History

Adido was born in 2003!

We’ve provided you with a general timeline of the events leading up Adido’s creation and everything that has happened since.

We’ll leave the 2003 haircuts our founding directors had to your imagination *cough* MULLET *cough*!

Andy, Ross, Alex and Gary – the four founding directors of the company can still be found in the office on a daily basis, heading up new and vibrant design and marketing projects, drinking copious amounts of tea and helping to shape the company’s future.

Adido has grown and grown since 2003 and now has offices in Dorset and Surrey. Our story is unique and one which gets added to each year.

Here are the highlights of our company story for your delight:

Timeline:

• 1999: four teenagers named Andy, Alex, Gary and Ross decide to sample the delights of Bournemouth University and start a degree in Computing. Little did they know how their futures would intertwine!
   
• 2003: After much talking and sharing of ideas, the four friends meet in a pub (starting a tradition that would last until the present day!) and decide they will form a company.
   
• 2003 continued: They decide to finish their dissertations and get work together to see if they can get on well as colleagues.
   
• 2003 continued! After much drinking collaboration, they decide to start the company and eventually settle on the name Adido – which means “ambassador” in Portuguese. Great choice!
   
• 2004: The four friends build up their contacts and work part time to help fund the development of their first ever product: the now legendary and ever improving Dub3 content management system!
   
• 2004 continued: They move into their first office – the Enterprise Pavilion on the Bournemouth University campus.
   
• 2005: They win the business for Breeze Volkswagen, the largest VW retailer in Dorset. Not bad going guys!2005 continued: They hire their first employee, Matt Northam, after he got a first class degree in Interactive Design.
   
• 2006: They take on extra developers Vytas and Dave as well as marketing and admin executive Kirsty. However internal communications become a major problem and they end up having to shout at each other through walls due to having to have two offices!
   
• 2006: To improve all the company to grow further (and to preserve our throats)  Adido moves to larger office space at Bristol &West House right in the heart of Bournemouth.
   
• 2007: The Company now has ten staff and wins some key clients: Colbornes, Playforce, Primera and Dorset Probation Service.
   
• 2008: Adido welcomes Paul, Natalie, Steve and Jamie to the team! We get our first household name client – Easyjet! Go Adido!
   
• 2008: England doesn’t get into the European Championships. We know it’s not company relevant, but we felt it was the biggest disappointment of the year!
   
• 2009: Adido moves to its current office in Dean Park Crescent, Bournemouth. The novelty of having their own meeting room and fridge doesn’t wear off for quite some time. They also welcome Mischa, Nikki, Thom, Chris, and Sarah to the team.  Adido work with even more exciting businesses and help existing clients to grow even more!
   
• 2010: Adido wins even more new and repeat business and we sadly say goodbye to Sarah and Katie as they go back to university. We still miss you guys. The office is temporarily quieter until Becki, Jo and Annabel join the team (the peace and quiet was nice while it lasted!).
   
• 2010: Our growth continues and we find ourselves working with 65 clients a month!
   
• 2011: We welcome Joel, Kherrin and Andy to the team and win the online marketing for Postgoldforcash.com – our biggest client to date!

We are due to move into our new office very soon. As you read this, we may already be there!

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