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Purple Promotes Veteran Tech Leader to Chief Technology Officer: Iain Jewitt Steps Up to Drive Innovation and Growth

Seasoned technologist with a passion for pushing boundaries takes the helm of Purple’s technology vision Purple, a leading innovator in indoor location services, today announced the promotion of Iain Jewitt to Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. Jewitt brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role, boasting over…

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Patterson joins tech firm as non-exec Director Acquisition of Mr Patterson is major coup for fast-growth enterprise Purple develop innovative WiFi platforms and analytics
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Purple WiFi secure services of former BT Chief Executive, Gavin Patterson

Purple WiFi is excited to announce the former Chief Executive of BT, Gavin Patterson, will be joining the company as a non-exec Director in an exciting time of growth for the company. Patterson has enjoyed an illustrious career including President of the Advertising Association and non-executive director at British Airways…

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Why you should start a company running club
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Why you should start a company running club

If you stand around the front of the Purple offices at 5pm on a Monday you will notice a gathering of individuals donning their running gear. For over a year the Purple running club has been going strong and we even recently ran the Great Manchester Run for the amazing…

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Purple providing future careers

One of our key values here at Purple is all about innovation and determination. We are a technology business after all, and technology is always evolving. Not only do we continually look for new ways to improve our solution and the end-to-end customer experience, we also look to develop our…

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Purple support Caritas of Austin
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Caritas of Austin – Volunteering at the community kitchen

Caritas of Austin was founded in 1964 by Richard McCabe, and has since been preventing and ending homelessness for people across Greater Austin. The charity provides a service continuum for those experiencing poverty that begins with a safety net and links then to resources to achieve self-sufficiency. Last week, the…

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Purple helps students develop their coding skills at Changing Horizons event
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Purple helps students develop their coding skills at Changing Horizons event

Earlier this month, Changing Horizons, branched out to Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall following its prior success in Blackpool in 2017 and 18. Along with Blackpool, Oldham has been identified as one of the lowest areas of social mobility in the country which made it a particularly important location for the…

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Purple Events: September is the month for creating worldwide connections

Turning physical spaces such as restaurants, transportation hubs and stadia into intelligent spaces is not a passing Internet of Things trend. Business and artificial intelligence – these have quickly become best practices of how to do business. Intelligent spaces are a means for companies to no longer guess who their…

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Jorge’s Summer: 3000 miles, 8 weeks, and a Purple mindset

Being passionately Purple is a value everyone shares in the office, whether you’re at HQ in Manchester or across the pond. It creates a foundation for each individual to connect to as Purple veterans and new recruits, and underpins everything we do here. Our values reflect how we see ourselves,…

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Purple crowned Business of the Year at the Greater Manchester Business Awards
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Purple crowned Business of the Year at the Greater Manchester Business Awards

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, is delighted to have won the award for Business of the Year with 50 plus employees at the Greater Manchester Business Awards 2017. Organised by innov8 Conference Services, the inaugural event, which took place last Friday evening, recognised standout organisations from across the Greater Manchester region,…

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Purple gets golden ticket for maiden flight from Manchester to San Francisco

Here at Purple, we have a reputation for breaking new ground. We were the first mover in our market, delivering a unique WiFi and analytics solution to business and venues around the world that provides them with customer insights and marketing tools for real world spaces. Tomorrow, Tuesday March 28th,…

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Purple Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Here at Purple, we are passionate about fostering young talent and providing our apprentices with the stepping stones to develop and build their careers.This week, we are excited to be celebrating the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week. As a brief summary, NAW 2017 “brings together employers and apprentices from across…

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Dom's Story: Setting Up Purple in South America
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Dom’s Story: Setting Up Purple in South America

Hello! I’m Dominic, and I’m the Senior Technical Support Engineer at Purple – Intelligent Spaces. This past November, I was given the opportunity to travel to Chile in South America as part of my role with Purple. Getting the chance to visit the other side of the world, soak up…

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Purple continues its recruitment drive following multiple office openings

After securing an investment of $7 million last September, we’ve opened six new offices across four continents, and our growth strategy is set to continue in 2017 as we recruit more staff members for our expanding global team. In just four months, we’ve managed to relocate our HQ to Oldham,…

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Richard Roberts, former MD Commercial and Partner Sales for Cisco UKI, relishes new role as Purple’s VP EMEA

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announces its latest high profile appointment with Richard Roberts joining as VP EMEA. Richard is set to supercharge Purple’s EMEA partnerships and continue its fast growth. He will be responsible for leading the regional team and driving revenue through, and with, Purple’s Customers, Distributors…

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Sir Terry Leahy talks Purple at our Future of Loyalty Event
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Sir Terry Leahy talks Purple at our Future of Loyalty Event

We were oversubscribed for our retail event at Harvey Nichols in London last week, so we had a full house – despite it being a Friday. The event focused on the retail industry in a futuristic world, how businesses will need to change the way they engage with customers and…

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