2 017 ABILIGROUP is a UK based, friendly and dynamic company dedicated to developing mould-breaking IT solutions. They are delighted to have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for their unique Cobe.io product. Cobe.io is a monitoring application that builds and updates a live model of all the entities in an IT infrastructure. It enables you to search your IT applications and services in the same way you can search for information and pages on the World Wide Web. The information provided by Cobe’s live ‘mapping’ system enables it to Abiligroup Ltd to check the entry and confirm that it is either passed for press, or provide clear instructions if amendments are required. You are very welcome to email your comments to us at ian.blaza@queensawardsmagazine.com (this is our preferred option) or else you can call us on 01536 520654 Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking: Active Quote Ltd is an online insurance broker and comparison service enabling consumers to compare health insurance policies PROOF OF ENTRY IN THE QUEEN’S AWARD MAGAZINE We have produced the following editorial to the best of our understanding of your require- ments, and using the text & materials you have kindly supplied to us. Would you please care
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understand the impact and dependencies of any issue a ecting business critical services. This is because it considers every component in the infrastructure and the relationships between them. For the customer this unique approach to visualising the IT infrastructure means they can determine the root cause of an issue more quickly. This reduces the amount of time a problem impacts business operations thereby maintaining productivity and business reputation. The system is also more intuitive than competitors’ products making it easier and faster to deploy. This innovation has been brought to market in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS). This has enabled signi cant growth in sales and allows Abiligroup to provide upgrades or add-on features to the Cobe product seamlessly. Established in 2004, Abiligroup currently employs 35 people based in Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Founder and
Director Andy Onacko explains “We are a niche IT company, that prides itself on employing people that have innovation in their blood. The company attracts people that like to work at the “bleeding edge” of technology and we believe in giving our people the autonomy to push the boundaries. The result is innovation, like the exciting Cobe.io platform. We are immensely proud to have received this Award on behalf of our team.
ABILIGROUP LTD 39a Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7JN Tel: +44 (0)1525 404 070 • enquiries@abilisoft.com www.abiligroup.com Z @cobeio
Andy Onacko (left) and Roy F Coutinho.
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ActiveQuote Ltd
ActiveQuote is an online insurance broker and comparison service, created in 2009 by Managing Director, Dr Richard Theo, who spotted an opportunity for a service that can quickly and easily compare health insurance policies online. His proprietary software helped pave the way for complex health and protection insurance products to appear in online comparison platforms. ActiveQuote also became a leader in design, creating the rst column-based insurance comparison service to focus search results on bene ts rather than price and the rst comparison site to enable real-time tailoring of quotes on-screen. ActiveQuote now helps over 10,000 customers a year to nd the right health and protection insurance, giving them peace of mind that they’ll be covered should the worst happen. The speed and quality of user experience that the software provides has allowed ActiveQuote to build strong partnerships with leading UK insurers, including Aviva, LV=,
These relationships have allowed the business to grow rapidly; by over 1000% in four years since 2011, from £495,000 turnover and 20 employees, to over 120 sta and £7.6 million turnover in 2016. ActiveQuote’s success has attracted several accolades, winning a place in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, and being named the fastest growing business inWales in Financial and Professional Services at the 2016 Fast Growth 50 Awards. In 2014, the business was named the Most Promising Growth Business by the SouthWales Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, the company achieved the rare feat of featuring in the Fast Growth 50 in consecutive years. Dr Richard Theo was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2015 Cardi Business Awards and Technology Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2015 Wales Entrepreneur Awards. The Queen’s Award for Innovation is in the words of Dr Theo the “most prestigious
(L to R) Mrs. Lynne Beck, Dr. Peter Beck - HMLord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan, Dr Richard Theo – Founder and Chief Executive O cer, Mrs Katrina Evison – Company Director.
decoration to date,” and their “ nest hour.”
Legal & General, AXA and BUPA. Crucially the software also powers the health and protection insurance comparison engines of some of the UK’s most well-known aggregator sites, including Gocompare, Confused.com, uSwitch and Money.co.uk.
ACTIVE QUOTE LTD Global Reach, Dunleavy Drive, Cardi , CF11 0SN
Tel: +44 (0) 29 2009 0439; marketing@activequote.com www.activequote.com n ActiveQuote.com Z @activequote F ActiveQuote Ltd x ActiveQuote Ltd
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