Umbrellar

Umbrellar Ltd.
Type of business	Private
Founded	1997; 27 years ago (as Digiweb)
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Area served	New Zealand
CEO	Michael Foley
Key people	Robert Rolls, CFO & Head of Online[citation needed]; Dave Howden, Head of Cloud [citation needed]
Industry	Web hosting, small businesses
Website	www.umbrellar.com

Short description: New Zealand domain registrar and web hosting company

Umbrellar Ltd. is a New Zealand privately owned Internet web hosting company^[1] headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand and incorporated in New Zealand.^[2]

Its services are utilised by small businesses, marketing agencies, web specialists, and large corporate enterprises across New Zealand, Australia and Asia.^[3]

History

The company, dating back to 1997, was formed from the amalgamation of 10 New Zealand domain name and web hosting brands including Digiweb, Web Drive & Freeparking.^[3]

Infrastructure

Umbrellar has a data-centre located in Albany Heights. One of four data-centres operated by Umbrellar.

Acquisitions

13 June 2012, Digiweb (now Umbrellar) announced that it would acquire Digital Network Limited, a fellow provider of hosting services and domain name management.^[4] Adrian Grant was Managing Director at the time.
8 September 2014, Web Drive was sold to Digiweb Holdings Limited. Daniel Williams & Steve Hogg were directors of Web Drive at the time.^[5]
2005, 2day.com acquired by Freeparking.^[6]

Ownership

PenCarrow PE owns 82.8% of Umbrellar via its holding company DWDA Holdings Limited.^[2] Smaller shareholders include 10.5% owned by DWDA LTIS Trustee Ltd, 3.9% by Aminoex Trustees & RDP Trusteed Ltd. (owned by current CFO Robert Rolls), 1.63% by Adrian Grant, 1.12% by Robin Dickie.

References

↑ "Pencarrow PEc: Company Profile". https://www.pencarrowpe.co.nz/investments/.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "DWDA HOLDINGS LIMITED (5421222)". NZ Companies Office. https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/5421222/shareholdings. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 True Commercial (November 25, 2017). "Albany data centre up for sale" (Press release). Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
↑ "Second acquisition for Digiweb". IT Brief. June 13, 2012. https://itbrief.co.nz/story/second-acquisition-for-digiweb.
↑ "New Zealand's largest domains & hosting company sold". IT Brief. September 8, 2014. https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealands-largest-domains-hosting-company-sold.
↑ "October 2015 Update - Pencarrow Newsletter". Pencarrow. October 2015. https://www.pencarrowpe.co.nz/newsletters/document/77.

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[1] "Pencarrow PEc: Company Profile". https://www.pencarrowpe.co.nz/investments/.

[companies_office-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "DWDA HOLDINGS LIMITED (5421222)". NZ Companies Office. https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/5421222/shareholdings. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[arrenway_sale-3] 3.0 ^3.1 True Commercial (November 25, 2017). "Albany data centre up for sale" (Press release). Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[4] "Second acquisition for Digiweb". IT Brief. June 13, 2012. https://itbrief.co.nz/story/second-acquisition-for-digiweb.

[5] "New Zealand's largest domains & hosting company sold". IT Brief. September 8, 2014. https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealands-largest-domains-hosting-company-sold.

[6] "October 2015 Update - Pencarrow Newsletter". Pencarrow. October 2015. https://www.pencarrowpe.co.nz/newsletters/document/77.

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