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Kate Figg

ProVu Apprentice Luke Warby Wins ‘Apprentice of the Year’!

Our very own Technical Support Apprentice, Luke Warby was named ‘Apprentice of the Year’ last week in the Kirklees College COLS (College Outstanding Learner Success) Awards.

The awards took place at the Kirklees College Huddersfield Centre on 10th December where 39 students enjoyed a glamorous evening to celebrate their achievements.

Luke joined ProVu in October 2014 and has quickly become a valuable member of the team. We are very proud of his achievements so far – Congratulations Luke!

Since joining the apprenticeship scheme with Kirklees College, we have recruited three apprentices to date, all of whom are making a great impact to our workforce.

Image left to right: Luke Warby (Technical Support Engineer), Ben Cavill (Software Developer), and Matthew Heaney (Technical Pre-Sales Engineer).

ProVu Launch the VTech ErisTerminal SIP Range to UK Market

We are delighted to announce we are now distributing the latest range of VTech ErisTerminal SIP phones.

ErisTerminal Range:

Although new to SIP phones, VTech are an established manufacturer and are in fact the world’s largest manufacturer of cordless phones. We believe VTech’s exciting new range will become a strong competitor in the UK SIP market and we are thrilled to be able to bring the eagerly anticipated ErisTerminal range to our customers.

Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you do not have a ProSys account, you can register via our reseller online application form.

If you would like to speak to a member of the ProVu team, you can email: contact@provu.co.uk or call: 01484 840048.

Gigaset DE Series End of Life Notice

We would like to inform all ProVu resellers that we have received an end of life notice from Gigaset for their current DE series of IP PRO desk phones. This includes the DE310, DE410, DE700 and DE900 models. We are currently holding stock of these phones and expect to be able to supply these until the end of the year. However, we have been informed that Gigaset’s stock levels are limited, should you have any sizeable demand for these models please let us know.

The replacement models have been confirmed as the Maxwell 3, Maxwell Basic and Maxwell 4; we do not expect to launch these products until at least April 2016.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss how these changes may effect any projects you are working on, please call the sales team on: 01484 840048 or you can email: contact@provu.co.uk.

Introducing the New Snom D710


The new Snom D710 is now in stock and available to purchase from ProVu. Joining the D7 series of IP phones, the new D710 will replace Snom’s current 710 model.

Providing the ideal entry-level handset for everyday business use, the D710 comes complete with a range of cost-effective features:

  • Supports up to 4 SIP accounts
  • PoE support
  • 4-line black and white backlit graphical display
  • 5 programmable function keys with multi-coloured LEDs
  • Superior, crystal-clear call quality
  • 2 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet switch

For more information, please see the Snom D710 webpage.

Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you would like to become a ProVu reseller, you can apply via our online reseller application form.

End of Year Conferencing Promotions from ProVu


We are delighted to offer ProVu resellers some excellent money-saving promotions across our range of Conferencing Solutions. Available until the end of the year and whilst stocks last, ProVu resellers can purchase both the Konftel 300Wx and Yealink CP860 Conference Phones at reduced prices.

Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you would like to become a ProVu reseller, you can apply via our online reseller application form.

Huddersfield Examiner Business Awards 2015

ProVu Team - Examiner Business Awards 2015

Members of the ProVu Team enjoyed a great night last night at the Huddersfield Examiner Business Awards, where we were shortlisted for SME of the year award. Featuring some of the best businesses in our local area, it was great to see the diversity and success in the businesses around us.

ProVu would like to congratulate all finalists and winners who took part in this year’s awards!

Algo 8128 Uses & Benefits


The Algo 8128 Strobe Alerter is a SIP compliant PoE high intensity strobe light. Suitable for a wide variety of application environments, and for a number of potential uses, the Algo strobe alerter provides a host of opportunities to you and your business.

Solution for: Application Scenario:
Visual Alerting for noisy environments Warehouses, Workshops, Factories, Bars, Call Centres
Visual Alerting for quiet environments Libraries, Hospitals, Churches, Theatres
Visual Alerting for the Hard of Hearing Home, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Nursing Homes
Visual Alerting for additional security notification Airports, Retail, Transport Logistics, Construction Sites

Along with its wide variety of application environments, the Algo strobe alerter also has a number of uses. Offering 360 x 180 degree visibility and a range of flash pattern options, the strobe alerter can be used for; alerting and notification of telephone calls, emergencies, and/or safety and security events. The strobe alerter can be particularly useful for use with people who experience hearing difficulties.

Easy to Install

Algo’s strobe alerter can be easily integrated in to any VoIP environment, hosted or premise PBX. With an option for ceiling or wall mount fitting, the strobe alerter can be positioned to the user’s preferred position. For environments that require both visual and audio alerting, the strobe alerter can also be used with the Algo 8180 SIP alerter.

Web Interface

Through Algo’s web interface, strobe alerters can be remotely managed and allow you to select one of 16 programmed light patterns.

Auto-Multicast

With Auto-Multicast, multiple strobes may be operated simultaneously and synchronously using just one SIP extension.

For more information on the Algo strobe alerter, please see our webpage. Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you would like to become a ProVu reseller, you can apply via our online reseller application form.

ProVu and Panasonic Host SIP Demonstration Workshop

Earlier this week we teamed up with Panasonic to offer resellers a free SIP Demonstration Workshop.

Resellers were invited to Panasonic’s purpose-built Solutions Centre, in Bracknell where they were introduced to Panasonic’s existing and future SIP range and given the opportunity to get hands on with the products.

The event turned out to be a great success, with over 30 resellers joining us. We would like to thank everyone who joined us – we hope you enjoyed the day!

Gigaset SL610H End of Life Notice

We have received an end of life notice from Gigaset for the SL610H PRO handset. We currently have limited stocks of this phone remaining; once stock has cleared they will not be replaced.

The SL610H will be replaced by the recently announced SL750H which is now in stock and available to order from us. For more information, please see our webpage.

Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you would like to become a ProVu reseller, you can apply via our online reseller application form.

Save up to 25% on Sangoma Telephony Cards!

We have teamed up with Sangoma to bring ProVu customers some great money-saving offers on their telephony cards. With promotions running until the end of the year, ProVu customers can save up to 25% on selected cards!

Card Promotions Include:

  • All A200 analogue cards and modules – 20% off
  • All A400 analogue cards and modules – 20% off
  • All A500 BRI cards and modules – 20% off
  • All W400 GSM cards and volume – 20% off
  • T1/E1/J1 cards – A101, A102, A104 and A108 – 25% off

Together with the Sangoma NetBorder or SS7 Software, these cards can provide the ideal solution to any Telecoms infrastructure. Pricing and stock information is available on ProSys, our reseller portal. If you would like to become a ProVu reseller, you can apply via our online reseller application form.