Gordon Flesch Company

Canon U.S.A. Recognizes Authorized Dealer Gordon Flesch Company for Foundation’s Generous Charitable Donations in Time of Crisis

Melville, NJ (Jan. 12, 2021) — In times of crisis, it is amazing to see how people are able to come together to support one another. Aligning with its commitment to corporate social responsibility, supporting communities on the global and regional levels through a variety of
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Gordon Flesch Company Once Again Ranked Among Most Successful Private Companies on Deloitte’s 2020 Wisconsin 75

Madison, WI (Nov. 18, 2020) — Gordon Flesch Company announced today that it ranked 68th on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75, a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based on sales revenue. “I am especially grateful to achieve this honor again this year, given the
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Gordon Flesch Company Promotes Kelly Dolphin to Chief Financial Officer

Madison, WI (Oct. 1, 2020) — The Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) has announced the promotion of Kelly Dolphin to chief financial officer. With the retirement of long-time CFO Keith Breunig, Dolphin will bring years of experience and proven capabilities to help lead GFC into the
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Dealers Travel an Endless Road in Providing Security Solutions

Take a deep breath and relax. Sure, that sounds like a good way to de-stress, right, particularly during this ulcer-inducing time. Everyone join in… Not so fast, there, security solutions providers. OK, so we tease, but the sad reality is that security currently, formerly,
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The IT Bodyguard: Guidance, Peace of Mind Nearly as Vital as Security Tools

Let’s be honest. For the garden-variety office environment end-user, the top of security can be daunting. While most Americans have heard of cybercriminals, many of them only have a cursory knowledge regarding how business systems are infiltrated and compromised. They’re told not
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Using Security as a Point of Differentiation Among Managed IT Providers

Hardware, software and services are, at their very core, merely tools to enable an end-user to perform his/her vital functions. But dealers are not merely tool chests of the physical and virtual variety, and security solutions fall even farther outside the chest. But as security
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M&A Roundup: Gordon Flesch Company, LDI Color ToolBox Bolster Capabilities

In the midst of a comparatively quiet summer on the mergers and acquisitions front, two of the dealer network’s bigger players announced the completion of acquisitions as Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) picked up Jim Gordon Inc. and LDI Color ToolBox obtained CTVI. Madison,
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Elevity, a Gordon Flesch Company, Partners with Make-A-Wish to Make One Young Man’s Dream Come True

Madison, WI (July 15, 2020) — Elevity, a Gordon Flesch Company, is proud to have been able to help the Make-a-Wish Foundation fulfill a local teenager’s wish. For nearly 40 years, Make-A-Wish has been granting life-changing wishes for children and families. Thanks to generous
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Gordon Flesch Company Rolls Out Elevity for Managed IT, Cloud and Cybersecurity

Gordon Flesch Company’s (GFC) Managed IT division and recently acquired Information Technology Professionals (ITP) have combined to form Elevity. A division of GFC, Elevity now delivers cloud, cybersecurity and Managed IT support to organizations across the Midwest. Elevity
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XaaS and the Cloud: Moving the Customer Off-Premises a Tough but Necessary Task

As we wrap up our April focus on offering everything-as-a-service, we’ll take a look at the need for customers to embrace the cloud. With subscription-based software and Microsoft’s Office 365 platform already pushing many businesses to embrace cloud solutions to some degree, the
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Make it a Bundle: Dealers Relish Adding to Monthly Recurring Revenue

Let’s be honest about one thing. Regardless of how you slice it, either seat-based, device-based or any other formula that helps devise a monthly invoice for clients, the operative word is “monthly.” Actually, the full (and desired) term is “monthly recurring revenue.” Oh, how
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XaaS and Dealers: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Monthly Subscriptions

It is easy to say that the movement toward bundled services under a flat-rate, monthly subscription model is a factor of the millennial generation taking a bigger role in customer buying decisions. It is true that millennials have now grown in size and demographic representation,
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Are Seat-Based and Device-Based Billing Models the Future for Dealers?

As we delve into our state of the industry subject of selling everything as a service (XaaS) and the elements it entails, we will begin with a look at the question of device- or seat-based billing in an industry that has long relied on meter readings to provide precise billing on
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Gordon Flesch Company Acquires ITP, Creating One of the Midwest’s Largest and Most Capable Managed Service Providers

Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) has agreed to acquire Information Technology Professionals (ITP), a managed service provider based in Madison with locations in the Appleton and Milwaukee area. With this acquisition, the GFConsulting Group will become one of the largest and most
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Flesch and Blood: GFC Difference Maker Patrick Flesch Tasked with Continuing Proud Family Legacy

When Gordon Flesch left his position as a salesman for Royal Typewriters and took the helm of a $3 million dealership that would bear his name, little did he know it was the foundation of a company that would grow to $151 million, making it among the 10 biggest in the nation.
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