<s>
UKFast.Net	O
Limited	O
(	O
trading	O
as	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
a	O
business-to-business	O
internet	O
hosting	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Manchester	O
,	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UKFast	B-General_Concept
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
by	O
Welsh	O
businessman	O
Lawrence	O
Jones	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Gail	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
year	O
ending	O
31	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
reported	O
a	O
24	O
per	O
cent	O
turnover	O
increase	O
from	O
£23.4	O
m	O
to	O
£28.9	O
m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2011	O
and	O
2015	O
,	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
invested	O
more	O
than	O
£25m	O
into	O
capital	O
expenditure	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
four	O
data	O
centres	O
and	O
the	O
flagship	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
Campus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
opened	O
an	O
office	O
in	O
Glasgow	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
opened	O
a	O
further	O
office	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
doubled	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
its	O
HQ	O
by	O
securing	O
a	O
further	O
40,000	O
sq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
CRN	O
reported	O
"	O
Lawrence	O
Jones	O
quits	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
following	O
sexual	O
misconduct	O
allegations	O
-	O
Financial	O
Times	O
article	O
accused	O
Jones	O
of	O
sexual	O
assault	O
and	O
harassment	O
last	O
week	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
 '	O
wife	O
and	O
current	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
MD	O
Gail	O
Jones	O
took	O
over	O
his	O
responsibilities	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2005	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
won	O
six	O
Internet	O
Service	O
Providers	O
Association	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
Hosting	O
Provider	O
"	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UKFast	B-General_Concept
received	O
the	O
Data	O
Centre	O
Solutions	O
Awards’	O
"	O
Private	O
Cloud	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
the	O
DatacenterDynamics	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Outsourcing	O
"	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
UKFast	B-General_Concept
received	O
the	O
National	O
Business	O
Awards	O
"	O
Employer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
and	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Customer	O
Service	O
"	O
Employee	O
Engagement	O
Strategy	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UKFast	B-General_Concept
has	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
The	O
Sunday	O
Times	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Small	O
Companies	O
to	O
Work	O
For	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Great	O
Place	O
to	O
Work	O
Institute	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Workplaces	O
"	O
lists	O
,	O
placing	O
7th	O
and	O
8th	O
respectively	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
9th	O
and	O
25th	O
respectively	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
5th	O
in	O
both	O
lists	O
2017	O
.	O
and	O
placing	O
28th	O
and	O
12th	O
respectively	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
25th	O
and	O
5th	O
respectively	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
45th	O
and	O
7th	O
respectively	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
