Press release: New merger, more opportunities Upheads becomes even stronger in Sweden 

-"We are very pleased with our expansion in Skåne. Now our customers will have a wider range and stronger expertise," says Peter Fritzon, CEO of Upheads. The merger marks the establishment of a leading player in cloud-based IT for small and medium-sized companies in the Nordic region.

Upheads are experts in Microsoft's cloud services and today help companies maximize the impact of their IT investments, with a particular focus on productivity, security and compliance. Upheads Sweden, formerly known as WeSafe, has won Microsoft's global partner award for Modern Workplace for SMB 2021 in competition with other Microsoft partners worldwide. This year they celebrated their seventh year as a Gazelle company.

"This is an important milestone for Upheads in Sweden. By strengthening our competence and greater presence in Skåne, we can offer even better IT solutions and create more opportunities for both our customers and employees. We are now about 70 employees and can deliver everything a company needs in IT, with a local presence and a strong focus on keeping our customers at the forefront of technological development. It feels great to be able to contribute to more jobs in the region while strengthening our position as a leading IT partner for small and medium-sized businesses."

- Peter Fritzon, CEO Upheads Sweden

 

A stronger platform with better resources

Future IT Partner is a complete supplier of products and services in the IT field. With their keywords personal, professional and innovative, they have helped many companies develop and improve their IT environment and thus create more efficient workplaces. Future IT Partner will continue its operations from the office in Helsingborg. In 2024, Future IT Partner had a turnover of SEK 98 million.

-"There are major changes in IT, with increased requirements and new directives that affect how our customers need to manage their IT environment. This also means higher demands on us as an IT provider - especially in areas such as GDPR, NIS2, ITIL and various ISO certifications," says Jonas Nilsson, founder of Future IT Partner. "The merger gives us a stronger platform, better resources and greater opportunities to develop our services.

Why choose Upheads to join forces with Future IT Partner

Uphead's Peter Fritzon lists three main reasons why Future IT Partner was chosen as a growth partner

- First, we have a common goal; to offer good, automated and secure IT solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. The ability to take more market share in Sweden is the next important factor, with more resources, power and flexibility.

- Upheads has had a clear ambition to grow in the Swedish market. Together, we have a unique opportunity to achieve our vision of becoming a leading supplier to SMBmarket in the Nordic region, says Upheads Sweden's CEO Peter Fritzon

Finally, Fritzon points to company culture and career opportunities for employees.

- The company culture in Future IT Partner is very similar to the one we have at Upheads. It feels genuine and strong, while always putting the customer at the center. Our employees will also have significant development opportunities as we grow.

For further information: 

Peter Fritzon, CEO Upheads

Peter.fritzon@upheads.se

Tel. 040-626 75 02

Jonas Nilsson, founder of Future IT Partner

Jonas.nilsson@futureitpartner.se

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Facts about Upheads

• Sweden now has two offices, one in Helsingborg and headquarters in Malmö

• Upheads was founded in 2013 by Ove Rydland and today has 265 employees, distributed across seven offices in Norway with the head office in Stavanger

• In 2024, Upheads had a total turnover of approximately NOK 600 million

• The main owner of the company is Norvestor

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