Celebrating a Decade of WP Engine UK!

A decade ago, WP Engine planted its first international roots in the heart of London, driven by a vision to empower businesses worldwide with the best performance, innovation, and support for their WordPress sites. 

This month, as we mark our 10-year anniversary in the UK, we’re grateful to celebrate a decade of growth, collaboration, and impact across the British Isles and beyond. From our early days in Shoreditch’s “Tech City,” where we shared space with some of the brightest digital innovators, to becoming a trusted partner for agencies, enterprises, and creators across Europe, our journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. 

Over the past 10 years, we’ve continually invested in regional infrastructure, supported a growing community of WordPress users and developers, and played a key role in some of the region’s most exciting and high-performing web projects. 

Read on to learn a little more about WP Engine’s history in the UK, our growth and impact over the past decade, and how we plan to continue strengthening our bonds and providing stellar service to our customers in EMEA and around the world.

A decade of growth: WP Engine’s history in the UK

WP Engine’s London office was the first of our international locations to open its doors back in 2015. 

At that time, we were already serving customers in more than 128 countries, and London was the perfect location for us to better serve those across EMEA. In the years since, our UK team has grown substantially, consistently earning awards and driving customer success in the region. 

That success can be seen across the UK and EMEA-based brands and businesses that host their websites on WP Engine’s fully managed platform. From notable brands like Penguin Random House and Amnesty International to businesses like Dexerto and Mitie, our UK and EMEA teams have welcomed thousands of new customers since 2015.

“Over the last ten years, WP Engine has built a reputation in the UK and across Europe as the best foundation for some of the continent’s most impressive digital experiences,” said WP Engine Senior VP and Managing Director of International Fabio Torlini.

“It has been such an honor to work with some of the most impressive brands and agencies in the region as they craft their online futures with us.”

In addition to supporting amazing brands and businesses over the past ten years, our UK team has also forged lasting partnerships with some of the region’s most innovative digital agencies. 

By working together with these agency partners and offering them the tools and dedicated support they need to succeed, WP Engine has continued to empower the builders and creators behind some of the UK’s most high-performing and creative sites.

Recently, our Agency Partner Awards highlighted the outstanding work of our UK partners, and sites built by StrategiQ, Mixd, and Plug & Play were named among the finalists. Whether they achieved outstanding Core Web Vitals scores, drove innovations to improve performance, or even built a navigable 3D model for a hospital, these agencies are using WordPress and WP Engine to reimagine what digital experiences can do.

Beyond the support we provide to our agency partners, WP Engine has continually invested in regional infrastructure, improving performance and platform capabilities for all our customers in and around the UK.

WP Engine’s continued focus on global growth

More than 40% of the web already runs on WordPress. To help keep that plurality of the internet up and running, WP Engine has strategically invested in specific regions to support our customers across the globe.

Since our London office opened in 2015, WP Engine has opened additional international offices in Limerick, Ireland (2016), Brisbane, Australia (2017), and Kraków, Poland (2020), as well as additional smaller offices around the globe. 

We’ve also invested in more global infrastructure, including recent investments to better serve Asia and the wider APAC region.

Each of these decisions, from the products we maintain to the infrastructure we operate, is intended to keep our customers’ sites fast and performant in all corners of the globe. That said, some of the most valuable investments we’ve made have been in our own team.

A few of our longstanding UK team members have been with us for the last ten years and remember that office in Tech City. They have watched us grow from a team of just three individuals to more than 70-strong in the UK and nearly 300 across EMEA.

“Watching the growth and expansion of our EMEA operations since the opening of our UK office has been such a privilege,” said WP Engine Principal Events Manager Imran Pervez.

“It’s been ten years of non-stop growth, relationship-building, innovation, and fun! Both for us and for our customers, the journey has been nothing short of remarkable.”

From a tight-knit team to one of the UK’s Best Workplaces, it’s our people who have made all the difference.

WP Engine is proud to be a global technology company

From our first international location in the UK to the additional offices and data centers we’ve since added around the world, WP Engine is committed to backing our customers with industry-leading innovation and expertise on a global scale.

We’re proud of our many investments in the products and people who are building the future of the web, and we’re especially pleased to celebrate ten years of WP Engine in the UK!

Learn more about WP Engine and how we’re able to help agencies and developers build better digital experiences or check out our open roles to find your next career move, no matter where you’re located!