Daisy Group plc

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Daisy Group plc
Type Public limited company
Founded 1991
Headquarters London, England, UK
Key people Peter Dubens Chairman, Mike Read CEO, Stewart Porter CFO
Industry Internet Service Provider
Products Broadband services
Revenue £ 133,000,000 GBP (2006)
Employees 574
Website freedom4group.com

Daisy Group plc (formerly known as Freedom4 Group plc and Pipex Communications plc) is a British company that sells Internet and telecommunications services, including hosting, broadband Internet connections, and VOIP.

[edit] Timeline

  • 2003 October - Pipex acquired by GX Networks, retains Pipex name, calling itself Pipex Communications plc. [1] [2]
  • 2003 November - Firstnet Services changes its name to PIPEX Communications Business Solutions. [3]
  • 2003 December - The company transferred PIPEX Networks Limited (at that time PIPEX Internet Limited) to PIPEX Internet Limited (at that time Zipcom Telecommunications Limited)
  • 2004 January - PIPEX Internet Limited changes its name to PIPEX Networks Limited.
  • 2004 January - Zipcom Telecommunications Limited changes its name to PIPEX Internet Limited.

Note: At this point "The company" directly holds: PIPEX Internet Limited, Transigent Limited and Firstnet Services Limited.

Note: The Pipex Broadband and Voice division contains the following subsidiaries: Pipex Internet Limited, Pipex Homecall Limited, Toucan Residential Limited, Toucan Residential Ireland Limited, Switch2 Telecoms Limited, Bulldog Broadband, Freedom to Surf Limited, Freedom to Surf Registration Services Limited, Freedom to Surf Consumer Services Limited, AccentUK Limited, Nildram Limited, Trinite Limited, Trinite Services Limited, Pipex Broadband Limited, HighwayOne Limited, Pipex Networks Limited, Pipex Communications Services Limited, GX Networks Twelve Limited, Homecall (UK) Limited and Homecall Payment Services Limited.

  • 2007 September - The Pipex internet brand now exists as Pipex Internet Limited, a Tiscali UK company.
  • 2007 September - Pipex seeks buyer for remaining assets. [17]

Note: Remaining assets include Freedom4 (previous Pipex Wireless), Pipex Business, donhost, Gokei, Host Europe, WebFusion, and 123-reg.

  • 2007 October - Tiscali/Pipex Job losses. [18]
  • 2008 February - Pipex Business rebrands as Vialtus. [19]
  • March 2008 - Pipex Communications plc is now known as Freedom4 Communications plc [20]
  • March 2008 - Due to Pipex Broadband being sold to Tiscali last year, the company known as Pipex Communications Ltd is now known as GX Networks Ltd. [21]
  • May 2008 - Freedom4 Communications plc has bought UK based WiFi roaming services provider BOZII. BOZII's service — soon to be renamed [1]Freedom4 WiFi — is Europe's largest based aggregator and will give Freedom4's customers access to over 40,000 hotspots in the UK and internationally [22]
  • August 2008 - Freedom4 Communications plc is now known as Freedom4 Group plc[23]
  • October 2008 - Freedom4 WiFi has launched a new 'Mobile Broadband 1000' service, which combines a wireless connection with special software to select the highest quality 3G Mobile Broadband or Wi-Fi connection at any given location. [24]
  • July 2009 - Freedom4 WiFi wins an ISPA Award for Best Business Mobile Broadband[25]
  • July 2009 - Freedom4 Group plc (to be renamed Daisy Group plc)[26][27]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ GX buys Pipex - theregister.co.uk 2003-10-03
  2. ^ Home Page
  3. ^ Home Page
  4. ^ Pipex buys Host Europe - theregister.co.uk 2004-04-02
  5. ^ Pipex buys Nildram - theregister.co.uk 2004-08-09
  6. ^ Pipex buys Donhost - theregister.co.uk 2005-04-28
  7. ^ Pipex buys Freedom2Surf - theregister.co.uk 2005-10-18
  8. ^ Pipex buys Homecall - theregister.co.uk 2006-03-23
  9. ^ Pipex buys Supanetwork Limited (Supanames.co.uk) for £2.1 Million
  10. ^ Pipex buys Toucan
  11. ^ Pipex buys Bulldog - www.bulldoglounge.com 2006-07-09
  12. ^ Pipex puts itself up for sale - Times Online
  13. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/pipex_for_sale/
  14. ^ Tiscali to acquire Pipex broadband and voice division for GBP 210 million with new financing package - tiscali.com 2007-07-13
  15. ^ The Office of Fair Trading: Anticipated acquisition by Tiscali UK Holdings Limited of the Broadband and Voice Division of Pipex Communications plc
  16. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/13/tiscali_buys_pipex/
  17. ^ Pipex seeks buyer for remaining assets after £8.5m interim loss - Business News, Business - Independent.co.uk
  18. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/30/tiscali_pipex_redundancies/
  19. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/01/pipex_business_rebranding/
  20. ^ Market News
  21. ^ Pipex renamed GX Networks
  22. ^ Freedom4 Communications plc Buys WiFi Roaming Firm
  23. ^ Freedom4 Communications plc has Changed its Name to Freedom4 Group plc
  24. ^ Freedom4 Launch 3G + WiFi Mobile Broadband Service
  25. ^ FREEDOM4 WiFi a winner at ISPA Awards 2009
  26. ^ http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-news/stocks/new-and-recent-issues/new-recent-issue-details.html?issueId=8406
  27. ^ http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/News/NewsFeedItem.aspx?id=80408232463010
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