SKF, who supplies bearings, seals and mechatronics have extended their 10 year IT outsourcing contract with HP for a further 5 years.

The contract will cover the improvement of IT services over 42 countries and 20,000 users through the transformation of SKF infrastructure, including the servicing of more than 10,000 service desk calls per month.

Mike Nefkens, senior vice president, Enterprise Services for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, said: “HP will help SKF take advantage of future technology and services advances, giving the company the flexibility to reach business objectives and achieve corporate growth plans.”