Irene Simmons, PA to the NVT Group Directors, along with two friends of NVT Group took part in the Dundee Kiltwalk this past weekend (Sunday 20th August, 2017). Irene was joined by Andrea Niven and Alison Cranmer for ‘The Mighty Stride’ and completed the full 25 miles of the Dundee Kiltwalk route. Congratulations to all …
On 14th July 2017, the ENABLE Scotland fundraising team were delighted to visit NVT Group, so that we could present them with a cheque with the fundraising total for the first year of our partnership with the charity. The grand total for the amount raised was £13,735.13. This was achieved through a number of different …
(Picture: Mandy McCormick in Ghana with some of the pupils of the school in Ghana where she volunteered.) A South-Lanarkshire girl has spoken about how grateful she is to have been able to complete a trip to Africa where she did volunteer work. Thanks to sponsorship from NVT Group, Mandy McCormick (aged 17) was able …
NVT Group is delighted to support St Columba’s Hospice, to help celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2017. Today, NVT Group is pleased to announce that it has joined the St Columba’s Hospice 40 for 40 Club. By doing so, NVT Group has committed to raising at least £1,000 for the charity this year. What is the …
NVT Group, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, is proud to be able to support several local charities. In the past year we have been very pleased to support The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. In our photo, Marketing Manager Graham Stevenson was delighted to present a cheque to the charity for £7,500 by way of recognition …
Lanarkshire based IT and technology specialist, NVT Group, has announced a strategic partnership with green technology innovator Own Energy Solutions which will create 25 new jobs in the next twelve months, rising to around 300 within three years. Own Energy has developed a small wind turbine and inverter system to harvest wind energy using lampposts …
We’re back and we’re hotter than ever! The NVT Group Firewalk Challenge – which unfortunately had to be postponed last week – will take place this week instead! We have tried hard to keep this as close to the original event as possible and, as such, the new date, time and location for the Firewalk …
I’m finally going to ‘fess up to something that shames and embarrasses me as a lifelong technologist. My name is Tommy Mitchell and I don’t know what the term “Enterprise” means in the context of technology solutions. There, I’ve said it. I used to think I understood and used the term extensively in conversations with …
This summer, NVT Group agreed to take part in the ‘On your (static) bike!’ challenge, by cycling the 1337 miles from our Bellshill HQ to Barcelona, using two static bikes supplied by ENABLE Scotland. We first told you about the challenge in July and this week the team have been celebrating completing the journey! L-R in our …
Aiir Networks Ltd, an NVT Group company, has announced that it will be one of the sponsors at The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year awards in 2016. This will be the fifth time that an NVT Group company has sponsored the Donald Dewar Debater of the Year category. Tommy Mitchell, Technical Director of Aiir …
Today, 1st July 2016, sees the start of NVT Group’s Bellshill to Barcelona Challenge. Throughout the summer, NVT Group staff will be cycling the 1,337 miles from our Bellshill HQ, to Barcelona. No sunscreen will be required, however, since we will complete the journey from our reception area, using two static bikes. The challenge is …
Our CSR activity for the year 2016/2017 has got off to a flying start, with NVT Group becoming a ‘Top Donor’ on JustGiving – the global online social platform for giving. According to JustGiving, NVT Group was one of the most generous donors on JustGiving in May. Out of 951060 donors, we were in the top …
We are delighted with the news that ENABLE Scotland, our nominated charity of the year, are gaining more recognition for their Stop the Bus Campaign. Now, they have been nominated for the Cracking Campaign award at the Scottish Charity Awards for their Stop the Bus campaign. The Cracking Campaign award recognises the tremendous work of …
A local youth football club is celebrating after receiving a much needed boost by one of Scotland’s most dedicated supporters of young people in sport. NVT Group, which is Scotland’s largest independent ICT services provider, has agreed to sponsor Stewarton Annick FC, so that the club could purchase brand new strips and training jackets for the …
The modern organisation is built to be always on, and the modern workforce requires secure and easy access at any time and from any device. Access: One brings together authentication, mobile and identity services to provide a complete IAM solution from a single platform and delivers a frictionless experience when accessing cloud and on-premise services …
We are proud to announce that our nominated charity for the year 2016/2017 is ENABLE Scotland. ENABLE Scotland was founded in Scotland in 1954. The charity fights discrimination and inequality, ensuring that people who have learning disabilities are regarded as equal members of society and have the same choices and opportunities in life as everyone else. …
NVT Group has achieved the Investors In Young People (IIYP) Gold standard. IIYP is a multi level framework with 10 indicators, with outcomes of good practice grouped into themes showing outcomes as Developed, Established and Advanced. IIYP is a framework that supports organisations looking to recruit, retain and develop Young People, and offer recognition for those …
The Scottish Business Awards 2015 are coming soon! The Scottish Business Awards aim to recognise excellence in Scottish business and celebrate those who are building, and leading, successful, growing and dynamic businesses in Scotland. NVT Group is proud to be shortlisted in this year’s “Employer of the Year” category. The award recognises Scotland’s outstanding employers …
Scottish technology firms are giving up on public sector contracts due to the bias in favour of large multinationals, it has been claimed. NVT, the Bellshill-based technology group, has reopened the debate on public procurement after becoming the only independent Scottish company to be listed in new frameworks for government IT services contracts. …
Today we are announcing the details of our next Five Nines event – ‘Turbo charging your IT infrastructure and reducing latency.’ The event takes place on Wednesday 5th August, from 12 noon until 2.00pm. Event synopsis: Low latency with high availability is the life-blood of any high demand application such as SQL database. When …
We’re delighted to offer support to our friend Mark Bradshaw, Senior Technology Specialist at Wood Mackenzie, who is taking part in the ‘Run 100’ ultra marathon, in aid of Maggie’s Centres. ‘Run 100’ is an awe-inspiring five day run from coast to coast through the epic scenery of Scotland, raising funds for Maggie’s. …
Our friends Allan Dowie and Alan Lunn took part in the 2015 Marathon Des Sables – the gruelling multi-stage race through a formidable landscape in one of the world’s most inhospitable climates. The MdS is a six-day, 254 km (156 mile) ultra marathon, which is the equivalent to six regular marathons. The longest …
Today, 2nd February 2015, sees NVT Group launch a two week campaign on the subject of data protection. “Data Protection Fortnight” sees the Bellshill based Technology Services Integrator aim to educate businesses on the ever increasing importance of data protection and provide advice on how businesses can better protect themselves from the often …
NVT Group was once again a proud sponsor of The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards in 2014. The awards ceremony, which took place last night at Prestonfield in Edinburgh, is widely regarded as the most prestigious event in the Scottish political calendar. NVT was delighted to host Dennis Robertson MSP at …
An intrepid group of charity climbers from one of Lanarkshire’s best-known companies who scaled Ben Nevis earlier this year have finally seen their efforts rewarded. The trekkers, comprising modern apprentices of the NVT Group and their customers, family and friends, challenged themselves to raise a five-figure sum for children’s charity, NSPCC. The workers …
More than 200 of the NVT Players – the volunteers who supported NVT in its role as Technology Services Integrator at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – were re-united in the city at the weekend for their “Post-Games Graduation Bash”. At a special ceremony held at Glasgow’s Caledonian University, each of the Players …
A young Scottish badminton enthusiast has played the game of his dreams against one of the sport’s top hopefuls for this year’s Commonwealth Games – as well as raising awareness of a top cancer charity. Ross Davidson, from Clydebank, took up the challenge of going head-to-head with Kirsty Gilmour, one of Scotland’s brightest medal …
On Sunday 4th May, NVT’s team of Modern Apprentices, alongside other NVT staff, friends and clients will embark upon an ambitious mountain climb. Our challenging trek will take us to the spectacular Western Grampians, and the summit of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis. We will do all this in aid of the NSPCC and …
NVT Group has won the ‘Employer of the Year’ award at the 2014 Microsoft Scottish Modern Apprentice of the Year awards, which took place at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 24th April. The awards provide recognition to an apprentice of the year and an apprentice employer of the year. NVT won the employer award …
Last week, NVT Group was visited by MSP Shona Robison, the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport. The Minister visited our HQ in Bellshill to talk to us about Games Legacy and specifically our Modern Apprenticeships programme. She took time to meet and to chat to some of our Modern Apprentices about their experiences and …
NVT Group was proud to be a sponsor of The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards, which took place on 14th November in Edinburgh. NVT was very honoured to host Deputy First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon MSP at its table for the ceremony, as well as Dennis Robertson MSP and several friends …
NVT Group is proud to sponsor The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards in 2013. Stephen Park Brown, Managing Director of NVT Group, said: “NVT Group is delighted to be associated with the Herald Politician of the Year awards by sponsoring the Debater of the Year category for a second year. NVT promotes …
Today marks one of the most significant milestones on the journey to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. It’s one year to go until the opening ceremony at Glasgow’s Celtic Park kicks off 11 days of unforgettable sport, across 14 spectacular competition venues in and around Glasgow. NVT Group, the Official Technology Services Integrator for …
Scottish Athletics are delighted to announce a sponsorship deal with the NVT Group for the Club Together programme. And Glasgow 2014 chief executive, David Grevemberg, has welcomed the partnership as important for the sport at grassroots level and the Commonwealth Games legacy. The governing body for the sport in Scotland started the Club Together scheme …
The journey to Glasgow 2014 goes global on Commonwealth Day (Monday March 11) with the unveiling of the international route taken by the Queen’s Baton Relay – the unique multi-national relay which ends at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The announcement will be the centrepiece of a fantastic 48 hours of milestones …
NVT wins £500,000 deal with Scottish Legal Complaints Commission NVT recently won a prestigious new client in the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, providing a full IT and Voice over IP infrastructure refresh. The bid was administered by Auditors Scott Moncrieff and involved several months of presentations and negotiation, and NVT were ultimately judged …
NVT staff out and helping the community! Pick a Park – the Council’s annual community clear up event – hit Cumnock recently and more than 60 people joined together to clear up Glaisnock Water and the surrounding area. The enthusiastic volunteers included Councillors Douglas Reid and Kathy Morrice, local community Police officers, …
Did someone say 40?! Happy birthday to consultant Colin Selfridge who turns the BIG FOUR-O on Monday! Many happy returns from all at NVT!
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NVT Donates Towards Children’s Safety Education Foundation The Children’s Safety Education Foundation (CSEF) is a national charity committed to reducing the number of child victims through the provision of interactive safety education. CSEF (Scotland) works towards a mission – to reach every child in Scotland so that they can make informed choices when they …