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Royal recognition for Gateshead IT specialists
The Journal
|May 20, 2025
NORTH East tech company Aspire Technology Solutions is celebrating after being awarded a Royal Warrant in recognition of its services to the Royal Household.
Gateshead-based Aspire is one of just five companies headquartered in the North East and 800 across the UK to hold a Royal Warrant, a prestigious mark of excellence, granted to companies that supplied high standard goods or services to the Royal Household over a period of several years.
Founded in 2006, Aspire is a leading providers of managed IT, cyber security and modern workplace solutions and currently supports over 2,000 organisations across the UK with tech solutions.
The Gateshead company - named Company of the Year at the North East Business Awards in 2020 - moved into the Pipewell Quay offices, the converted Baja Beach night club, from its former offices at Heworth Hall in 2021, from which it has grown to become a £39m turnover business.
This story is from the May 20, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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