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TECH 360

ISSUE 04 | AUTUMN/WINTER | 2021

A ROUND UP OF NEWS AND INSIGHTS IN THE WORLD OF CIRCULAR IT

HOT TOPIC: NEW E-COMMERCE WEBSITE COMING SOON! - A NEW WAY OF BUYING AND RECYCLING TECH IS UPON US

One year on

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HOT TOPIC: IT FUTURES FORUM REVIEW - THE IN PERSON EVENT SHOWCASING THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY THAT'S WATCH NOW TRANSFORMING ORGANISATIONS BETT 2022 IS ALMOST HERE! STONE WILL BE THERE WITH OUR KEY PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

A multi award-winning year and helping our environment

STONE TURNS 30! WE HAVE BEEN LEADING THE WAY FOR THE PAST THREE DECADES, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR JOURNEY OUR JOURNEY

WINDOWS 11 IS HERE! THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF WINDOWS HAS ARRIVED ON YOUR FAVOURITE STONE DEVICES DISCOVER MORE

Making a difference with our latest stats

£1,530,042

unwanted IT collected

Active app users represent

Donations made to support UK based sustainability projects, which is the equivalent to planting

3,557,198

£306,008

Welcome to our new tech industry newsletter, giving you a round up of what's happening across the industry, in the world of circular IT. In each issue, we'll be rounding up key insights, thought pieces and valuable resources to help you stay informed and get more out of your technology.

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HOT TOPIC

THE NEW E-COMMERCE WEBSITE IS COMING SOON AN EXCITING NEW WAY TO BUY THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WITH STONE IS COMING Our new e-commerce platform is designed to give you full control of your IT asset lifecycle and the convenience to purchase technology, no matter where you are and, on any device – 24/7. Using the latest in ecommerce functionality, our new website will make buying and recycling simpler and easier, including features to help you manage your IT estate effectively.

This starts with a dedicated login, so you can see everything about your organisation and custom prices already agreed with your account manager, including your order history. We have over 70,000 products on our site, so you can be assured, we will have a product to suit your needs and with real time stock updates, every hour you can have absolute confidence when ordering your device. You can purchase using your account, debit / credit cards or PayPal and once your order has been submitted you will receive regular progress updates. If you recycle with Stone via our multi-award winning 360 app, you will also be able to redeem your points to purchase new tech: providing a truly Circular IT experience.

If you would like to book a demonstration and find out more about our new ecommerce website, contact your account manager who will be pleased to arrange this.

Review Stone was delighted to deliver it’s first in-person event of the year, following the lifting of COVID restrictions. IT Futures Forum 2021, held at the famous British Motor Museum in Warwickshire, brought together Stone customers from all sectors of education and industry, with technology

partners to discuss the latest digital transformation challenges, trends and the changing landscape. Our event was opened by our headline motivational guest speaker – Mandy Hickson; with a number of topical breakout sessions running alongside the main exhibition hall.

We would like to thank all those who attended. If you weren't able to make it, don't worry you can sign up for access to our exclusive breakout sessions.

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HOT TOPIC

STONE AT BETT 2022 Bett 2022 is just around the corner, and this time it’s an in-person event at the ExCeL in London, on 19th to 21st January. It promises to be a welcome reunion, bringing together a global community for education technology. Stone Group will have two stands at Bett next year and we are delighted to be partnering with key education technology providers and showcasing our solutions for the classroom - our main stand number is SG31. We also have a second stand in the Ahead by Bett exhibition area. This is the place for the Higher Education community to come together to discuss the challenges presented by hybrid learning and digital transformation – our Ahead stand number is HC31.

1994

1995

Launches as

First sale over

The

Omega moved from Stone, to a facility in

Omega Computing Ltd.

£100,000.

Service Department opened.

Baswich, Stafford.

2006

2003

1999

1997

Awarded the

Stone acquires Compusys, increased blue-light sector customer base and expanded capabilities for high end workstations and servers.

The growing company started delivering

Stone became the first to market with a

larger premises

AV BECTA contract for the South East.

AV solutions for Education.

3 year on-site warranty.

The company moved to back in Stone.

2006

2007

2008

2010

The

Stone got onto the National

Higher Education

Stone introduces its first

was launched; the Stonebook.

Framework for End User Devices for the first time.

Remote Support

Stone became the first to market with a

The Aylesbury office closes, and the server production facility moves to Stone HQ.

2013

2012

2011

The company became the tech partner for

Stone Group’s

first laptop

Family Fund.

Tech recycling moved all in house.

offerings, providing customers with access to third line technical support.

The Stone

5 Year Warranty.

2010

Stone launches their

Stone Group moves to

Solutions Team

first 11.6” laptop with inbuilt skype phone or web cam module.

Granite One HQ,

was launched, introducing the six pillars.

opened by Lord Digby Jones.

2014

2016

Stone had its first full managed service school customer, introducing the new Citrix Service Desk.

The business rank

Since 2014, Stone Group have sent over 4000 units of tech to

Awarded

Stone Group acquired Encore, later to be renamed Stone Refurb.

2020

Stone 360 App launched and has revolutionised IT recycling.

2020 Stone partnered with the National Forest, supporting UK sustainability projects.

More details about Stone at Bett 2022, coming soon!

1991

YEARS OF EXPERT IT SOLUTIONS & HELPING TO SAVE THE PLANET

number 1

on HE National Apple Equipment & Services Framework.

IT Schools for Africa.

number 1

supplier on NDNA Framework.

2020

2019

2018

2017

The company broke through

Stone Group acquired Dino PC.

The

Private Sector

The business introduced their first Hyper Converged solution, the Stone Equinox.

2020

2021

Private Sector introduced a

Stone 360 went global and we launched the app across

£100m turnover.

2020 Encore

was rebranded to

Stone Refurb

2021

Stone won; UK Business Tech Awards, App of the Year. Tech Awards.

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Stone Group won, UK App Awards, App of the Year and CRN Sales & Marketing Awards, Best New Business Win.

2021

Stone won; Global Marketing Awards, Global B2B Campaign

division was created.

SOHO team.

2021 Stone won; Global Business Tech Awards, App of the Year

four European countries.

2021

Stone won; CRN Sales and Marketing Awards, Best Company to Work For & Best Marketing Campaign

Laptops in Stock! STONE AND VIEWSONIC PROJECT RECEIVES PRAISE FROM NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH SCHOOL – CUSTOMER STORY

RECYCLING IT MADE EASY FOR AGE UK – CUSTOMER STORY

The school wanted to discuss AV & Collaboration options and decided to deploy the ViewSonic ViewBoard 4k interactive display and 560 series projectors.

The revolutionary Stone 360 mobile app makes it easy for any organisation to arrange for the safe collection and disposal of IT equipment with a few simple clicks.