6 Jun 2008 08:48
For release 6 June 2008
SPIRITEL PLC
("Spiritel" or "the Company")
SPIRITEL RECEIVES DOUBLE INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Spiritel wins 2008 Enterprise Convergence Award for Voice over IP Implementation at Regent Inns
Alastair Mills, CEO nominated for Ernst & Young's 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Spiritel plc, (AIM:STP), the business communications service provider, is delighted to announce that the Company's significant recent progress has received double recognition from industry sources in June. The Company has been awarded the National Comms Business 2008 Enterprise Convergence prize for their implementation of a VoIP solution for Regent Inns plc, whilst Chief Executive Alistair Mills has been nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award.
The nominations mark a transformational year for Spiritel, which has grown considerably through five acquisitions and moved to operating profitability.
The Enterprise Convergence award recognises innovation in the supply of communications solutions and was awarded to Spiritel for the implementation of a unique converged offering to Regent Inns plc. The five year deal, signed in conjunction with strategic partner Mitel, includes VPN management, hosted VoIP and customer Wi-Fi to 100 Regent Inns sites across the UK, and is the largest of its kind in the UK, and Mitel's largest in Europe.
In addition, Spiritel CEO Alastair Mills has received personal recognition for the Company's progress with a nomination as finalist for the for the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award is recognised globally and marks entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and outstanding leadership and drive. Alastair is one of the youngest CEOs of a listed company and since being appointed in 2005 has been instrumental in raising new capital from individuals and institutions to support an expansive restructuring strategy.
Commenting on the news, Alastair Mills, CEO of Spiritel said: "Spiritel has made fantastic strides over the past year and we are delighted to receive the Enterprise Convergence Award which recognises our position as a leading provider of IP based services for corporate customers. I am proud to be nominated as one of Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year finalists, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole Spiritel team for their efforts in the past year. The awards and nominations are a testament to the Company's year of hard work which is now bearing fruit."
For further information please visit www.spiritelplc.com or contact:
| Spiritel plc | Tavistock Communications | Daniel Stewart & Co. |
| Alastair Mills | Simon Hudson | Simon Leathers |
| Chief Executive | Clemmie Carr | Stewart Dick |
| Tel: +44 20 7160 0100 | Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 | Tel: 020 7776 6550 |
Notes to Editors
Spiritel is a fully integrated business communications group which enables its customers to take advantage of the opportunities created by rapidly changing telecoms markets as the migration to Internet Protocol (IP) based services accelerates. The Group is a consolidator of the highly fragmented UK telecoms reseller market and is building a substantial customer base and scale through selective acquisitions. We are organised into two divisions, Spiritel Technologies - focused on networking and IP products and services - and Spiritel Business, which provides services directly to our Business customers.
Spiritel offers fixed and mobile voice and data communications solutions including Voice over IP (VoIP), data networking, telephone systems and ISP services to a rapidly expanding customer base. We are a leader in the provision of new, but proven, Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions that are firmly based on the old-fashioned service values which run throughout the Group.