Founded in 1999 by Lawrence Jones and his wife Gail, UKFast is now a major player in the UK internet hosting arena. The husband and wife team set up the company after experiencing poor hosting services themselves when trying to run an online entertainment website. They believed that they could do better, so they did.
UKFast's focus from the start has been to deliver high quality hosting solutions with a particular focus on customer service excellence. This has set the company apart from its rivals and enabled the company to dramatically grow turnover year on year.
Businesses use the UKFast network to host their websites, email and internet applications, which allows them to communicate effectively within their organisation and in most cases with the outside world. Clients are from all industries which places UKFast right at the heart of the internet.
Consequently, its 24 hour support is responsible for looking after the internet fortunes of some of the world's biggest brands. Technical innovation places them on the fastest network in the UK and in-house software helps them to further gain a competitive advantage in their industry.
Using technology to create opportunities for its team and clients has given UKFast an accelerated growth curve and placed it in the Deloitte Fast 50 for the last two years. Various innovations have helped the dedicated server provider to win six ISPA awards in five years, including four Best Hosting Provider awards.
In 2008 UKFast was chosen as the MEN Business of the Year (under £10m turnover). As an individual, Lawrence Jones was recognised by the Institute of Directors in 2007 as their Young Director of the Year for Manchester and he has also been a finalist in the EN Entrepreneur of the Year awards and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
Amongst its many accolades, UKFast has won the ISPA award for customer service excellence for 4 years running and this year was proud to be named the most 'Fun and Friendly Workplace' by the Great Places to Work Institute.
As UKFast is one of the largest hosting company is the UK, it is fortunate to deal with many blue chip clients and have a unique and privileged viewpoint of the online marketplace.
Every year, UKFast gets the opportunity to engage with some of the most successful digital entrepreneurs and business pioneers across the web, both through its network and the national Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
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