Ma cheste , LANCS, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pu ple, the WiFi a d a alytics platfo m used by ve ues i mo e tha 90 cou t ies, based i Ma cheste , has bee amed a fi alist i the Lloyds B itish Busi ess Excelle ce Awa ds 2026, sho tlisted fo Tech ology Busi ess of the Yea .
Pu ple amed Fi alists fo Tech ology Busi ess of the Yea
Pu ple is o e of just 11 busi esses sho tlisted i the catego y, a d joi s a atio al field of almost 200 fi alists ac oss 20 catego ies at the UK’s flagship busi ess awa ds, headli ed by Lloyds Ba k, with ITV as media pa t e a d the suppo t of the UK gove me t.
Gavi Wheeldo , CEO of Pu ple, said: “Bei g amed a fi alist i the Lloyds B itish Busi ess Excelle ce Awa ds is a huge mome t fo ou team. This ecog itio belo gs to eve y o e of the 78 people at Pu ple who help powe co ectivity fo ve ues a ou d the wo ld, a d to the pa t e s a d custome s who t ust us eve y day. We’ e p oud to be flyi g the flag fo Ma cheste at G osve o House.”
Ama da Mu phy, CEO, Lloyds Busi ess a d Comme cial Ba ki g, said: “Behi d eve y successful busi ess is a sto y of ambitio , dete mi atio a d i ovatio . I spi i g e t ep e eu s backi g themselves to succeed. That’s exactly what the Lloyds B itish Busi ess Excelle ce Awa ds celeb ates. Pu ple is b i gi g ew ideas, i vesti g i its commu ity a d helpi g d ive g owth i the UK. They ep ese t the ve y best of B itish e te p ise a d we’ e i c edibly p oud to back them.”
Fou ded i Ma cheste i 2012, Pu ple has g ow i to a global WiFi platfo m ow powe i g mo e tha 80,000 ve ues ac oss ove 90 cou t ies, ha dli g 440 millio logi s a yea . As a ce tified B Co p a d a Ga t e Magic Quad a t Visio a y fo I doo Locatio Se vices, the compa y co ti ues to help ve ues tu thei WiFi i to a tool fo bette guest expe ie ces, sma te ope atio s a d st o ge secu ity.
Wi e s will be a ou ced at the gala ce emo y at G osve o House, Lo do , o Tuesday 10 Novembe 2026, i f o t of 1,200 busi ess leade s. I keepi g with Awa ds t aditio , wi e s i g the ope i g bell at the Lo do Stock Excha ge a d a e celeb ated at the p og amme’s a ual eceptio at the House of Commo s.
The UK’s flagship busi ess awa ds p og amme. Headli e pa t e : Lloyds Ba k. Media pa t e : ITV. Suppo ted by the UK gove me t. 1,200 guests a ually at the ce emo y at G osve o House, Lo do . Mo e tha £5 millio tu ove si ce lau ch a d ove £100,000 aised fo cha ity. The p og amme hosts a a ual eceptio at the House of Commo s a d ope s the Lo do Stock Excha ge each yea with its wi e s.
Pu ple is the leadi g global co ectivity platfo m that has built the wo ld’s la gest public WiFi etwo k. Thei missio is to make WiFi a secu e, seamless, a d eve -p ese t utility fo eve yo e, eve ywhe e. A global fo ce with a p ese ce i 89 cou t ies, the platfo m is a powe ful etwo k that se ves ea ly 500 millio use s ac oss 80,000 ve ues, with automatic, secu e access to ove 5 millio hotspots th ough the Pu ple app.
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