CONGLETON ACADEMY GRADUATES TO MIDSHIRE

Eaton Bank Academy, Congleton, which became an academy in September of last year, has selected Midshire to provide business systems and IT support.

The Stockport-based business systems company, which has developed an offering specifically for schools and further education bodies nationally, won the contract to replace outdated and inefficient equipment.

Midshire is delighted to welcome Eaton Bank Academy as a customer as it continues to build its reputation as a dynamic and progressive school, which serves around half of the town of Congleton and surrounding areas.

Although Eaton Bank’s contract is for copiers, IT support and print management, the company’s education packages can also provide classroom-tough iPads and the iPad’s big brother the BigPad to replace chalkboards with intelligent and interactive technology

The 850 pupil-academy, previously known as Eaton Bank School, is celebrating after it heard it had been awarded government funding to build two new science labs.

Better still the school, which bears the motto ‘believe in success’, has recently launched its £3m bid to become a centre of sporting excellence build a community sports centre on its grounds, so the upgrade to better, faster and more efficient machines is timely.

                 Julian Stafford – pictured left – Midshire’s MD, said:

“It’s great to be working with such an enlightened school. We have been keen to work with one of the really good and well regarded academies and will do everything to ensure the technology delivers for them.”

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Strategic Business Manager at the Academy said:

“Midshire came in when we were nearing the end of our contract with another supplier. Because of pressures on resource and time we had extended our contract again and again, meaning that we were copingand we were struggling to cope with outdated equipment.

“Midshire has provided us with copiers that also provide a print management solution, monitoring our use and keeping an eye on the costs.  As an academy which continues to work hard to secure achieve success for all students, we appreciate the role technology plays in achieving our vision.

“We hope that this is the beginning of a successful partnership with Midshire.”