A UK IT team that's been doing this since 2003
We're an independent, Salford-based IT services, security and telecoms business. Twenty-plus years of practical experience solving real problems for UK businesses — calmly, honestly and in plain English.
What we stand for
Three principles that have shaped how we work since day one.
Strength in Experience
Twenty-plus years working with UK businesses — from one-person studios to multi-site operations. Every business is different, so we take time to understand yours.
Strength in Training
Our engineers are highly trained, fully certified and always learning. We pursue accreditations and stay close to the industry so you don't have to.
Strength in Leadership
Experience, knowledge, passion for tech and a commitment to high standards across our leadership team. Always aspiring to be better.
Meet our leadership team
The four people directly accountable for the service you get from us.
Danny Keller
Commercial Director
Danny earned his BA (Hons) in Economics and Politics from Leeds and qualified as a Stock Broker before moving into IT — where he's spent the last 20+ years. He specialises in advising financial institutions and corporations on end-of-lease and redundant IT situations, helping clients remarket assets across a wide range of sectors.
Anything from IT kit to high-value hospital equipment — even a full-size professional basketball court (don't ask… actually do ask, we can probably help).
Alec Glassford
Technical Director (Telecoms)
Alec graduated in 2006 with a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering and went straight into telecoms, building contact-centre solutions and overseeing the transition from ISDN circuits to VoIP — championing open-source software to maximise ROI for clients.
In 2012 he founded BA Tech Ltd, which provided bespoke contact-centre technologies. The VoIP billing platform he built there still powers Aspire today. As Telecoms Director, Alec leads our software and support team delivering next-generation VoIP applications at ultra-competitive pricing.
Mark Hodgkinson
Technical Director (IT)
Mark has been working in IT since the days of 8-bit computing. Over the years he's led some of the largest Windows rollouts of their time and spearheaded virtualisation adoption in government departments — picking up a deep understanding of the compliance and implementation demands of those environments along the way.
He specialises in security work for clients large and small. His credentials include EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (Security+), Novell CNE, Microsoft MCSE, VMware Certified Professional and Certified F5 BIG-IP Engineer. A keen hill walker and runner, Mark's collected marathons from Paris to the Great Wall of China — with Guatemala and the Ring of Fire next on the list.
Darren Fletcher
Operations Director (IT)
Darren started in IT in 1994, back when beige PC towers were the height of fashion. Thirty years in, he's worked for some of the world's biggest IT companies — from hands-on engineer through to Head of IT — meeting some fantastic people along the way.
His pragmatic approach to finding the right solution puts the client at the centre of everything he does. As Operations Director at Aspire, Darren owns the day-to-day delivery of our service. He's also your first port of call for a no-pitch chat about your IT.
The team behind the leadership
Engineers, account managers and support staff — all UK-based, all here to make your IT just work.
Let's talk
Book a free 30-minute, no-pitch chat with Darren — or pick up the phone.
Speak to Darren 0161 8 505 505