Onecom

Onecom is a textbook example of an entrepreneurial success story, and the foundation stone of Ridown’s approach to buying and building brands.

The business was formed by Ridown founders Darren Ridge and Aaron Brown through the merger of their respective mobile phone businesses, Premier Telecom and Business Phones Direct.

Through a carefully structured plan, combining high rates of organic growth with more than 25 strategic acquisitions, Onecom grew from its early beginnings as a mobile phone retailer to become the UK’s largest independent business telecoms provider. It now has turnover approaching £200million and more than 700 employees at 16 UK centres, serving more than 750,000 end users.

Following the acquisition of its closest competitor, Olive Communications, Onecom has built upon its range of complete cloud solutions, offering customers the ability to consume multiple services through its proprietary OneCloud platform. The business has unrivalled industry relationships, having won Vodafone’s top strategic partner award for 11 years in a row, and formed strong and lasting partnerships with the likes of Samsung, Microsoft, Google Cloud and Apple.

Lasting relationships, a commitment to first class customer experience and entrepreneurial flair are behind the rise of Onecom – and these are the key elements in the success story of every Ridown business.