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Welcome to 'The Wire' BCN's Microsoft Partner Hub

Giving Microsoft sellers a clear view of our capabilities, our latest wins, our team, and upcoming events - so you know exactly how you can co-sell together with BCN.

BCN's Microsoft Designations and Specialisations

Microsoft Designations and Specialisations

  • Microsoft Partners
  • Private Cloud Designation
  • Microsoft Copilot Specialisation
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Advanced Specialisation
  • Threat Protection -Microsoft Specialist
  • icrosoft-Analytics-Specialisation.
  • Microsoft Identity and Access Management specialisation

Driving growth together

BCN helps Microsoft sellers accelerate Azure, Security, Data & AI opportunities across the UK SME&C market. Through joint account engagement and GTM campaigns and leveraging Microsoft Programmes, we create pipeline, drive growth and support customers from strategy through adoption.

Battlecard

Everything you need to know about BCN in one place.

From our Microsoft specialisms and customer success stories to key contacts, funding support and co-sell opportunities, this battlecard is designed to help Microsoft sellers quickly understand where BCN can add value and unlock opportunities for customers. Use it as your go-to guide for engaging, differentiating and winning together

 

Committed ​to Microsoft

Key Microsoft FY26 Stats

Logistics

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  • 6

    Core Designations

    Plus 8 x Advanced Specialisations​, Global Support Service Designation, Private Cloud Designation & Copilot JumpStart ​Partner.

  • 21%

    FY26 Growth in SMB Azure

  • £19.2m

    FY26 Annual NCE Revenue

  • $1.2m

    FY26 Microsoft funding leveraged

Hear from us and BCN's Journey to Frontier Firm and the importantance of our alignment with Microsoft

AI Event

Join our next event: AI Strategy to Become a Frontier Firm

Manchester | 14 October 2026 |  12:00pm–6:00pm

Join our AI event to:

  • Uncover opportunities across Copilot, Fabric, Azure and Security
  • Expand your account footprint
  • Build pipeline through high-value conversations with business and technology leaders.
  • Strengthen customer relationships in the North West

Take a look at the video for highlights of our previous AI event.

BCN’s approach

SMB Roadshows

Joint seller activation supported by Microsoft

Through a series of Microsoft and Arrow-backed SMB roadshows and call-out days, BCN created a scalable growth engine that brought Microsoft solutions directly to SMB customers, accelerating AI, Security and cloud adoption while generating qualified co-sell opportunities for Microsoft and BCN.

  • Azure Call-Out Day

    Focus: Azure Migration and Optimisation (including Manager Azure)​. Results: 10 Migration/Optimisation assessments.

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  • Copilot & Security Call-Out Day

    Focus: Driving Microsoft Copilot adoption. ​ Results: Generated £14k in Copilot opportunities.​

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  • Data Call-Out Day

    Focus: Data, AI and Microsoft Fabric. ​ Results: 24 Data Assessments and generated c.£116k. pipeline / 21+ opportunities.

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SMB Roadshows: Collaboration to drive pipeline together

Through a series of Microsoft and Arrow-backed SMB roadshows and call-out days, BCN created a scalable growth engine that brought Microsoft solutions directly to SMB customers, accelerating AI, Security and cloud adoption while generating qualified co-sell opportunities for Microsoft and BCN.

 

WinWires

Read our latest WinWires

  • Edmunsons Electrical: Building a Modern Data Estate on Microsoft Fabric

    Microsoft Fabric capacity F64 reserved instance £4.2k per month + downstream BI consumption growth.

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  • Your NRG: Driving Secure Cloud Displacement and Azure Pipeline

    108 Microsoft 365 Business Premium licences. Azure migrations £24k ACR. Microsoft Fabric selected.

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  • Peak 4: Fuelling AI-Driven Health Insights at Scale

    Azure: £84K (including Fabric F16), Microsoft 365 Business Premium 40 licences (£19.2k a year) Power Apps Licences: £5k a year

    View Peak 4 WinWire right
  • Vertas Group: Driving Rapid Fabric Adoption & AI Readiness

    F64 consumption licence over 12 months with an estimated £6,600 per month in Microsoft revenue.

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  • DR Wakefield: Modernising Commodity Trading with Microsoft Power Platform

    £5,000 per year in Power Apps Premium licenses

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BCN's Microsoft Partnership

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Transform your business today with AI technology

BCN Success Wheel: A full service Microsoft eco-system

BCN offers a complete range of services to support you at every stage of our client’s technology journey.

It’s technology that is right for our clients business needs.

 

BCN Solutions

A full service MSP and Technology Partner that delivers real outcomes for your accounts

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  • Infrastructure & Cloud

    BCN builds secure, scalable platforms that support business performance today and enable AI and future innovation tomorrow. From Azure landing zones to cloud modernisation and legacy migration, we deliver governed, cost-controlled environments designed for resilience, flexibility and growth.

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  • Cyber Security

    Deep security expertise combined with advanced technologies protect your business from evolving threats. Across identity, data and infrastructure, we deliver resilient, governed security frameworks—using AI to strengthen protection and enable safe adoption of new capabilities where it matters.

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  • Modern workplace

    Create a modern workplace that drives productivity, collaboration and performance. Built on Microsoft 365 and Teams, we design secure, flexible environments that keep your people connected. We help you embed AI capabilities like Microsoft Copilot where they add real business value.

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  • Business Applications & Development

    Build bespoke applications, portals and integrations on the Microsoft stack, with AI embedded from the outset. Delivery is accelerated through AI-assisted engineering, with low-code development governed to ensure solutions remain secure, scalable and commercially valuable.

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  • Data & AI

    We design and deliver the modern data platforms, built on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, that bring fragmented data together, improve reporting, and create the trusted, governed foundation that real AI depends on.

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  • Managed Services

    AI raises the bar for core systems, requiring consistent security, performance and reliability. BCN’s managed services keep environments optimised, monitored and supported, using AI and automation to resolve issues early. Our professional services provide the expertise to scope, deliver and evolve new initiatives, including AI.

Your Microsoft Aligned BCN Team - we understand how you like to co-sell and work with partners

  • Rob Davies

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rob is CEO of BCN and has led the company's strategic alignment with Microsoft as the foundation of its growth strategy. He drives innovation, AI adoption and customer transformation, ensuring BCN remains a leading Microsoft-focused partner delivering measurable business outcomes.

  • Ric Kelly

    Group Sales Director

    Ric joined BCN in 2019 as a territory Sales Director before becoming Group Sales Director in February 2022. Ric leads BCN’s sales and go-to-market strategy and is responsible for driving growth by offering our customer’s best in class solutions that deliver tangible business benefits. With over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Ric has held senior positions as an IT Director in both the public and private sectors before moving to sales leadership. This experience, empathy, and insight prove invaluable in supporting our customers and our continued growth.

  • Reece Gohil

    Microsoft Vendor Alliance Manager

    Reece is Microsoft Vendor Alliance Manager at BCN, leading the strategic relationship with Microsoft and helping drive BCN's growth as one of Microsoft's most aligned partners in the UK SME&C market. He works closely with Microsoft sales and partner teams to accelerate co-sell opportunities, joint customer engagements, drive programmatic adoption and go-to-market initiatives. His focus is on creating measurable value for customers through Microsoft solutions, while strengthening collaboration between BCN and Microsoft to deliver shared success and long-term growth.

  • Emma Portlock

    Head of New Business Sales

    Emma is responsible for driving new customer acquisition and revenue growth through close alignment with Microsoft. She works closely with Microsoft sellers and partner teams to develop co-sell opportunities, build pipeline and deliver successful customer outcomes across the Microsoft portfolio

  • David Nicholson

    Sales Director for Corporate and Enterprise

    David leads revenue growth across mid-market and enterprise customers. Working closely with Microsoft sellers and partner teams, he drives strategic co-sell opportunities and helps organisations achieve measurable business outcomes through Microsoft-led transformation initiatives.

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  • Let's Build Pipeline Together

    Bring BCN into your next Microsoft customer opportunity.

    We help Microsoft sellers accelerate opportunities across AI, Copilot, Azure, Security, Data & AI and Modern Work. Whether a customer needs strategic guidance, technical expertise or support moving from proof of concept to production, our team is ready to help.

    Our focus is simple: creating qualified pipeline, driving workload growth and delivering measurable customer outcomes.

    Email us at

    [email protected]

    Engage the BCN Microsoft Team

Client Stories

Andy Freeman

Business Systems Controller, Nichols

I would absolutely recommend BCN… the breadth of their skill set and knowledge… makes them stand out

Neil Paton

Director of Technology, Frenkel Topping Group

BCN were fundamental in helping us move to Microsoft Azure, Power BI and bespoke applications. The result was a massive improvement in efficiencies that transformed the business to provide better services.

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Nichols – Home of Vimto

Read how BCN has helped Nichols deliver measurable improvements across cost, performance, security and business agility.

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Andy Freeman

Business Systems Controller, Nichols

I would absolutely recommend BCN… the breadth of their skill set and knowledge… makes them stand out

  • Azure
  • Food and Drink
  • Intune Managed Service
  • IT Support Services
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • SharePoint
  • Wholesale Distribution

DRWakefield

Read how BCN has helped DRWakefield streamline their data and built a custom Power App to help with their global processes.

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Steve Cairns, CTO

DRWakefield

There are people who have spent their entire day doing lots of manual tasks that are now able to learn new things and become skilled people in their roles.

  • Azure
  • Food and Drink
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Wholesale Distribution

Samuel Grant Group

Samuel Grant Group operates across three divisions with different workflows and data needs. With BCN unifying the IT landscape and standing up Power BI dashboards on Microsoft Fabric capacity, teams get fast, reliable access to business‑critical data, from sales and warehousing to customer service. Reporting that once took hours is now automated, field teams use Power BI Mobile for on‑the‑go insights, and leaders can spot issues proactively instead of reacting after the fact.

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  • Azure
  • Cyber Security
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Wholesale Distribution

Vertas Group

Discover how Vertas Group partnered with BCN to unify data, automate processes and drive efficiency using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

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  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Power BI

Process Management International (PMI)

Process Management International (PMI) believe that better businesses create better outcomes for their people, their customers, and the world around them. Since 1984, PMI has been committed to helping organisations unlock their full potential through smarter processes and more engaged people. PMI’s consultancy, training, and strategic advice are designed to empower businesses to think differently, work smarter, and achieve more.

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  • Consulting
  • EasySPC

PEAK4

In elite sport, peak performance relies on proactive care, real-time insights and continual optimisation. PEAK4 wanted to bring this elite sports science into the workplace, and approached BCN as their technology partner to help bring their vision into reality.

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  • .Net
  • Azure
  • Cyber Security
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Professional Services
  • Software Development
  • Technology

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

By deploying EasySPC with BCN, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital transformed its approach to quality monitoring, bringing patient experience scores and organisational metrics into transparent, shareable reports that drive continuous improvement.

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  • EasySPC
  • Healthcare

Frenkel Topping

The rapid development of Frenkel Topping in a short time had presented several key challenges and issues for BCN to help them overcome. Their users’ technology requirements had grown accordingly in complexity and volume and they required an aligned technology stack to bring all the brands to the same technical standards.

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Neil Paton

Director of Technology, Frenkel Topping Group

BCN were fundamental in helping us move to Microsoft Azure, Power BI and bespoke applications. The result was a massive improvement in efficiencies that transformed the business to provide better services.

  • Azure
  • Cyber Security
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Professional Services
  • Software Development

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Solicitors

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Solicitors found the IT partner they needed in BCN, and we are proud to continue supporting the firm along their digital transformation journey. Our in-house Microsoft experts provide a fully managed service around the Azure infrastructure, including through an Azure Advanced Managed Service and a Microsoft Defender Managed Service.

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  • Azure
  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Cyber Security
  • Intune Managed Service
  • Legal Services
  • Microsoft 365
  • Software Development
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