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A Black Country IT services provider has been acquired by a national group. Stourbridge-based IMS Technology Services is now part of Onecom Group which has offices across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ and is headquartered in Hampshire.

IMS was founded in 2002 and designs and builds IT and phone systems for companies across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ while Onecom works in business technology and cloud communications.

The undisclosed deal adds a further 600 customers into Onecom's roster and marks the company's ninth acquisition since 2019.

Onecom, which is backed by private equity house LDC, employs more than 600 people across its º£½ÇÊÓƵ offices and counts household names such as Vodafone, Microsoft, Samsung and Apple among its clients.

IMS founder Peter Arundal said: "We are really excited about becoming part of Onecom and the benefits it will provide to our customers and people.

"The success of IMS Technology is a credit to the whole team's positive attitude and hard work. I very much look forward to seeing the team continuing to excel as part of the larger group."

Onecom's chief executive Martin Flick added: "As we continue to grow and broaden our portfolio of IT services, we are delighted to welcome the IMS Technology team and customers to Onecom in a move that further supports our mission to build on and extend our geographic presence and technical capabilities by acquiring strong businesses that share our culture, values and ethos.