Rock turns to Stone

The remnants of Rock Computers, which entered into administration earlier this month, have been acquired by an outfit called Stone Group.

In an announcement posted on the front page of Rock’s online home, Stone Group describes itself as an “IT provider to the public sector”. It states that it has bought the trade and assets of Rock for an “undisclosed consideration”. The statement continues: “The acquisition will enable Stone to offer a larger range of specialist high-end notebook products to its public sector customers. Stone will fully back the Rock brand going forward enabling the continued development of its market leading gaming technologies as well as securing full ongoing warranty support for existing customers.”

In case you missed it, Rock Computers’ troubles were attributed to a “stock misappropriation by a former employee”. According to the Leamington Spa Courier, that former employee was Paul Bicknell, a 24-year-old from Long Itchington. Over a number of years, Bicknell managed to fleece around £220,000 of cash and stock from Rock’s coffers. In traditional fashion, he lived the high life, spending his booty on fast cars and gambling.

The Leamington Spa Courier quotes Bicknell’s solicitor, Nick Devine, as saying that Bicknell had lived in "something of a fantasy and unreal world". Now he’s living in prison, in the real world, for the next three years.
[via Rock Computers]