AussieHQ announces acquisition of Hosting Shop
CANBERRA, A.C.T. – April 30, 2009 – AussieHQ Pty Ltd, Australia’s fifth largest web hosting company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Brisbane-based Hosting Shop.
“This move represents a significant step forward in our strategy to accelerate growth of our customer base,” said Michael McGoogan, Chief Executive Officer of AussieHQ. “We see as the main benefits of this acquisition, a greater presence in our targeted markets and the opportunity to build value for our shareholders”.
“The Hosting Shop demographic is placed squarely between our premium AussieHQ and budget Jumba brands, and opens up opportunities for us to provide services to small to medium enterprises across a full range of web service technologies.
As part of the acquisition, Paul Cameron has accepted the role of Customer Service Manager and Gary Meadows becomes AussieHQ’s Customer Relations Manager. “We are excited to have industry veterans Paul and Gary join the AussieHQ team, and we’re confident that their level of commitment to customer service and satisfaction will be of great benefit to our clients”, said Mr. McGoogan.
Hosting Shop clients will be progressively merged and integrated in to the AussieHQ brand, benefiting from a wider range of service provisions including 24 hour Australian-based phone support and AussieHQ’s state-of-the-art web hosting technologies.
About Hosting Shop (hostingshop.com.au)
Established in 2001, Hosting Shop specialises in providing tailored web hosting solutions to mainstream web developers and specialised niche markets. Its technologies include cPanel and Windows based hosting environments delivered over shared, virtual private server and managed dedicated server platforms.
About AussieHQ (aussiehq.com.au)
AussieHQ is an Australian private company, founded in 2004 following the merger of a number of medium sized web hosting businesses providing services to thousands of website developers since 1998. Catering to the requirements of individuals, businesses, corporations, and government, backed by the highest quality Australian based customer service and state-of-the-art technology, AussieHQ maintains an industry leading reputation through its quality web solutions and customer service.
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Why Choose Hosting Shop?
- After 10 big years in business, we still provide the best value.
- 24/7 Australian based phone and email support
- Fully redundant, CISCO powered routers and switches.
- Award winning state-of-the-art Dell PowerEdge 1950 servers.
- Premium Australian bandwidth from Agile, Vocus, and extensive peering.
- Local peering to PIPE Networks in most states and WAIX in WA.
- Exceptional customer service and support from our professional staff.
- We consult our customers via forums about important business changes.
