The story
Founded by Matthew Bloch and Peter Taphouse on Jul 12, 2002.1
Private company
Bytemark Hosting
British internet hosting services company
Bytemark is a server hosting and datacentre provider headquartered in York, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2002, and was the first provider of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-mode Linux in 2003.2 It was founded by Matthew Bloch and Peter Taphouse.1 It is part of Iomart Group plc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Jul 12, 2002Founded1
- IndustryInternet1
- HeadquartersYork1
- Websitewww.bytemark.co.uk
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Bytemark is a server hosting and datacentre provider headquartered in York, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2002, and was the first provider of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-mode Linux in 2003.2
Corporate structure
Bytemark Hosting is part of a group headed by Iomart Group plc. 2 entities on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Iomart Group plc
- Bytemark Hosting York
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Bytemark Hosting, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMatthew Bloch1
- FounderPeter Taphouse1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Jul 12, 2002Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.bytemark.co.uk1
- WikipediaBytemark
- WikidataQ18159731
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBytemark Hosting on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBytemark Hosting on Wikipedia