Ritzy IT chosen as Sage Pastel Payroll & HR's Business Partner of the year

Johannesburg, 13 Nov 2014

Anton van Heerden (MD, Sage Pastel Payroll & HR), Roger Ramseier (Ritzy IT), Ivan Epstein (CEO, Sage AAMEA).

Payroll and HR solutions provider Sage Pastel Payroll & HR named KwaZulu-Natal-based Ritzy IT as its overall business partner of the year.

The award recognises Ritzy IT as Sage Pastel Payroll & HR's best performing business partner in terms of the revenue and sales generated during the period 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014. Ritzy IT has been a certified Sage Pastel Payroll & HR Business Partner for the past 14 years.

Owner, Roger Ramseier, says his success lies in working hard to keep his clients happy. "Always look after your clients and give more than what is expected. Persevere, even if that pot of gold seems unattainable," says Ramseier.

Helen Mclean, owner of HH Accounting, won the award for outlying regions including the Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo. Outsourcing Solutions, represented by owner Erica Sathiah, was the leading Business Partner for Gauteng. In the Western Cape, the honour went to Preferred Solutions, represented by Rico Ferreira.

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR General Manager Laurica Kok says constant communication between Sage Pastel Payroll & HR and its business partners created greater all-round success for all parties. Roadshows, information sessions and end-user events have provided opportunities for Sage Pastel Payroll & HR to hear about the coalface experiences of business partners.

"We hope to achieve even greater success in 2015. Driving adoption of mobile and cloud solutions will be a growth opportunity in the coming year," Kok adds.

Lauren van der Merwe, Marketing Manager at Sage Pastel Payroll & HR, adds Sage Pastel Payroll & HR's online awareness strategies for 2015 will complement business partners' strong brands and word of mouth marketing, and will have a positive impact on their social networking and online presences.

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR, a division of Sage HR & Payroll and part of Sage South Africa, is a leading developer of payroll and HR software solutions and services. Sage Pastel Payroll & HR provides a wide range of software solutions from start-up to medium sized businesses, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. The company offers easy-to-use, efficient and secure payroll and HR software solutions to ensure businesses are kept up-to-date and fully compliant with ever-changing legislative requirements. From the intuitive design of its software to the expertise of its people, Sage Pastel Payroll & HR focuses on giving businesses the confidence and control they need to achieve their business ambition.

Sage

Sage provides small and medium sized organisations with a range of easy-to-use, secure and efficient business management software and services ? from accounting and payroll, to enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and payments.

The company's customers receive continuous advice and support through our global network of local experts to help them solve their business problems, giving them the confidence to achieve their business ambitions.

Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has millions of customers and more than 12 700 employees in 24 countries covering the UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil. For further information please visit www.sage.com.

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