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Universal Hosting Maximum uptime, extreme scalability and rock-solid reliability
That’s our Universal Hosting
Built for websites that demand maximum performance, uptime and customisation, our Universal Hosting is a perfect match for enterprises with more ambitious needs.
World-class performance and security
30-day money-back guarantee
Exceptional customer support, 365 days a year
Ideal for:
Developers with complex client requirements
Demanding applications with custom hosting environment needs
Multiple commercial sites based on content management systems other than WordPress
Our prices always include VAT, there are no minimum contract periods and no hidden fees. The price you see is the price you pay.
Exceptional UK-based
service and support
Local, accessible customer support
From day one, you are our priority. We set the standard, providing the very best technical support and guidance in the UK. Our highly trained specialists are reachable by email or telephone in our Manchester offices 365 days a year.
Longevity you can count on
For more than 20 years we’ve been building our business on honesty, competitive pricing and a desire to deliver. 100% independently owned, we have the freedom to focus completely on our customers, with no distractions.
30-day money-back guarantee
We’re convinced you’ll love what we do, which is why we give you a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If you ever decide you want to leave us you can close your account and we’ll refund the last 30 days of your hosting fees.
Performance, security & flexibility
If your website needs specific tweaks or configuration changes, then you’re in the right place. When it comes to customisation, our Universal Hosting plan can comfortably handle all your favourite software. All we ask is that you keep any software you install up to date and secure.
Magento
Joomla
Drupal
Ghost
The best is now even better
99.9% uptime SLA
Never miss out on an opportunity or leave a customer out in the cold. Our Universal Hosting comes with a service level agreement that guarantees 99.99% availability of your server.
Greater control
Your hosted site will run from its own private container, and won’t compete with other websites for resources. With a dedicated VPS you’ll have greater control, less downtime and more customisation.
More speed
A lightning-quick website makes your world a better place. You’ll have happier customers, increased sales, better SEO and plenty more besides. That’s why we use SSD storage to ensure your site responds faster than fast.
Enhanced security
With cyberattacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, we can deploy additional security features such as Fail2ban and mod_sec to protect your site, keeping your files and visitors safe from unwanted intruders.
No hassle and no limits
Host your website without constraints. With a dedicated IP address, and no database, subdomain or bandwidth limits, you’re in total control of the journey, wherever it takes you. Accelerate your business, without the worry of hitting a wall.
PCI compliance
Handle sensitive customer data and credit card information, with added fraud protection across the entire payment ecosystem. Our Universal Hosting is preconfigured to be PCI compliant, so you and your customers can rest easy.
Take control with our Universal Hosting
We’ll provide you with a sensibly secured container that’s PCI compliant out of the box. We’ll also configure it using our standard settings, which make sense for 99% of websites. This means your website should perform much faster than traditional shared web hosting. From there, we hand things over to you.
If you need more performance, additional security measures or configuration of the hosting environment, just get in touch. We can implement additional security measures for you, increase existing ones, tweak performance settings or deploy caching, you just need to let us know. Plus, any changes we make will be documented so our whole team understands your customised hosting setup.
All we ask is that you let us keep the container up to date through automated software updates (core OS). We’ll enable this as standard for you, and request that you don’t disable these updates.
Not sure Universal Hosting is the right option for you?
Website Builder
£2.95 per month
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Beautiful templates
- Easy to customise
- E-commerce stores
- Free SSL certificate
- Mobile-friendly websites
Professional Hosting
£9.95 per month
- Cost effective
- Free website statistics
- Free SSL certificate
- Free weekly backups
- Optional daily backups
- Free email and webmail
Wordpress Hosting
£11.95 per month
- Optimised for WordPress
- Free migrations
- Free staging sites
- Free SSL certificate
- Free daily backups
- Free email and webmail
Reseller Hosting
£41.95 per month
- Create unlimited websites*
- 100% white labelled
- Scalable cloud platform
- Client level control panel
- Free daily backups
- Free SSL
*Please see our acceptable use policy
Ready to get started?
Are you ready for outstanding service and impeccable hosting? We’re so convinced you’ll love what we do, we’ll even give you a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you ever decide you want to leave us you can close your account and we’ll refund the last 30 days of your hosting fees.
Choose a plan or get in touch today, so we can learn more about your business and help you achieve your online ambitions.
Web hosting FAQs
Can I host more than one site on Universal Hosting
The Universal Hosting plan is intended to be used for only one domain name. If you need to host multiple domain names from the same account you might want to consider our Reseller Hosting, or WordPress Hosting.
What if my site needs more resources
We offer three standard Universal plans (standard, e-commerce and heavy duty), each offering bigger storage, memory and processing power. You can see these on our pricing page. If you find yourself needing more resources, drop our support team an email and we’d be happy to provide a quote for your requirements. Should you need to upgrade, the move can usually be made same day with zero downtime.
Can I host WordPress websites using Universal Hosting
Yes! While most of our clients use our WordPress hosting plans, it’s more than fine to install and run WordPress on the Universal plan too. This might be a requirement should your WordPress website not be compliant with our standard security and performance modifications on the standard WordPress platform. Be sure to discuss with our staff first before choosing Universal over WordPress hosting.
Why should I choose Universal Hosting
Flexibility and scalability are the hallmarks of our Universal Hosting accounts. They’re intended as customizable options for when one our more locked down plan types doesn’t make sense for a particular application. For example, a client might host a Magento shop, or even a WordPress website where some of our usual WordPress configurations for security don’t make sense,
Our Universal Hosting plans are essentially blank slates. They come as a simple LAMP stack installation, allowing for a variety of hosting environments. This makes the plan incredibly flexible. Given the simplified nature of the account at setup, it’s important for you to liaise with our team and discuss the various security/performance add-ons your site might require.