Russell Crowley collecting Principle Networks' award for Rising Star

Principle Networks crowned Rising Star at CRN Channel Awards

Principle Networks were crowned winners of the prestigious Rising Star Award at the CRN Awards 2021.

Written by Principle Networks

The CRN Channel Awards are the biggest and most prestigious awards in the channel, recognising innovations and advancements in the UK tech channel. The key players in our industry gathered for a long-awaited in-person event to celebrate the incredible achievements of the past year.

With vendors, distributors and resellers alike recognised across a number of categories, the awards highlight the best of the best in an ever-evolving industry.

The Rising Star Award, sponsored by Cynet Security, recognises disruptive forces in the industry who have demonstrated strong growth and outstanding potential for the future.

It was a strong category, with our competition comprising of some exceptional businesses:

  • ITHQ
  • Marathon Managed Services
  • Next Generation Security
  • North
  • Valto IT Ltd

We were thrilled to be shortlisted amongst companies of such a high calibre, being crowned winner is a phenomenal honour. Congratulations to our fellow finalists, we are all championing the success of start-up companies in the tech industry.

Our co-founder, Alex Steer, said: “It’s amazing to receive such a prestigious award in recognition of all our hard work over the past few years.

We have an amazing team of highly skilled and professional individuals, not to mention some incredibly supportive customers too. We will continue to work hard to support our customers, develop and grow over the next 12 months.  

We’re focusing on systems and network automations and achieving ISO 20000-1, while obviously continuing to deliver some pretty cool network technologies.

I’m really excited about the future at Principle Networks!”