From technology providers to education solution experts

• When Mike Fischer and Mike O'Regan first started the company in 1973, they supplied electrical components to hobbyists.
• They started building machines for the scientific, research and education market and they called the company Research Machines.
• By 1977 we'd built our first school computer (380Z) and we've been supplying ICT to schools ever since.
• In 1980 we had gained a 40% share of emerging schools' market for microcomputers.
• In 1985 we launched our first MS DOS/Windows PC, making RM one of the first companies in the world to adopt the MS Windows standard.
• In the 1990s we looked beyond the technology to form long-term partnerships with both educationalists and other learning technology companies
• By 1992 we had become the largest supplier to UK Education.
• By the time of our 25^th birthday in 1998, our annual profit had reached £10 million
• By 1999 we'd helped to connect 25% of UK Schools to the Internet and had hit the 1000 employees mark.
• Early 2000's saw the launch of RM Whiteboards, CC3 (8th generation RM network), Tablet PCs, RM Mobile One and RM India was established
• In 2006 we signed a £6.4 million BSF contract with Solihull Council, were named as one of the "Ten Best Web Support Sites" for the third year running and launched GLOW (Scottish Digital Network).
• In both 2009 and 2010 we were named the 'UK's Top IT Employer.
• In 2011 we won two UK Customer Experience Awards:
  • 'IT and Education Award' - recognising our longstanding commitment to the education sector; and
  • 'International Award' - reflecting our international growth and ability to export our UK-developed expertise.
• 2011 also witnessed the 20 millionth log-in to Glow - reaffirming its position as an international exemplar in online learning.
• In 2012 we again regained the top spot as the Britain's Top IT Employer.
• TTS Group were honoured with Queen's Award for International Trade, 2012
• Also in 2012 our graduates rated us in the Top 100 Companies for Graduates to work for 2012/13.
• We retained our certification as one of Britains Top Employers again in 2013.