Softcat

Peter Kelly established Softcat, located in Marlow, as a provider of IT infrastructure in 1993. It operates out of Bristol, London, Manchester, Leeds, Marlow, Southampton, Birmingham, and Glasgow in the United Kingdom, as well as an office in Dublin, Ireland.

The firm trades on the London Stock Exchange and is included in the FTSE 250 Index. Peter Kelly established Softcat on March 30, 1993, in High Wycombe, under the moniker Wardswift (which stood for "Software Catalogue" at the time). Martin Hellawell was named the company's managing director (later CEO) in December 2005. The company's headquarters relocated to Marlow in April 2006.

Softcat's podcast, Explain IT, premiered on March 14, 2018. After the first season, Explain IT was the 39th most popular podcast on the UK iTunes chart. Softcat stated in December 2018 on their podcast feed that season two would premiere in January 2019. Season 2 of Explain IT premiered on January 3, 2019. At the 2019 CRN Sales and Marketing Awards, held on July 4th, Explain IT was honored as the winner of the "Best Marketing Campaign" category.

Founded: 1993
Headquarters: Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Website: softcat.com