technology means that we do not need to be city based. Our staff deal daily with businesses throughout Britain and Ireland and have the added benefit of living in one of the most beautiful regions of Wales."

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