Headcount: 37 (+208%)
Specialism: Secure networks and managed IT solutions
HQ: Brockenhurst, Hampshire
This secure networks and managed services specialist’s surveillance technology is used by its police customers in “genuine life or death situations”, MD Edward Armitage stressed to IT Channel Oxygen.
Founded in 2019, Bedroq’s average monthly headcount rose from 12 to 37 between its fiscal 2020 and 2023, its accounts show.
The Microsoft partner specialises in secure, resilient networks and managed IT solutions for crucial national infrastructure, law enforcement agencies and high-performance corporates.
Q&A with Founder and MD Edward Armitage
What lies behind Bedroq’s lightning headcount growth?
Listening to our customers. We have created and continuously improve a set of specialised services for our customers in the police, energy and financial services sectors. We’re flexible and approachable but have the process discipline that our highly regulated customers require.
What do you see as your biggest growth opportunity for the next 12 months?
AI. We are helping our financial services customers get the most out of Copilot safely, while we use video analytics and AI to surface relevant content and intelligence to our Police and Energy customers.
2024 would be a successful year if…
Bedroq made the world a better place, keeping our customers and communities safe. Our police customers in particular use our technology in genuine life or death situations – tracking down dangerous criminals before they are able to do more harm. Getting feedback on these types of cases is hugely rewarding.
What’s a strange or interesting fact about Bedroq most people won’t know?
Bedroq was named and registered as a business on Companies House while we were in a taxi going to our first customer meeting. In four months, we had moved 350 servers from Houston to Aberdeen for our first customer and set up a 24×7 operations team.
