A web host in the United Kingdom has come to the rescue of 100 small business websites. The company,
HA Hosting, which is located in Holbrook, South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, stepped in when Nytram Hosting, a web host in Barnsley, Yorkshire, was forced to stop trading at the beginning of October. HA Hosting's deal with Nytram allowed its former customers to maintain their websites, avoiding loss of trade. HA Hosting acquired Nytram’s assets and all websites impacted by Nytram’s closure were directly transferred to HA Hosting’s data center in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
"When a web hosting company closes it can often plunge the businesses affected into chaos; especially when they have received very little warning," explained HA Hosting's Managing Director, Rory Delahoyde. "In some cases, when a web host closes, the first that a client becomes aware of a problem is simply because they can’t access their website or emails. Email in particular is an essential business tool, but for businesses selling goods online, even just a small amount of down time can have a significant impact on their business– often resulting in significant amounts of money and lost time in trying to re-claim their web domains and in worst case scenarios, re-build their company website from scratch".
Mr. Delahoyde added, "After hearing about the problems Nytram were facing, we devised a rescue package, allowing the companies which relied upon their services to continue trading, by transferring the domains and hosting support to our own data centre. For all concerned, it’s a win-win. The companies affected have been able to continue accessing their websites as normal and for us it has helped us to expand our web hosting offer, increasing our hosting portfolio by over 100 businesses overnight".
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