A DROITWICH technology company has won a major industry award for its communications work for a network of independent girls schools.

The project, which was restricted to the school holidays involved GGR Communications installing more than 400 switches, 2000 access points and 1700 handsets to 26 sites across the UK.

It won the company headquartered in De Salis Drive, the UK and Ireland Westcon|Comstor deal of the year at the ENGAGE event held in central London before an audience of more than 100 industry specialists.

Adrian Clinton-Watkins, managing director at GGR Communications, said: “This award concludes an exceptionally busy period for the company. I’d like to personally thank the GGR engineering team for their hard work and commitment to the project to ensure that it was delivered on time. The Girls’ Day School Trust is the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools and we are delighted to have been instrumental in the successful completion of this major project. This is a very proud moment for GGR and demonstrates to our customers and partners our dedication and abilities within the marketplace. The deal of the year award involved a large project where timings were so critical."

Clive Hailstone, sales director of Comstor UK, added: "This standout deal with the GDST was a $3.7m Cisco unified access project that included a roll out across the UK. With deployment restricted to the school summer holidays, GGR utilised complex bundles, negotiated an extended credit facility, temporarily consigned stock, and managed the logistics of a relentless installation schedule.”