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Who Are Blowfish Technology?
Founded by two brothers. Combined 50+ years of keeping North West businesses running.
Our Story
Who We Are
Founded in 2012 by two brothers, Blowfish Technology brings together a team with more than 50 years’ combined experience delivering managed IT support, cyber security and communications services across the North West and the UK.
We work to build long-lasting relationships with all of our clients – taking a straightforward, no-pressure approach to understanding your requirements. Our focus is always your business and how we can help you grow through better technology.
From IT infrastructure and cyber security to telephone systems and connectivity, we work alongside our clients to understand their goals and deliver exactly the right technology to reach them.
ISO 27001 & ISO 9001
Independently accredited for information security and quality management.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Certified to the highest tier of the UK Government’s cyber security standard.
Microsoft & AWS Partner
Accredited partner for Microsoft 365, Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Based in Ormskirk
Locally rooted in the North West – supporting businesses from Liverpool to Manchester.
What drives us
Our Promises to You
Everything we do is grounded in four core principles. They shape how we think, how we work and how we show up for every client – every single day. Click each one to find out what it means to us.
Our Mission
To procure a value-added technological environment for small-to-medium sized businesses that will spearhead business growth and foster innovative changes.
At Blowfish we won’t settle for being average or even good at what we do. We strive to consistently deliver outstanding services.
We believe in accountability for our actions, from how we initially engage with our prospective customers, to how passionate our service and support team are about resolving queries and taking ownership to resolve complex technical enquires as they arise. We are proud to onboard all of our customers making them part of the Blowfish family and our tech community.
Our Vision
To create an enduring partnership that everyone wants to be a part of. By everyone, we mean our existing and future staff members, clients, partners, and suppliers.
We aim to retain our current employees and clients in addition to attracting new ones with our status as a phenomenal IT managed service provider.
Our Culture
We are clear communicators. In a world crowded with over the top jargon, simplicity always wins.
We put our clients first. Once the contract is signed, the real work and real relationships begin.
We are listeners. We don’t assume anything and try to understand your needs and perspectives – only then can we make the correct decisions.
Our Commitment
We are certified professionals and trusted – we always take a proactive approach to your technology to help propel you forward.
We believe the right innovations and IT solutions are there to accelerate your development – solutions built to scale.
We have a diversely gifted IT support staff that are always there when you need us.
Our History
From a garage in Ormskirk to a team of 20+ – here’s how Blowfish Technology grew into the North West’s trusted IT partner.
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2012
Blowfish is Founded
Matthew and Graham Palfreyman established Blowfish Technology Limited, setting the foundations for what would become a trusted North West IT partner.
Q1 2013
The Idea Takes Shape
Two brothers – one an IT Consultant, one a Graphic Designer – took a chance on a single customer. No office, no roadmap. Just ambition and a shared belief they could build something great.
Q1 2013
The Name & Logo
Passionate about watersports, the brothers wanted something quirky. After many ideas, the Blowfish Technology brand was born. Matthew hand-drew the iconic logo – bold, distinctive and entirely their own.
Q2 2013
The Garage Office
Following in the footsteps of great tech companies, Blowfish set up its first office in the garage. It wasn’t glamorous – but it was theirs, and the work was real.
Q1 2014
Product Suite Launch
The team launched a full product catalogue – Turtle Total Support, Dolphin Design, Stingray Spam Filter, Octopus CMS and Starfish Web Design – each with a distinctive aquatic identity.
Q2 2014
First Real Office
Growth demanded more space. The team moved into an incubator office at West Lancashire Investment Centre in Skelmersdale – a proper base for a growing business.
Q3 2014
3 Members of Staff
The team began to take shape. Three people working together to build something that would serve businesses across the North West for years to come.
Q1 2015
New Website
A new web developer joined and launched Blowfish’s first purpose-built website – a key step in putting the company on the map and driving the marketing strategy forward.
Q4 2015
6 Members of Staff
Michael, Stephen and Daryl joined the team, growing the support capability and allowing Blowfish to take on larger, more complex client environments.
Q2 2016
Office Expansion
The team took over the neighbouring office and knocked down the dividing wall – creating room for a proper comms room, engineering workspace and meeting room.
Q2 2016
9 Staff & April Joins
The development and support teams continued to grow. April Palfreyman joined as Company Administrator – a role that would evolve significantly as the company scaled.
Q3 2017
Engineers’ Build Room
A purpose-built comms and build room gave engineers dedicated space to construct complete client networks and support disaster recovery environments.
Q3 2018
Datacentre Expansion
Infrastructure moved into a Tier 4 datacentre in Milton Keynes and a second facility at Bletchley Park – dual power, dual air con, dual 10Gb internet, ISO 27001 certified.
2019
Blowfish Cloud Launches
Partnering with VMware, Blowfish launched its own fully managed public cloud platform – giving clients enterprise-grade infrastructure backed by world-class datacentres.
2020
Cloud Growth & Sales Team
Two more Manchester datacentre locations opened with internal fibre links. Sales Manager Nick joined – a long-time friend of the business – to build out the sales team and strategy.
Q3 2020
Hattersley Court
Blowfish moved from managed offices into its own dedicated premises at Hattersley Court, Ormskirk – a milestone marking the transition from startup to established business.
2021
18 Staff & New Website
Despite global uncertainty, Blowfish continued to grow. A new website launched and April Palfreyman was promoted to Social Media Manager to raise Blowfish’s profile across the North West.
Today
The Journey Continues
With 20+ staff, a growing cyber security practice, and ambitions to become the premium IT support company in the North West – the best chapters are still being written.
Our Team
Meet the talented people who power our success and shape our future.
Meet the Team
Why Blowfish?
See how we compare – our approach, our values and what makes us different from every other IT company in the North West.
The Blowfish Difference
What genuinely sets us apart – our accreditations, our partnerships and the way we work with every client we take on.