Helping our customers do amazing things
Claranet are experts in modernising and running critical applications, data and infrastructure
Claranet Group facts
We have a growing global footprint built on our original foundation: local service delivered by local teams, using a mixture of local and international infrastructure.
- Founded in 1996
- £525m annualised revenues
- Over 10,000 business customers
- Over 3,000 staff
Customer trust is central to everything we do. Across the Claranet Group, we are continually investing in the right expertise, technology and service to support our customers success now and for the future
Charles Nasser
Founder and CEO
We combine pioneering technology, practices and expertise to propel our customers' business ambitions
2,100+ Technical experts
100+ Cybersecurity experts
1,000+ Cloud certifications
400+ Customers in AWS, Azure, Google
10,000+ connections switched to Claranet this year
900+ Managed Wide Area Networks
Our evolution
1996
Established in London as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), pioneering pre-paid internet access
1997-2005
Evolved to add corporate managed network and hosting services and expand into Europe.
2006-2014
Services portfolio deepens. Network and Cloud expertise is internationally recognised.
2015-2023
Expansion into US, South America and India. Launch of global Claranet Cyber Security unit.
Technology partners and platforms
We work very closely with the world's most influential technology companies, creating services that are right for our customers.
Standards and accreditations
Claranet has a reputation for technical innovation and excellence. Our expertise and knowledge is built not only on the skills of our people, but also on the highest industry standards.
Gartner recognition
Positioned in Gartner’s Magic Quadrants every year since 2013. We currently appear in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services, and their Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Europe.
Market Leader in Public Cloud and Cybersecurity Solutions and Services
Claranet is the only company to appear in both leader quadrants of the ISG Provider Lens reports for Public Cloud and Cybersecurity Solutions and Services.
Industry leading
Net Promoter Score +64
We understand that the quality of the service we provide reflects directly on you and your organisation and are committed to providing the best customer service, not only benchmarked against other providers in one of our disciplines, but across all - cybersecurity, networks, communications and hybrid cloud.
Our recent awards
We are proud to be placed in the Times International Track 200 for the last 3 years, while also appearing in Profit Track and Tech Track since 2016. Here are just a few of our other recent awards.
Claranet in the community
We are passionate about what technology can do for our customers and their customers, constantly working to improve everything we do. Supporting our colleagues, customers and the community is what drives us every day.
Our leadership team
UK senior management
Group executive team
Jamie Ford
UK Managing Director
Rachel Woodhouse
Finance Director & Deputy MD
Mina Raeburn
Human Resources Director
Dave Ashton
Security Services Director
Emily Mann
Customer Services Director
Rich Oliver
Workplace Services Director
Charles Nasser
CEO
Nigel Fairhurst
CFO
Jamie Ford
UK Managing Director
Olivier Beaudet
France & Italy
Antonio Miguel Ferreira
Iberia & LATAM
Olaf Fischer
Germany & Netherlands
Our approach
Wherever you are on your journey, we've been there
We combine our extensive expertise in network transformation and Cybersecurity to offer you the opportunity to achieve Cyber Essentials certification as part of your Network migration and SD-WAN roll out. So you can clearly demonstrate to your clients that your network has effective Cybersecurity controls and provides the necessary assurances that you are safe to do business with.