Sure, the Channel Islands communications provider is pleased to announce that Sure (Jersey) Limited is set to acquire 100% of the shareholding in Foreshore, the pioneering data centre and cloud services provider. The acquisition is taking place for an undisclosed sum and is subject to local regulatory approval and pre-completion conditions.

The acquisition of Foreshore provides Sure with a data centre in Jersey to complement its own successful data centre offering in Guernsey and will help to strengthen Sure Jersey’s enterprise portfolio by providing both on-island data centre hosting and a range of leading, innovative cloud services to support its customers both locally and internationally.

“Sure has extensive experience serving the local and international financial services, eGaming and eCommerce industries as a data hosting provider. This acquisition enables us to combine this experience with that of Foreshore in creating a level of data hosting and cloud services expertise that will be unrivalled in the Channel Islands,” said Graham Hughes, CEO of Sure in Jersey.

“Sure’s track-record for high quality data hosting in Guernsey combined with its international footprint will make the integration of Foreshore’s business a natural fit,” said Chris Evans, CEO of Foreshore. “I have no doubt that the benefit, of bringing our two companies together, will be a wider choice of services to our respective customers and an improved level of competition in the market generally.”

Foreshore built Jersey’s first enterprise-class data centre in 2000 attracting a number of international eCommerce customers and since then, has developed a reputation for innovation through the introduction of data security and offshore cloud services to a world- wide customer base.

“There’s no doubt that Foreshore’s international expertise complements our own experience working with clients around the world,” said Graham Hughes. “One of the first tasks we will undertake as we go through the transition to integrating Foreshore fully into Sure, will be to work with all existing clients to advise them of the change of ownership and to confirm that Foreshore will continue to operate the same services to the high standards that they have come to expect.

“We will also consult fully with all staff in Foreshore and Sure to help them understand the vision we have to create the strongest data hosting and managed services offering in the Channel Islands’ marketplace.”

Whilst the agreement to acquire Foreshore has been signed by both parties, it is expected to take approximately five weeks before regulatory approval for the deal is received.

Issued by Kirsten Morel

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About Sure

Sure supplies telecommunication services in three major offshore jurisdictions: Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man. Across the islands, Sure delivers mobile, broadband, fixed line, data centre and enterprise solutions to consumers, corporate and public sector clients.

Sure International is the corporate division of the business and specialises in offshore connectivity, enabling those companies that operate in the islands to reliably and efficiently connect and transact with their global partners.

Sure is a member of the Batelco Group, a leading telecommunications provider to 16 markets spanning the Middle East & Northern Africa, Europe and the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

Serving the communities where Sure operates is at the heart of the company’s approach, and Sure is committed to behaving in an ethical and socially responsible manner.

About Foreshore

Foreshore is an enterprise-class Internet data centre and international cloud services provider dedicated to the requirements of companies for whom data availability and security is paramount. It is the only Jersey company of its kind that meets the stringent data security standards defined by ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.

Foreshore is the leading offshore cloud services provider and offers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions such as enterprise email management and archiving, online backup and disaster recovery services to a global customer base.