ABOUT US
LDeX is a respected and trusted provider of data centre services and connectivity. We deliver carrier neutral, premium colocation space and low latency connectivity solutions to support the mission-critical requirements of our customers, many of whom have a global footprint. In late 2018 LDeX became part of iomart Group Plc (IOM: AIM), a leading provider of managed cloud services, enabling us to further enhance our data centre and network services portfolio with additional and complementary hyper cloud, hybrid cloud and private cloud expertise.
LDeX continues to be focused on providing the high availability and 100% uptime to meet the hosting needs of our customers for their mission-critical applications, services and network solutions. We are proud of our trading ethics and our ambition to be a 100% carbon neutral business. In 2014 and 2015 we were ranked in the Deloitte Fast 50 Tech track as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies and continue our growth as part of the iomart Group.
You can find out more about our parent company by visiting www.iomart.com
CORE VALUES
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CUSTOMERS AT THE HEART OF OUR SUCCESS
LDeX offers unrivalled customer support on a 24/7 basis. As a company, we take pride in delivering mission critical services and helping our clients achieve their organisational objectives. As such, we believe in treating each customer as an integral part of the business and offer bespoke solutions to suit their needs.
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STRONG STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships within and external to the organisation are key to the organisation’s success and growth.
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NURTURING GROWTH FROM WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
Our people are our greatest asset and we firmly believe in promoting from within. Key to this is developing the existing skills, knowledge and expertise available within the company to ensure that customer requirements and staff career aspirations are met.
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INTEGRITY & HONESTY
We have a strong ethos in ensuring that there is full transparency across the business and this is reflected in our working relationships with stakeholders both internally and externally.
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OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Operational efficiency is integral to maintain the superior levels of mission critical services offered by the team at LDeX.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
In 2013, we made the move towards 100% renewable energy and we now provide carbon neutral colocation. View our environmental statement.
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LDEX GROUP HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 2011
Sale of UK Grid to Telecity Group PLC & formation of London Data Exchange Ltd.
London Data Exchange was formed following the successful sale of Manchester based UK Grid Group Ltd to Telecity Group PLC in September 2011.
NOVEMBER 2011
London Data Exchange Ltd commenced operations.
The board of directors had a clear vision that they wanted to create a national datacentre operator which had an acute focus on delivering superior colocation services to clients operating in the UK and internationally. The company tailored its core offering around operational excellence and customer service. As a datacentre and network connectivity provider, LDeX Group has gone from strength to strength in offering best in class colocation facilities in London since operations began in 2012 with the opening of a new carrier neutral datacentre situated six miles from the city centre on Staples Corner, North West London.
2012 & 2013
Acquisition of Ping Networks Ltd. and launch of LDeX Group.
Since then, the company has expanded its colocation offering with the acquisition of Ping Networks, a successful managed communications services provider, enhancing it’s connectivity offering. This resulted in London Data Exchange being relaunched as LDeX Group. Ping Networks changes its name to LDeX Connect Ltd.
2013 & 2014
Increased number of carriers, Internet exchange points and customers at the LDeX1 site.
Since then, the company has expanded its colocation offering with the acquisition of Ping Networks, a successful managed communications services provider, enhancing it’s connectivity offering. This resulted in London Data Exchange being relaunched as LDeX Group. Ping Networks changes its name to LDeX Connect Ltd.
2015
Extension of the LDeX Group national portfolio with the launch of a new datacentre in Manchester.
In 2015, LDeX Group has extended its national portfolio with the launch of its new carrier neutral datacentre in Manchester offering best in class colocation, network connectivity and streaming media satellite services to the Manchester and North West market. The company offer premium enterprise grade colocation facilities and ultra-fast low latency connectivity to customers through top tier carriers and internet service providers.
2016
LDeX adds to its extensive list of carriers and ISP’s available in its data centres and the
introduction of its Hybrid Multicast Streaming Platform.
In 2016, LDeX saw the addition of several new carriers to its LDeX2 Manchester data centre. These included euNetworks and Cogent Communications providing further choice and network reach for our customers and bolstering our cloud connect proposition to AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. LDeX also introduced its multicast streaming service enabling channel capture and MPEG2ts streaming capabilities to the LDeX portfolio of services. Our VM proposition was also launched for our streaming and media customers.
2017
LDeX expands its data centre footprint in Manchester due to high demand.
In 2017, LDeX expands its foot print in Manchester with the addition of a further 10,000sqft of data centre estate and 1.5MVA of power. This expansion was due to high demand in this geographical area from our customers. LDeX1 saw an increase in its satellite services with the addition of new satellites increasing our European, North Africa and Middle Eastern channel acquisition capabilities.
