2012 Tech Track 100
Rank: 90 Farncombe
Built the platform that underpins Freeview's digital terrestrial TV service
Digital TV consultancy Farncombe provides advisory and engineering services, including product strategy, integration and hardware design, to customers such as Sky, BT and Virgin. Basingstoke-headquartered Farncombe was founded in 1991 by Andrew Glasspool and, in 2006, managing partners Dr Steve Upton and Jean-Marc Racine bought into the business. Sales, which include subsidiary Farncombe Engineering Services, grew 41% a year from £2.5m in 2008 to £7m in 2011. This growth is attributed to repeat business and the emergence of technology that lets people view content on multiple media platforms.
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Digital TV consultancy Farncombe provides advisory and engineering services, including product strategy, integration and hardware design, to customers such as Sky, BT and Virgin. Basingstoke-headquartered Farncombe was founded in 1991 by Andrew Glasspool and, in 2006, managing partners Dr Steve Upton and Jean-Marc Racine bought into the business. Sales, which include subsidiary Farncombe Engineering Services, grew 41% a year from £2.5m in 2008 to £7m in 2011. This growth is attributed to repeat business and the emergence of technology that lets people view content on multiple media platforms.
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Company facts
Farncombe
Digital television consultancy
Company website
| Sales growth | 41.17% pa |
| 2011 sales | ‡£7.0m |
| 2008 sales | £2.5m |
| 2011 staff | 35 |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Location of HQ | Basingstoke |
| If applicable: * = annualised figures ‡ = draft accounts |
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