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Commerce Business Systems Ltd acquires ASK and expands its office services in Yorkshire.

CBS is delighted to announce the acquisition of ASK The Office Equipment Specialists.

ASK is a long-established supplier of office interiors, business and facilities supplies, promotional merchandise, workwear, PPE, tools and equipment to customers across West Yorkshire.

The acquisition is the self-funded asset purchase of ASK ‘s customer contracts, staff and vehicles.  The two companies will operate at CBS’ Bradford Headquarters, under the CBS brand, ensuring continued business growth, on-going team development and the strengthening of the local economy.

The partnership enables CBS to expand its range of services, with ASK’s Managing Director, Greg Colehan, running the business equipment, office furniture and supplies operation. This will provide all CBS and ASK customers with an even wider choice of products and services, while receiving the same high standard of customer support that both businesses are renowned for.

John Green, Managing Director of CBS, explained why ASK is the perfect company for CBS to work with: “CBS and ASK are very similar. We are both Bradford based, service-led companies, with the same values. ASK stands for ‘Advice’, ‘Service’ and ‘Knowledge’, which fits perfectly with our own approach to business. I have known Greg for years and am really looking forward to working with him. My team is already working closely with ASK ’s team, to ensure a smooth transition to the CBS brand”.

 

Technology Reseller Awards 2025 Winners!

Congratulations to our CBS Team!

We’re proud to announce that on the 3rd of December 2025, CBS won two categories at the prestigious Print IT Awards! First, we are very happy to have received the award for best Employee Experience. We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative working environment, and it is great to be recognised for that by the wider print and IT community.

Secondly, a big congratulations to our Operations and HR Manager, Caroline Green, who won the award for Outstanding Team Member of the Year. Caroline has worked for CBS for three years and in that time has gone above and beyond to support the people who work here and keep everything running smoothly. Have a look at what her colleagues had to say about her here:

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CBS is no stranger to winning awards having  received a wide variety of accolades, both in the Yorkshire region and nationally in the past four years. However, we are particularly proud to have been recognised for our commitment to an excellent employee experience. Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Well done to Caroline and all of our fantastic CBS team for making this place a great place to work, and thank you to the Print IT Awards for the recognition!

Technology Reseller Awards 2025 Finalists!

The CBS team is delighted to have reached the finals of the 2025 Technology Reseller awards.
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The Technology Reseller Awards programme is organised by Technology Reseller Magazine, which is the UK’s leading magazine providing information and resources relating to the business IT, telecoms and IT services channels. The awards, which are decided by a panel of highly respected independent judges, recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution that vendors and resellers of technology, like Commerce Business Systems, make to their customers and to the wider Comms, IT and Print industry.

Commerce Business Systems entered the Mid-Enterprise Reseller / MSP of the Year category, for the first time, as we offer such a wide range of IT, Managed Print and Telecoms services to schools and businesses across the region and were confident that we meet the stringent criteria required and were able to strong supply supporting materials and evidence to back up our entry, including a short overview video.

We look forward to finding out who will win our category on Thursday 22nd May.

Contact us for more information about our services and the Technology Reseller Awards.