SKANCO Business Systems Ltd has been awarded the Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership for the sixth year running.

The Gold Certified Partnership is the highest level of accreditation awarded to IT businesses who supply Microsoft solutions.

Providers who are Gold Certified Partners are equipped with the best tools of the trade by Microsoft and have close working relationships with Microsoft engineers.

Andy Gosnell, operations manager at Skanco, said: "We are pleased to have renewed our Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership for 2011. 

"In order to further differentiate between the levels of partners, Microsoft has made fundamental changes to the requirements for Gold Partnership status this year.

"Gold Certified Partners are now Microsoft’s elite business partners and are required to have the knowledge, skills and commitment to help customers implement technology solutions that match their exact business needs. 

"Skanco employees have worked hard to gain the technical and sales qualifications required to achieve this level of Gold Partner Certification."