InReach – Our Company History!

That’s 25 years of industry experience and knowledge that we pride ourselves on. 

We like to look back on our company history and reflect on how far we have come. Take a look below at our timeline below to see what we have been up to over the years. We’ve also included essential milestones in the digital world that happened simultaneously. You may be surprised at some of the dates below! 

Our Company History

1998 

In the world of technology, 1998 marked the launch of Windows 98. It was also a big year for search engines as Google was established. 

For us, in April 1998 JAP was formed by Adam Macintyre, who is still our MD today. This was the start of our journey to becoming the organisation we are today.  

2001

2001 was a big year for Apple, with the release of the first iPod alongside iTunes. Wikipedia arrived in 2001 and is one of the most used websites.  

2001 was a big year for us also; JAP rebranded to easycopiers in May 2001. We achieved £1m turnover for the first time, and we expanded and relocated to Darin Court, Crownhill, MK, in October 2001.  

2002 

In 2002, Friendster – the first social network, was released. Although Friendstar is no longer active, it played a huge role in social media development.  

For us, January 2002 brought us our first global partner agreement with Canon, who we still partner with today. 

2003 

In 2003, Intel incorporated WiFi into chipset. Email became much more significant, and as a result, 2003 marked the first year that more spam emails were sent than legitimate ones. 

We expanded again and relocated to Tanners Drive, Blakelands, MK, in February 2003. We won our second global partnership with Ricoh in May 2003; we are also still partnered with them to this day. We achieved £7m turnover for the first time in 2003.  

2004 

Facebook was launched in 2004 as a social media platform strictly for the use of Harvard students. 

We signed an agreement with our third global partner, Konica Minolta, in March 2004 

2010 

Apple released the first iPad – a real game changer for businesses and individuals alike. 

We Expanded and relocated to Presley Way, Crownhill, MK, in September 2010 

2012 

Quad-core smartphones and Windows 8 were launched – everyone had access to the internet in their pockets. 

For us, 2012 marked the addition of our fourth global partner agreement with Lexmark. 

2016 

In 2016, more people accessed the internet through the use of a mobile device than a wired device. There was also a massive increase in data analytics and the use of AI across the internet. 

As the internet grew, so did we, and in 2016, we purchased our London office and made a fifth global partnership with Epson in April. InReach Comms was launched, and we signed an agreement with the UK’s leading brand, Gamma. 

2018 

The Data Protection Act, or GDPR, became law in May 2018. This was implemented to stop unsolicited contact, which meant many companies had to update their mailing lists. 

In 2018, we achieved our ISO 9001 accreditation. 

2020 

As we all know, 2020 was a huge year for Video conferencing, with over 775 million meeting participants using it daily. 

Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X were launched in the gaming world. And Windows 7 reached EOL (end-of-life). 

For us, 2020 was a big year; we launched InReach IT in January 2020. We gained our Official Microsoft Partner accreditation in April and gained our Cyber Essential accreditation in October. 

2022 

In 2022, Artemis 1 made its debut flight. 

With the ISDN/PTSN switch off looming, we developed InTalk. 

2023 

In 2023, the first Apple VR headset was launched 

At InReach, we celebrate 25 years in business! 

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