Home Sweet Home...

The last six months has seen allpay.net settle in to new purpose-built premises in Whitestone, Herefordshire. Within this time the company has expanded its client base, further extended its products and services, and the workforce has grown extensively. Such are the company's ambitions that the footings are already being laid for another 30,000 sq foot building adjacent to the existing premises.

Managing Director and Founder, Tony Killeen, described the company's meteoric rise:

"The company has grown in leaps and bounds over the last four years. When I started the company in 1996 there were just 2 employees including myself, now we have a workforce of over 90, it is quite unbelievable.

"I wanted to create a positive atmosphere that would generate a motivated workforce. The offices at Kingstone and production site at Madley could no longer accommodate the rapidly-expanding workforce so we made the decision to build our own brand new, larger, more appropriate premises."

Indeed, the new premises are a far cry from the old offices in Kingstone and production site at Madley. Built-in features include an Italian-style bistro, fully-equipped gymnasium complete with showers and changing facilities and a professionally-landscaped frontage.

Jayne Davies, allpay.net's Office Manager, put into words what the move to Whitestone means for business and the company as a whole.

"Since relocating to larger premises, allpay.net has had the opportunity to extend its family of staff in required areas of the company in order to meet the needs of a growing client base. The new premises have contributed to what we are extremely proud is a harmonious working environment and improved communication amongst our employees. It has been a very exciting transition for all concerned and it is only now, looking back, that one can fully appreciate what a huge difference our new facilities have made to the company."