Zen Internet

Coordinates: 53°36′10.08″N 2°9′36.36″W / 53.6028000°N 2.1601000°W / 53.6028000; -2.1601000

Zen Internet is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.

History

Founded in 1995 by Managing Director Richard Tang after a drink in the pub, Zen Internet was one of the first Internet Service Providers in the UK. Zen began by providing Internet access to schools and small businesses in the Rochdale area. Its website claims it has since moved from 2 employees in 1995 to 413 at the start of May 2012 and in 2004 achieved an annual turnover of £14.2 million along with a customer base of more than 77,000 broadband users nationwide.

In 2006 the company won several awards at the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) annual awards ceremony. These awards were: "best business ISP", "best heavy business broadband", and "best uncontended service".

The company featured in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 from 2003 to 2006 as well as featuring in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2004.