Umbraco has opened its first UK office in Bristol to support its growing network of UK partners and enterprise customers. Umbraco says its content management system (CMS), is among the top three web platforms used by the UK public sector. Public Sector organisations, including the British Army, Royal Navy, Sheffield Council, and NHS South West Digital Transformation Team, have built sites and digital services on Umbraco.
The open-source CMS is backed by the Umbraco commercial organisation, which ensures that the Umbraco platform remains supported, updated, and resilient. Over the past two decades, the company has built up a highly-engaged community of digital agency partners and more than 250,000 open-source contributors.
Data compiled by SamsonMay suggests that Umbraco is the leading open-source CMS selected by FTSE 100 organisations. It is also one of the top three CMS platforms used by the largest UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Memberwise’s Digital Excellence Report also cites Umbraco as the primary platform used by medium and large membership organisations such as the British Medical Association, Chartered Institute of Marketing, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, to develop websites and digital experiences that help them to retain and attract new members and grow revenue.
Already well established in the UK
Commenting on the opening of the UK office, Umbraco CEO, Mats Persson said, “Thanks to our highly-professional digital agency partners, we are already well-established in the UK public sector and membership organisations. A number of our partners are now building digital platforms for large enterprise clients, and we want to support that momentum with key personnel based in the UK. We have appointed outstanding developers, relationship managers, and salespeople to deliver the technical, commercial and after-sales support expected of a professional organisation serving the enterprise sector.”
As part of the investment, Frederik Klerens has been appointed UK and Ireland manager, and will be relocating from Copenhagen to Bristol. Klerens said, “Bristol provides us with an ideal base that’s home to some of Umbraco’s largest digital agency partners. The city hosts the annual Umbraco Spark developer conference in the city. I am excited to build on these firm foundations and add boots on the ground. To ensure that our largest customers have everything they need to continue growing their businesses with Umbraco.”
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This office opening and Umbraco’s continued investment is a positive move for the company’s UK partners, public sector and customers. The company’s announcement included an increase in the headcount in the UK. There is also a number of changes to its senior management team in its UK office. Umbraco’s recent growth is tied to its open-source model. In addition to a highly-engaged community of 250,000+ developers and users and a well-established global partner network of digital agencies.
In last year’s Business Summit event in Denmark, Umbraco’s senior managers said there was a focus on strategic initiatives and partnerships to drive Umbraco’s growth. Umbraco managers discussed the importance of improving customer experience and support, including on-demand training and customer service support. So, the opening of its first UK office is possibly the first step in this direction.
