glancyr, Author at Nycomm Limited

New Office Open

Nycomm’s Rocom sales division has a brand new Leeds home as a new chapter in its illustrious 40-year history begins. The team has moved to swish modern headquarters at Thorpe Park Business Park, down the road from previous premises at Temple Point. Rocom is one of the country’s leading comms specialists, providing blue chip companies and public sector organisations with a vast array of Unified Comms technologies and support services – from headsets and conferencing solutions to sophisticated digital transformation solutions, [...]

International Women’s Day

Nycomm celebrated International Women’s Day by gathering many women from across the business to showcase female talent. Dozens posed for a special photo to celebrate the day as PR Manager Chris Widocks shouted ‘Girl Power’ to generate lots of smiles. We’re really proud that we have a strong representation of women in all roles here at Nycomm, who help us achieve growth and contribute to the business.

Nycomm Goes Greener

Nycomm has announced a new environmental management partnership with a pledge to divert 100% of its waste from landfill. The Group has teamed-up with local specialist JWS Waste to reprocess over 100 tonnes of waste consisting of tonnes of card, paper, plastics and general waste. “JWS Waste are now our dedicated waste partner and are working with us to provide a sustainable waste service – diverting 100% of our waste from landfill,” confirmed Nycomm Distribution Centre Manager, Chris Musgrave.

Would You Bee-lieve It

A new tribute in memory of our founder Julian Niman has been unveiled – and it’s got visitors and staff buzzing with interest. Nycomm made a successful auction bid to secure an iconic bee sculpture which has been placed at the entrance of our HQ, previously renamed Julian Niman House. A plaque reads: “Banks-B. In memory of Julian Niman who like our bee was a colourful character.” Over 70 painted bees adorned various parts of Manchester this summer and were recently sold [...]

Halloween Horrors

Nycomm was a scary place to work for one day only when dozens of workers dressed up to celebrate Halloween. Hundreds of pounds was raised in the process for local army veterans’ charity Broughton House as part of a spooktacular day of fun and games that featured a Murder Mystery contest, fancy dress competition and a raffle. Customer Services Administrator, Sue Greenlees, was one of the organisers and explained: “There were lots of colourful characters who joined in the fun to [...]

BBQ Fun

Nycomm cooked up a charity treat by hosting a staff BBQ which raised hundreds of pounds for a local food bank. Developed by our Mars Group, the event was spearheaded by ‘masterchefs’ Gary Redshaw and organiser Natalie Wynn, supported by fellow organiser Hannah Elly and Esther Park. The main lunchtime get-together was held at Julian Niman House as staff enjoyed burgers, hot dogs and ice creams – despite some cool and windy weather. “Thank you so much to Hannah and Natalie for [...]

Nycomm Renames Headquarters

Our Manchester headquarters has been renamed Julian Niman House, in memory of our former Chairman. Julian Niman helped build Nycomm into the country’s biggest independent comms distributor and passed away in January, aged 64. He was known as a true industry legend. Julian’s wife Sue Niman was on hand for the official ribbon cutting ceremony watched by the company’s Agecroft workforce and flanked by the board of Directors. A few days earlier the Board of Directors invited all the senior managers to [...]

Superheroes

Nycomm’s very own team of superheroes battled the heat to raise thousands of pounds for Manchester’s Brain and Spinal Injury Centre (BASIC) in a company-wide charity venture – inspired by our former Chairman Julian. Thirteen colleagues completed the Manchester half marathon in blazing temperatures – with Marketing’s Tom Hague first over the finish line for Team Nycomm in a time of 1.51hrs. In addition a group of seven completed a 10K event afterwards. Everyone ran in support of BASIC which provides [...]

Nycomm Has A Heart

Nycomm showed its love to staff by celebrating Valentine’s Day with chocolates for all employees. Around 370 workers arrived for work to a box of chocolates on their desk as balloons and other themed decorations made it a day to remember at various sites across the Group. At Nycomm’s Manchester headquarters a month long sales incentive incorporated various games and spot prizes whilst at our Rocom offices in Leeds a ‘Blind Date’ contest was part of a fun-filled day.

Julian Niman Passes Away

Julian Niman the founder and chairman of communications group Nycomm has passed away. The 64-year old died at his Manchester home on January 12th. Fellow Director and friend David Bennett said Julian regarded all his staff as family. He said it was a huge shock but stressed the board of directors will continue to run the Manchester-based company as ‘Julian would want us to and continue his legacy’. David told the workforce: “Julian saw all of us here as his family and [...]

Ops Director Bows Out After 20 Years

Nycomm has bid a fond farewell to Operations Director John Cunningham as the curtain comes down on a 20-year career with us. John was initially recruited to implement a new computer system in the late 90’s before playing an instrumental role in developing the company’s acclaimed logistics operation and planning a new Agecroft HQ warehouse expansion. “The company has grown dramatically over the years but there are many things that have stayed the same; the family atmosphere and Chairman Julian Nimans’ [...]

New Award For Nycomm

The Nycomm Group is celebrating a new awards success after data, networking and communications specialist Pennine won the Outstanding Achievement title at the Made in Bury Business Awards (MIBBA). The company is one of the key divisions of the Nycomm Group having been acquired in December last year. It boasts a blue chip client base and is recognised as a major player in the communications sector, both locally and nationally. Pennine’s managing director Andrew Roberts accepted the award from the leader [...]

Nycomm Expands Again

Communications supply specialist The Nycomm Communications Group has announced a major new expansion by creating a specialist two-way radio hub following the acquisition of Bristol-based Co-Channel Electronics. Founded in 1978 Co-Channel specialises in two-way radio and wireless communications and serves a broad range of clients across the West Country. It’s the latest name to join the Nycomm ‘family’ of businesses following the purchase of Bury-based communications and data specialist Pennine in December last year. This latest deal expands Nycomm’s nationwide geographical [...]

Nycomm Acquires Pennine

The Nycomm Communications Group is delighted to announce a major new acquisition as Pennine becomes the latest addition to our growing ‘family’ of businesses. Pennine is a successful and growing business that has been operating in the communications sector for over 40 years – a well-respected distributor and provider of unified communications, mobile solutions, cloud and IT services as well as its original specialisation in Two-Way Radio. The Pennine Group is also a distributor of the analogue and IP handset businesses [...]

Growth Plans For 2017

A major warehouse expansion project has been announced as The Nycomm Communications Group continues to move further forward. Work is set to start in the coming months to increase floor space by over a third, with the multi-million-pound scheme due to be completed by the Summer. Operations Director, John Cunningham says the new investment represents a high profile symbol of how the Nycomm Communications Group is gearing up for an even brighter future. “There are three main drivers behind this project. We [...]