Specialism: Chromebooks
Key vendors: Google, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung, Lego Education
Distribution revenue: £22m (+10%)
Headcount: 81 (total)
Active reseller/MSP base: 350-400
Revenues at this edtech specialist’s distribution arm are on course to grow 10% to £22m in calendar 2025, fuelled by strong Chromebook sales, it told us.
This is despite the Ipswich-based, employee-owned outfit losing a key franchise with thin client brand IGEL near the start of the year.
Getech’s wider business – which also targets the education sector directly – saw revenues dip 9% to £47.1m in calendar 2024.
“How optimistic am I? I’d say 8/10”
Quickfire Q&A with Getech MD Richard Maclean
What’s your top priority over the next 12 months?
To see continued growth for all of our Edu & Enterprise Products/
What’s the most under-rated facet of your business?
Our deployment and white glove services.
Name a vendor or technology area that’s been a hit for you in 2025
Chrome Enterprise
Are you expecting to grow in this calendar year?
10% growth
What distribution news story most grabbed your attention in 2025?
The takeover at Exertis and its impact.
3 of the 4 largest companies in this report have changed ownership in the last 12 months (or are about to). What does that say about the market?
It’s buoyant. Getech are also going through an EOT (Employee Ownerships Trust).
On a scale of 1-10, how optimistic are you about the IT distribution market right now?
I would say 8/10
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