Key milestones in the history of UKFast

June 2010 - Insider's Growth 100 list featuring the fastest growing companies in the region, places UKFast in tenth position overall and first in the technology industry.

May 2010 - We are proud to announce that UKFast is officially the most fun and friendly place to work in the UK according to the Financial Times latest "Great Places to Work" survey.

April 2010 - UKFast take Internet World by storm. Delegates flood to our impressive stand for a glass of champagne, a race in our UKFast sports car and a chat about their hosting solution with the UKFast girls .

March 2010 - The Sunday Times names UKFast number 70 in their report of the best places to work across Britain.

February 2010 - Our research and development team launch their latest innovation exclusive to UKFast - Safe DNS.

January 2010 - Deloitte's Technology "Fast 500" list, names UKFast as one of the most successful media and telecommunications companies in the world.

December 2009 - UKFast celebrates 10 years at the forefront of the hosting industry.

November 2009 - Eight awards are presented to internet pioneers at the Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2009 held at the Palace Hotel in Manchester.

October 2009 - UKFast attends Ecommerce Expo and steals the show with eye catching stand and powerful message.

September 2009 - UKFast is shortlisted for two UK IT awards - Promoting IT Professionalism and IT Infrastructure Product of the Year.

September 2009 - Named the fastest growing private hosting provider in the UK in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100.

August 2009 - UKFast launches cloud hosting services.

August 2009 - UKFast sponsors Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York's dinner to raise money for the Northern Moor Community project.

July 2009 - UKFast announces turnover of £6.4 million for 2008.

June 2009 - UKFast announces the UKFast Track competition to propel the internet's next generation of entrepreneurs.

May 2009 - Sale Sharks announces UKFast as its new main sponsor.

May 2009 - UKFast presents its new brand image with new logo, new colours and new website design.

April 2009 - Lawrence Jones presents Player of the Season award at Sale Sharks end of season gala.

March 2009 - UKFast is ranked No.31 in The Sunday Times' Top 100 SMEs To Work For list

February 2009 - UKFast doubles data centre team to cater for growth.

January 2009 - Crowned three star company by Best Companies (their highest honour).

December 2008 - UKFast is the first to bring ecommerce Hyper - V server packages to the UK market.

November 2008 - UKFast is named in the InfoWorld 100. InfoWorld cites the in-house Research & Development that allows the company to compete at the top of its field as key to its inclusion.

November 2008 - UKFast is crowned the Manchester Evening News' Business of the Year for the £10 million turnover category.

October 2008 - The Deloitte Fast 50 recognises UKFast at 28 in the fastest growing UK technology companies, making it number one for growth in Manchester.

September 2008 - Three new appointments join the senior management team at UKFast - Kerry Gill as company accountant and Neil Clarke as director of operations.

July 2008 - UKFast sponsors Sale Sharks players as they raise money for Christie's by completing the Manchester to Blackpool charity bike race.

June 2008 - Lawrence Jones receives an award for Crain's Manchester's 40 Under 40, and is nominated for Ernst & Young's UK Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award.

May 2008 - The Mayor of Denbigh officially opens UKFast's new City Tower office in the heart of Manchester.

April 2008 - UKFast wins Best Stand at Internet World '08.

March 2008 - UKFast wins Best Dedicated Host at the ISPA Awards for the fourth year running.

February 2008 - The latest Ecoserver technology is rolled out offering sophisticated business solutions from £35/month.

January 2008 - UKFast makes it to the final five in the ISPA Dedicated Hosting Category for the chance to win for the fourth consecutive year.

October 2007 - UKFast is voted No.1 UK Dedicated Web Hosting provider at UK Web Host Directory.

September 2007 - Lawrence Jones wins the Institute of Directors', Young Director of the Year award.

July 2007 - UKFast announces a partnership with Manchester City Council and Ask:Goodman to develop a large scale green hosting facility in Manchester.

June 2007 - UKFast becomes UK TopHosts Best Dedicated Host in the UK.

May 2007 - UKFast moves into the 28th Floor of City Tower beginning an expansion drive that will increase staff by 66 per cent. The move puts UKFast on top of the city in officially the highest office space in the region.

March 2007 - UKFast receives Investors in People accreditation.

February 2007 - UKFast wins the Best Business host award at the ISPAs (industry awards) for the third year running.

January 2007 - The New Year sees web presences from both Virgin and T-Mobile join the UKFast network.

December 2006 - UKFast announces the winners of the UKFast Internet Awards 2006, with winners including Square Enix, Sainsbury's and the Eazyfone Group.

November 2006 - UKFast's R&D team creates Capacity Threshold Monitoring (CTM), allowing clients an extra level of control over server surveillance.

October 2006 - A new suite is created at MANOC2 doubling server space at the data centre.

August 2006 - Web host directory votes UKFast the winner of UK's Unix Web Host provider award.

July 2006 - Charity Alcohol Concern joins the Network.

June 2006 - The world's most downloaded science podcast, The Naked Scientists joins UKFast's network to take advantage of high grade bandwidth.

May 2006 - UKFast wins the organisers award for the Best Stand at the Internet World exhibition, Earls Court.

April 2006 - The Sharks sign a new three-year deal with UKFast to take the sponsorship of the club to its 10 year anniversary.

March 2006 - The National Art Gallery and global credit agency Experian join the UKFast network.

February 2006 - UKFast becomes the ISPA's (industry body) Best Hosting Provider for second year running.

December 2005 - Reviewing the world's biggest ISPs, TopHosts places UKFast at No.3.

November 2005 - Superbike Champs Airwaves Ducati enlist UKFast's online engine.

June 2005 - UKFast is named Best Windows Host by Web Host Directory.

April 2005 - Innovations Agency Dubit brings SKY Interactive to the Network.

March 2005 - Dollond & Aitchison entrust Web Solutions to UKFast, joining Royal & Sun Alliance and The Australian High Commission on the Network.

February 2005 - UKFast is the ISPAs Best Hosting Provider, beating Tiscali.

January 2005 - UKFast announces 2004 turnover has increased 100% year on year.

December 2004 - UKFast partners with Veritas to offer world leading back-up.

November 2004 - Future Publishing proclaims UKFast the UK's Best Business ISP ahead of Pipex.

September 2004 - The Sale Sharks hosting solution results in a 4500% rise in visitors.

June 2004 - Independent Web Monitor Webperf first tests the Network and finds 100% availability for all clients.

February 2004 - The Research & Development team invent SafeDNS, making domain name administration simple.

2003 - UKFast establishes a Research & Development department and predicting market demand becomes a speciality.

2002 - With the introduction of the GraphiteRack range, a focus on dedicated servers places UKFast at the forefront of the industry.

2001 - UKFast becomes technical sponsor of Sale Sharks Premier Rugby Club and provides services to Tesco, Coca Cola and Weetabix.

2000 - UKFast's Reseller model is a favourite with Web Design companies.

1999 - Established to offer definitive internet hosting to all UK businesses.