Our history so far
Innovation drives our business - we've been designing new ways to give our customers complete control of the internet, since our inception in 1999. Our highly successful track record and proven business model have made us the UK's Number 1 web hosting company.
November 2006
Teamed up with Sedo's secondary domain name marketplace - the first partnership of this scale in the UK.
May 2006
Launched easy instant blogging tool, fully integrated with all web hosting packages.
More about blogging
January 2006
Real-time mobile email access launched using revolutionary new "push" technology.
Awarded 4.5 out of 5 by The Independent.
More about mobile email
January 2006
Relaunched our reseller programme including unique new hosting API and redesigned reseller control panel.
More about reseller hosting
August 2005
Launched internet merchant account ecommerce solution - eMerchant
in association with the Bank of Ireland.
More about eMerchant
June 2005
Revolutionary new dedicated server range launched, with the completion of our second state-of-the-art dedicated UK data centre.
More about dedicated servers
January 2005
Rated one of the UK’s top 50 companies by award-winning magazine, Business XL.
December 2004
Ranked in the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic TechTrack 100 for the 3rd year running.
November 2004
Launched new business-class hosted Microsoft Exchange 2003 email solutions.
More about email hosting
April 2004
Launched unlimited broadband internet access with integrated web hosting.
More about broadband
February 2004
Officially declared the world's largest Windows 2003 web host by Netcraft.
May 2003
New multi-server load balanced web hosting architecture launched.
April 2003
First to support Microsoft
.NET Framework 1.1 in the UK.
January 2003
Ranked Europe's 10th fastest growing technology company by Deloitte & Touche.
November 2002
Ranked the UK's 2nd fastest growing technology company in the Sunday Times TechTrack 100.
March 2002
Multi-platform Windows and Linux shared web hosting launched.
More about shared web hosting
April 2001
Dedicated server solutions launched.
February 2001
Completed our first purpose-built web hosting data centre.
December 2000
Launched UKreg domain registration and management portal. Now the leading domain name registration brand in the UK.
Visit UKreg.com
February 2000
New Gloucester Docks office opened.
January 1999
Fasthosts web hosting service
launched in the UK.
November 1998
Fasthosts business plan conceived.
"Thank you for great service, nothing ever seems too much trouble. "
Garry Keen
- Delivering market leading online services to home, home office and SME markets since 1999.
- Successful track record & proven business model, providing high value, award winning products.
- Ranked in Sunday Times TechTrack 100 for 2 years running.
- Secure, reliable web hosting comes with experience: Established 1999.
- Ultra fast - 100% UK based dedicated facilities.
- Ranked no.1 by web hosting directory WebHostDir.com.
- Ranked no.1 by web hosting review site Tophosts.com.
- One-stop-shop for all your online needs.
- Easy to use, award winning control panel. Rated 5 stars by .net magazine.
- Ranked in top 50 best UK companies - Business XL.
- Ranked in hot 100 most exciting UK companies - Real Business.
- UK web hosting with UK servers.
We found Fasthosts’ system easier to use.
