About Us
Global Reach Corporation Limited is a team of software development experts, with
a wealth of experience in e-commerce, networking and software engineering.
Recognising the potential of combining location information with wireless communications,
the company decided to build a flexible GPS positioning engine. This set the direction
for the company's evolution, by integrating the three key ingredients of:
- location information;
- Internet Protocol networking, particularly over wireless; and
- intelligent software applications.
Building on our expertise in these areas, we have developed a set of established
solutions by solving problems for our customers. We aim to continue innovating across
industry sectors, in application areas such as telematics, wireless broadband services
and sensor networks.
Director
Nigel Wesley, CEO
Nigel Wesley built and ran a fast-growing, entrepreneurial group of businesses with
a combined turnover in excess of £40m. These businesses were sold off in tranches
during the late 1990s and early 2000. Nigel's experience spans business development,
product design and sales & marketing in sectors including telecommunications,
utilities and construction. He has also acted as a business angel since early 2000,
investing in SMEs and start-ups within these sectors.
Chief Technical Officer
Chris Spencer
With 11 years in the public sector, working within the SME market helping and advising
on technology related challenges, Chris moved to the private sector full time and
from there into the wireless market. He now leads a team of highly skilled individuals,
creating wireless solutions in WiMax, WiFi, GSM, 3G, CDMA, HSDPA and competing technologies.
He is in charge of creating and maintaining one of the UK's largest WiFi Mesh clouds
in the heart of the Capital, with solutions that include mobile tracking, real time
passenger information and mobile wi-fi solutions.
Partners
London River Services was created in 1997, as a division of Transport for London,
to oversee and regulate river services and to develop and manage piers. Since then,
there has been steady growth in passenger traffic on the Thames to reach over 2m
passenger journeys per year.
www.tfl.gov.uk/river
Thames Clippers is the leading provider of commuter passenger services on the River
Thames, operating fast, modern boats over the key central stretch of the river in
London.
www.thamesclippers.com
The Passenger Boat Association is a trade organisation, dedicated to furthering
the interests of Britain's passenger boat industry. Active since the early 1970s,
the Association works to promote the prosperity of companies engaged in the industry
and the safety of passenger boats operating on all domestic waterways across the
UK.
www.interferry.com