iomart Identified in London Stock Exchange's '1000 Companies to Inspire Britain'

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

• iomart recognised in second edition of London Stock Exchange's 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report 2015
• Identifies fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in UK
• iomart is one of the UK's leading cloud computing companies

iomart (AIM: IOM), the company that delivers support and management for any type of cloud service, has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange's 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain for the second year in a row. The report is a celebration of the UK's fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses.

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To be included in the list, companies needed to show consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, significantly outperforming their industry peers. More detail on the methodology can be found in the report online at http://www.1000companies.com.    

iomart posted revenues of £55.6m for the year ended 31 March 2014, a 29% increase from 2013. In the past 12 months iomart has made a major investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver cloud services by vastly expanding capacity at its Maidenhead data centre to embrace software defined service delivery. iomart has also forged major cloud service provider partnerships with Microsoft, Dell and EMC.

Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart, says, "The UK's digital economy is growing rapidly and iomart is constantly evolving to ensure it remains at the forefront of delivering the cloud services that power it. It is a great testament to the hard work of our staff and management that we have been named in the London Stock Exchange's report for the second year running and we remain focused on providing the cloud services and technical expertise that UK business requires to support its future growth."

Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group, said: "This report is a significant part of London Stock Exchange's broader campaign to support UK high growth companies in their journeys from Start-up to Stardom and to create an entrepreneurship revolution. I'm delighted that a strong alliance between UK Government, financial market participants, investors, entrepreneurs and companies has been created to support these inspiring businesses."

A full searchable database of all of the companies along with a downloadable pdf of the publication can be found online at http://www.1000companies.com

About iomart 

Award-winning cloud company iomart Group PLC (AIM:IOM) enables businesses and organisations to operate their online data and IT environments safely and securely. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, iomart partners with leading vendors such as VMware, Amazon, EMC, Microsoft, Asigra, Arbor and Dell to offer customers a centrally managed, controlled and completely agnostic set of hybrid, private and public cloud platforms. By owning a global network and datacentre infrastructure, iomart can support any customer who wishes to move seamlessly between any and all of these platforms with a consultative level of knowledge and expertise, delivering cloud services to meet exact business needs. For more information visit http://www.iomart.com, @iomart

SOURCE Iomart Group Plc