Advania makes ‘landmark deal’ with CCS Media buy

CCS Media joins Advania after 41 years of delivering first-class IT solutions and services

Advania UK, a London-based Microsoft partner, has agreed to acquire CCS Media, an independent IT solution specialist with over 41 years of experience.

The acquisition represents an important advancement in Advania’s strategy to becoming the preferred end-to-end IT services provider in Northern Europe, as it will enable its combined 9,000 customers to transform core business processes, optimise spend and secure operations through a single service provider.

This marks the third acquisition in one year for the group, after it bought out Norwegian IT services provider Solv in March and British VAR Servium in June.

Advania UK has served as a UK outpost for Norway-based Advania since it originally acquired it as Content + Cloud in December 2021.

The business was subsequently rebranded to Advania UK in 2023.

Chesterfield-based CCS’s experience in delivering IT solutions and services will allow Advania to “offer unparalleled choice and deep experience when it comes to identifying, procuring, implementing, and supporting the right technology solutions for our customers,” according to Geoff Kneen, CEO of Advania UK.

Advania UK does not only hold all six Microsoft solution provider designations and supports enterprise, mid-market, SMB and public sector customers, but also 12 specialisations and Azure Expert MSP status.

The Advania Group counts over 4,500 employees across Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, South Africa and the UK.

The acquisition will now see Advania UK employing over 1,500 people at 20 UK locations, one South African location and the US.

“Alongside a wide array of leading vendors and partners we will accelerate business outcomes and help ambitious organisations to deliver their transformation and sustainability agendas through leading technology and unparalleled expertise,” said Kneen.

“The CCS Media leadership team is immensely excited to unite forces with Advania UK and extend an even greater depth of expertise and services to our loyal customers across the UK,” said Terry Betts, CEO of CCS Media.