1981

to 1990

Arkphire started life as Memorex Telex, part of the Memorex Corporation (which some have suggested was the original tech silicon valley start-up computer company) manufacturing CDs and other technology peripherals.

In the 80s Memorex acquired Specialist Machine Services Ltd, the country’s leading IBM computer maintenance company and built Ireland’s first fully operational, high security computer centre to serve as a back-up system for disaster mitigation, such as flood or fire.

1990

to 2010

Following a takeover in 1998, Memorex rebrands as EDS Global Services, which was acquired by the German owned IT provider AO Group in 2006.

In 2009, the company returns to Irish ownership, following a management buyout led by Pascal Naylor and Howard Roberts.

In 2011, the company rebrands as Arkphire, with a new logo inspired by the Archimedean Spiral, symbolising our ethos of continuous evolution.

2011

to 2015

2013
EMC Innovation Partner of the year

2014
EMC Technical Partner of the Year 
Tech Excellence Awards - IT Project of the Year

Turnover is €12 million in 2013 as Arkphire wins EMC Innovation Partner of the year.

The following year turnover €20 million and the awards keep rolling in with the EMC Technical Partner of the Year award and the IT Project of the Year at the Tech Excellence Awards.

In 2015 Arkphire open their UK office in London.

2015

to Now

In 2016, Arkphire is named as a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 company and acquires Bootstrap, the Networking specialist and leading Cisco Gold Partner. Turnover reaches €60 million.

In 2017, Arkphire becomes the first Apple Authorised Enterprise Reseller and Ireland’s only Dell EMC Titanium Partner, Cisco Gold Partner and HP Platinum Partner. Turnover reaches €74 million and employee numbers swell to 83.

In 2019 with revenues hitting €120 million, Arkphire rebrands as they seek to live up to their ethos and continuously evolve.

In 2019 Arkphire acquire Trilogy Technologies to create the largest and fastest growing Irish headquartered IT procurement and IT managed services.

In 2020, the Arkphire group employs over 240 people and generates revenues of over €150m.