Who We Are
Mission Statement
"An online company that is, recognised by both businesses and entrepreneurs as an essential part of their development to success."
The founders of Activ (Activ Holdings) are Simon Rickett and Dillon Boivin. Simon and Dillon are a special breed of entrepreneurs, whose paths crossed in 2006. At the time Simon was aged 25 and Dillon 31, between them they had experienced reasonable success in their own right, however when they met both realised that by working together they could achieve so much more.
Dillon's understanding of the internet linked with Simon's experience of working with individuals to achieve their goals meant they had the necessary skill set to offer businesses and entrepreneurs alike with a variety of products and services that would enhance their developments.
In 2007 Activ was launched!
Your success is our success
Activ (Activ Holdings) operate the following companies: Activ Media, Activ Online and Activ Marketing. Each individual company focuses on providing a specific aspect of the overall mission of the group.
History
| August 2010 | HSBC award Activ, International Business of the year in this years regional Start Up Star Awards. |
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| July 2010 | Activ confirm £125,000 will be spent on Activ UK through the KTP scheme. KTP is a government approved scheme - find out more about it. |
| July 2010 | Work on the latest version of the Activ UK continues and the latest developments are revealed to members of the Activ team. Feedback is very positive and everyone is excited about the launch later this year. |
| June 2010 | After a successful pilot Activ SEO starts recruiting franchisees across the UK. |
| June 2010 | Activ are nominated for the HSBC Start Up Start Awards 2010. Another award nomination for our growing company. |
| March 2010 | Simon Rickett - Director of Activ makes the final of the Fast Growth Business Awards 2010 in the Young Entrepreneur Category. This award is aimed at entrepreneurs under 30 and recognises the best of UK businesses. The award is sponsored by T Mobile. Winners will be announced on the 14th April 2010. |
| February 2010 | Activ receives approval to go-ahead with the Knowledge Transfer Program in cooperation with DeMontfort University, Leicester. The Knowledge Transfer Scheme invests resources into the Activ UK network in order to increase interactivity across the network. |
| January 2010 | Activ makes the final three of The Leicestershire Business Awards' New Businesses Category. |
| September 2009 | Activ Web Design launched in Spain, offering fixed price websites for €599 and online shops for €1299. |
| July 2009 | Activ Media launch Activ SEO. Like with all Activ products and services which focus on quality at affordable prices, this is no different. A fantastic SEO service for SME's nationwide. |
| June 2009 | Activ Web Design makes the short list of the Nectar Start up Business Awards of 2009. |
| May 2009 | Activ Marketing start work on The Activ Club project, which will provide businesses and entrepreneurs with a whole range of practical business advice to assist with their developments and to help them to succeed. |
| May 2009 | Activ Web Design continues to grow in the UK and is starting to be recognised as one of the largest web design companies in the UK. |
| May 2009 | Activ Web design launches in France. |
| April 2009 | Activ Spain - Master Franchisor signs contract to operate Activ Web Design throughout the whole of Spain ready for September 1st 2009 launch. |
| April 2009 | Activ Web Design launches in Australia - operated by Activ Marketing. |
| March 2009 | Activ logo becomes a registered trademark in the UK. |
| March 2009 | Activ Marketing starts offering advice to entrepreneurs and business on how best to achieve success. |
| February 2009 | To deal with demand an office in India is opened. |
| January 2009 | Activ move in to new offices to accommodate growing work force. |
| December 2008 | Activ UK Introduces a discount section for local people to save money in times of a recession. By encouraging local people to save money with local businesses this will drive business to SME's across the UK.. |
| December 2008 | Activ Websites launches - to offer websites to SME's across the UK, where Activ Web Design doesn't have franchisees. |
| November 2008 | Activ UK launches - operated by Activ Media - a network of 54,000 local town and city websites that provide local people with information about their local area. Starts the recruitment of licensees. |
| September 2008 | Activ Web Design launches in Madrid. |
| June 2008 | Activ Web Design launches in Ireland. |
| March 2008 | Activ Web Design launches - operated by Activ Online. Provides cost effective websites to SME's across the UK. Starts the recruitment of franchisees |
| August 2007 | Activ Media is the first company under Activ to start operating. Activ Media's primary role at this time was to train and advice entrepreneurs who operated online businesses. |
| July 2007 | Simon and Dillon incorporate 7 companies under Activ. |
| 2006 | Simon and Dillon meet for the first time and start work on developing Activ. |