The Floow Limited

The Floow Limited
The Floow
Founded February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Founders
  • Aldo Monteforte
  • Dr Sam Chapman
  • Paul Ridgway
Headquarters Sheffield, United Kingdom
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Aldo Monteforte
  • Dr Sam Chapman
  • Paul Ridgway
  • David James
  • Rebecca Bell
  • Claire Sargeant
  • Eileen Clarkson
Products
  • Telematics applications
  • Telematic data capture
  • Telematic data handling and storage
  • Telematic data processing
  • Actuarial Risk Scoring
  • Transport and mobility data solutions
Brands White labeled provider
Services Telematic Service Provider
Number of employees
 110 (2018)
Website thefloow.com

The Floow Limited is a global Telematics company headquartered in Sheffield UK. The company was formed in 2012 and branded from the flow (psychology) state of mind as propossed by Mihaly Csikszentmihályi. It operates near to the Sheffield City Region centre and the River Don, South Yorkshire. The Floow are producers of mass market applications of Internet of Things technology in Usage-based insurance and is a 2016 recipient of the highest UK business award, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise for Innovation.[1] The Floow is also reported[2] as one of the UK's four highest growth tech firms, and was part of the "future-fifty" list.

In early 2017 The Floow received a £13million investment to further expand its insurance and automotive commercial operations and speed up growth. This investment was highlighted alongside McLaren, and Boeing by Theresa May the UK Prime minister as the highlight of the Sheffield City Region's growing technology heart.[3] Despite investment The Floow remains majority owned by its management team and continues to invest in Innovation of new technology. The company is involved in collaborative research in the areas of pollution, transport, smart cities and driverless cars.

References

  1. ↑ "The Queen's Awards 2016 Winners «". queensawardsmagazine.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Bryant, Martin (22 February 2017). "Two new Northern companies join Tech City UK's Future Fifty - Tech North". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Prime Minister hails £13m investment for Sheffield technology firm The Floow". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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