Umbrellar

New Zealand domain registrar and web hosting company

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Umbrellar Ltd.Type of business| Private

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Founded| 1997; 28 years ago (1997) (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
URL| www.umbrellar.com

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

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

Pax 8 acquired Umbrellar in August 2022.[4][5]

## History

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

Umbrellar has four data centers, including one in Albany Heights.[citation needed]

### Acquisitions

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In 2005, 2day.com acquired by Freeparking.[6]

On June 13, 2012, Digiweb (now Umbrellar) announced that it would acquire Digital Network Limited, a fellow provider of hosting services and domain name management.[7]

On September 8, 2014, Web Drive was sold to Digiweb Holdings Limited.[8]

## Ownership

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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

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1. ^ "Pencarrow PEc: Company Profile". Pencarrow. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
2. ^ a b "DWDA HOLDINGS LIMITED (5421222)". New Zealand Companies Office. NZ Companies Office. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
3. ^ a b True Commercial (25 November 2017). "Albany data centre up for sale" (Press release). Auckland, New Zealand: NZ Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
4. ^ Panettieri, Joe (1 August 2022). "Pax8 Acquires Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud Solutions Provider Umbrellar -". ChannelE2E. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
5. ^ "Pax8 divests NZ MSP unit, helps Umbrellar Technology Group come to life". Reseller News. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
6. ^ "October 2015 Update - Pencarrow Newsletter". Pencarrow. October 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
7. ^ "Second acquisition for Digiweb". IT Brief. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
8. ^ "New Zealand's largest domains & hosting company sold". IT Brief. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

## External links

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* Official website