Stone buys Rock after sales head blows ￡200,000

摘要

UK notebook specialist Rock Croup went into administration last month after former head of sales Paul Bicknell blew ￡200,000 of its money. The company was quickly bought by Stone Computers, one of the UK's biggest remaining PC builders. But 24-year-old Bicknell was jailed for three years after admitting nine charges of theft and one of burgling Rock's premises. The court was told that Bicknell pocketed money from sales of Rock products and spent it on fast cars and online gambling, according to a report in the Leamington Courier. He had become head of sales after joining Rock at the age of 16. Rock will be merged with Stone shortly. Dominic Wong, joint administrator for the two companies, said: "We are delighted that a sale of this award-winning laptop manufacturer has been secured, preserving employment for the staff.