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| area_served = New Zealand
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| key_people = Robert Rolls, CFO & Head of Online{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />Dave Howden, Head of Cloud {{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
| key_people = Robert Rolls, CFO & Head of Online{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />Dave Howden, Head of Cloud {{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
| industry = [[Web hosting]], small businesses
| industry = [[Web hosting]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.umbrellar.com/}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.umbrellar.com/}}
| CEO = Michael Foley
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Its services are utilised by small businesses, marketing agencies, web specialists, and large corporate enterprises across New Zealand, Australia and Asia.<ref name="arrenway sale">{{cite press release|author=True Commercial|date=November 25, 2017|title=Albany data centre up for sale|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=11947581|location=Auckland, New Zealand|publisher=NZ Herald|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
Its services are utilised by small businesses, marketing agencies, web specialists, and large corporate enterprises across New Zealand, Australia and Asia.<ref name="arrenway sale">{{cite press release|author=True Commercial|date=November 25, 2017|title=Albany data centre up for sale|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=11947581|location=Auckland, New Zealand|publisher=NZ Herald|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
Pax 8 acquired Umbrellar in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panettieri |first=Joe |date=2022-08-01 |title=Pax8 Acquires Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud Solutions Provider Umbrellar - |url=https://www.channele2e.com/news/pax8-buys-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-solutions-provider-umbrellar |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 11:31, 16 March 2025

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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]

Pax 8 acquired Umbrellar in August 2022.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]
  • 2005, 2day.com acquired by Freeparking.[7]

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