Sanderson Group company One iota, shortlisted for Rising Star Award at Tech Awards 2014

Posted by Kate Simpson on Tue, Mar 25, 2014

northerntechOne iota, the expert in cloud-based multi-channel retail solutions recently acquired by Sanderson, has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category at the Northern Tech Awards 2014.

The Northern Tech Awards, now in their 4th year, provide a platform for technology companies to achieve recognition for their success. Emerging fast growing businesses on the northern technology scene can be shortlisted for a Rising Star Award, while the top 50 fastest growing technology companies will be ranked by revenue growth over the last three years.

One iota has been shortlisted as a result of its innovative multi-channel solutions which harness cloud and mobile technologies to deliver a single customer experience across all sales channels. Widely used by leading retailers such as SuperDry, Mamas & Papas and Littlewoods, these innovative solutions have underpinned One iota’s impressive sales growth over the past 12 months.

Damian Hanson, co-founder and CEO of One iota, said: "We are so delighted to be shortlisted. This is a testament to the hard work of the whole team at One iota. As a northern-based technology business, being recognised for these Awards is a fantastic acknowledgement of our business achievements.”

The Awards - to be held in Manchester on Thursday 27th March 2014 - are supported and sponsored by Brabners LLP, Business Growth Fund, EV Group, HG Capital, London Stock Exchange, Panmure Gordon & Co, Silicon Valley Bank and UBS Wealth Management. The BVCA and Manchester Grammar School have also provided significant research support.

The judges’ panel includes Charles Sharland (Chairman & Co-founder of AppSense), Alan White (former CEO of N Brown Group), David Rasche (Founder of SSP and Chairman of GB Group plc), Chris Allen (Founder of Laterooms.com), Simon Clark (Chairman of BVCA) and Steve Purdham (Founder of SurfControl and we7).