Our milestones represent key moments in UKFast's history. They give a snap shot of some of the achievements that we're really proud of.
October 2011 - Lawrence Jones is named North West Entrepreneur of the Year at the EN Awards
2011 - We open our first green data centre, embracing the latest in energy saving technology
January 2011 - We make a significant step by adding ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 to our list of ISO accreditations. The standards guarantee extremely high levels of quality and environmental management.
November 2010 - We win the Employer of the year award at the IT industry awards in London.
October 2010 - We announce the launch of UKFast Energy and become 100% carbon neutral for not only our own business but all hosting solutions we provide
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.
December 2009 - We celebrate 10 years at the forefront of the hosting industry
2009 - The CloudHosts brand launches.
August 2009 - We launch cloud hosting services
December 2008 - We are the first to bring ecommerce Hyper - V server packages to the UK market
2008 - The Dedicated Hosting brand launches
March 2008 - We win Best Dedicated Host at the ISPA Awards for the fourth year running
May 2007 - We move into the 28th Floor of City Tower beginning an expansion drive that will increase staff by 66 per cent. The move puts us on top of the city in officially the highest office space in the region
2007 - We launch UKFast.tv
June 2006 - The world's most downloaded science podcast, The Naked Scientists joins our network to take advantage of high grade bandwidth
2006 - UKnom launches
February 2005 - We are the ISPAs Best Hosting Provider, beating Tiscali
2004 - Independent Web Monitor Webperf first tests the Network and finds 100% availability for all clients
2004 - We launch SafeDNS
2003 - We establishes a Research & Development department and predicting market demand becomes a speciality
2003 - ResellerPLUS launches
2002 - With the launch of the GraphiteRack brand, we focus on dedicated servers placing us at the forefront of the industry
2001 - We become technical sponsor of Sale Sharks Premier Rugby Club and provide services to Tesco, Coca Cola and Weetabix
2000 - Our Reseller model is a favourite with Web Design companies
1999 - Established to offer definitive internet hosting to all UK businesses