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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Completing its program of acquisition-driven growth in the US Hosting Market, British web hosting provider and registrar UK2 Group (www.uk2group.com) has acquired Utah-based WestHost (www.westhost.com) which currently hosts more than 70,000 web sites, according to the announcement.
The company announced Friday that according to the deal, UK2 Group will retain all key personnel and continue to operate WestHost's data center in Salt Lake City and its offices in Logan, Utah.
The UK2 Group began its program of growth-by-acquisition in the US market in December 2007 by acquiring midPhase (www.midphase.com). WestHost's acquisition, the final one of the program, follows those of web hosts Stargate (www.stargate.com) and WingSix (www.wingsix.com). The company said it will now turn its focus to optimizing all its hosting operations and strengthening its overall market position.
"I've followed WestHost for years, and I have always been impressed with their quality of service, respect for their clients and great offerings" UK2 Group managing director and chief executive officer Ditlev Bredahl said in a statement. "I want to assure all WestHost clients that they are not going to see any changes in that kind of personal service. We're keeping the data center in Utah open, because a local presence is important, and we're keeping the excellent staff there"
UK2 Group family of companies includes US2.net, midPhase, 10TB.com, Resell.biz, WingSix, AN Hosting, Autica, Supreme Support, and flagship member UK2.net, which has operated for more than a decade. UK2.net has sold more than one million domain names and currently hosts hundreds of thousands of Web domains. Moving beyond its US strategy, the UK2 Group has also recently acquired Australian reseller-oriented web host Dotable (www.dotable.com).
As part of Westhost's transition to the UK2 Group, the company said it has put together a core team of UK2Group and WestHost management to personally reply to all questions and concerns from WestHost clients.
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Comment by Anonymous on Thursday, July 02, 2009
I have been receiving emails from unknown accounts. i did some research and it looks like UK2 is the owner of these hosts. I am trying o find out if they are legitimate or not, before I respond to them. In the email there is a reference to royalstyle.org, and the addresses come from emails that are from spedos.at and soulman.co.uk. It looks like they might be job information sites, but I am a little concerned about responding. I read that you have purchased some US hosts and wondered if you could give me any information on this. I might be interested in internet work, I have good references and good communication skills. I am not in a position of taking chances, though, because of the economy and my financial situation. If you would be able to give me any information on this, I would be most appreciative. Good luck on you US acquisitions, and thank you for taking the time to look into this for me. You can reach me at charlenep2@verizon.net. Charlene Pipito