The Apprentice Store

The Apprentice Store is an IT service provider that delivers a unique quality IT service from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands to the local business community and beyond. They are the only Scottish IT service provider that invests all of their profits into their staff whilst delivering a high quality and caring service to their clients. They work with businesses of all sizes and sectors from the public, private and third sector by supporting them with their IT systems.

The Apprentice Store operates as a social enterprise and with no shareholders; all profits are reinvested into the development of their staff to ensure that they deliver a quality IT support, web development or Cyber Security service. It is a Living Wage Employer and has made the Scottish Business Pledge whilst also being recognised by the Highland Business Awards and Skills Development Scotland for its commitment to developing young people. David Massey, Managing Director says:

Client feedback shows that our services are more responsive and of a better quality than our competitors. We care about our clients’ IT and offer a range of quality services and are able to divert resources to tasks quickly as we have a team

After 28 years working in the IT industry David still remembers when he started out, aged 16 on a government Youth Training Scheme and he wants to offer the next generation of IT professional to experience the IT industry:

What makes us different is that we are a social enterprise that is supporting young people to create a vibrant IT economy within the Highlands and Islands. Our clients know they will receive a high-quality service while supporting the career development of young talent in the region.

Annually, the company provides hundreds of voluntary hours of employability guidance, careers advice and work experience to help young people be better prepared for entering the workforce.

Location is not a barrier – the growing UK client base can be accessed through secure remote-support tools and staff travel from their Inverness headquarters to ensure that clients receive the high quality of service they expect.