iomart Group plc Manager Chosen as Torchbearer for London 2012 Relay

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Customer services manager gets Olympic honour for voluntary work with Scouts

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A manager for UK cloud computing leader iomart Group plc, has been chosen to be an Olympic torchbearer for the London 2012 Relay as it passes through Scotland this summer.

Colin McGregor, who's 30 and lives in Perth, was nominated because of his voluntary work as a leader with the Scouts Association in Scotland.  He will be one of the torchbearers as the London 2012 Relay passes through Newburgh in north Fife on June 12.

Colin said: "I'm incredibly honoured to have been chosen to carry the Olympic flame.  It'll be a fantastic moment to be part of the Olympics in Scotland, I'll be carrying the torch on behalf of the whole of the Scout movement.  I can't thank my colleagues at iomart enough for nominating me."

Colin is a customer service manager for iomart Group plc. He has worked for the web hosting company since 2003.

Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, said: "Colin is a great ambassador for the iomart Group. He works tirelessly for the Scouts, giving up his own time to encourage young Scouts in Scotland to gain vital life skills, learn about adventure and above all have fun. We are delighted that his hard work and continuing enthusiasm has been recognised by London 2012."

As National Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Relay, Lloyds TSB  gave an iomart Group plc employee the opportunity to be part of the Relay. The 200 staff who work foriomart were invited to either nominate themselves or a work colleague to be an Olympic Torchbearer, demonstrating how they or the colleague had made a valuable contribution to their community or had inspired others to make a positive impact of their own.

iomart Group itself is promoting sport in this Olympic year. iomart 's main business hosting brand iomart Hosting is running a community campaign called Host Your Kit to give away free football kits to youth teams across Scotland, England and Wales.

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About iomart Group plc:

iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) is one of the UK's leading providers of managed hosting and cloud computing services. From a single server through to private cloud networks, iomart specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.

By physically owning and managing its own global network infrastructure, iomart offers world-beating levels of service to its customers. The Group offers a unique 100% uptime guarantee with all hosting services being engineered to ensure no single point of failure.

iomart Group operates in its chosen markets through a number of subsidiaries: iomart Hosting, RapidSwitch, Easyspace, EQSN and Westcoastcloud. The group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) since April 2000. For more information about iomart Group plc visit http://www.iomart.com

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News release issued by Jane Robertson, Head of PR for iomart Group plc. For more information please email jane.robertson@iomart.com  or call +44(0)141-931-6474 (dir), +44(0)141-931-6400 or +44(0)7827948993 (mob).