I have always been impressed by visionary companies that look far into the future. The main difference between them and others within their industry is the passion for building something great that will last for generations to come. Richard Branson is building Virgin not just for his children and their generation but for his great, [...]

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 looks at the growth of companies over the last 5-years and breaks down the results nationally and regionally. This year’s results have been announced today and unsurprisingly the largest area for fast growth is London, then following on, each of the regions takes its share of the spoils. It’s great [...]

What makes a company a Best company? The internet offers all businesses the chance to promote themselves to the hilt like never before – and there are those who will consistently over-egg their credentials. You’ll find thousands who punch well above their weight and scratching beneath the surface will often reveal a severe lack of [...]

I am delighted to be able to report that UKFast won a M.E.N. Business of the Year Award last night. We are all thrilled with the win, not only because it meant a great night’s celebration, but also because it is a real tangible reward for all of our hardworking employees. The awards look to [...]

I can’t believe things have been so hectic that I haven’t had a chance to blog about our ISPA experience last Thursday until now. The ISPA is an organisation punching well above its weight. Nicholas Lansman, the secretary general has been influencing not only ISP’s but government bodies and other organisations who play a big [...]

In 2005, UKFast gained a nomination for it’s hosting services from the ISPA. Against companies like Mistral and Tiscali, UKFast came out the winner despite being dwarfed by such international competition. It’s fair to say that the last two years have seen an impressive growth of more specialised ISPs dealing in the hosting market and [...]

At UKFast we’ve been running awards for the businesses on our network for a number of years now and the last group really has set a standard. Not only did we have 100% more entries in 2006 but the judges found it much harder to choose the final winners due to the quality of the [...]

There have been awards for the best blog for some time online, normally generated by those who are fuelling the explosion. However, with the growth of MySpace and other social networking sites, blog awards are now hitting areas of the mainstream. The sector in question is (unsurprisingly) the music industry and the BT Digital Music [...]