Bristol software studio. Twenty years in. Still independent.
We've spent two decades building software, securing systems, and running IT for growing UK businesses — publishers, charities, healthcare providers, and consumer brands among them. We're a small core team backed by a network of trusted partners, and we've always run it that way on purpose.
- 20+Years building software in Bristol
- 10M+Monthly readers across publisher titles we support
- 5Sectors served, from healthcare to publishers
- CE+Cyber Essentials Plus certified
Our story
From IT support, to long-term tech partner.
a2ztech was founded in Bristol in 2003 — back when most of what we'd call “managed IT” meant cabling closets, server rooms, and weekend Windows migrations. We cut our teeth supporting growing UK businesses through that era.
Over the next two decades, we followed our clients into the cloud, into bespoke software, into headless CMS rebuilds, and most recently into AI. Today the work spans ERP rollouts, modern web platforms, mobile apps, security certifications, and the day-to-day IT that keeps the lights on.
What hasn't changed: we've stayed deliberately small. A senior core team, backed by trusted contractors and partners we've worked with for years. It's how we ship serious work without the agency overhead — and how we've kept clients on board for a decade or more.
How we work
Four things we're serious about.
Small core, deep bench
A tight-knit team of senior people, backed by a long-standing network of trusted specialists. You get the seniority of a small studio with the reach of a much bigger agency.
One team, end-to-end
Strategy, design, build, ship, and ongoing support — all under one roof. No hand-offs across agencies, no finger-pointing when something breaks at the seams.
Built for the long-game
We don’t do quick wins and disappear. Most of our clients have worked with us for years — through CMS migrations, platform rebuilds, and quiet day-to-day support.
Plain English, fixed scopes
We translate the technical bits into language your team can actually use, then quote scopes you can budget against. No surprise invoices, no vague timelines.
The team
A senior core team — not a job board.
We've built deliberately small, deliberately senior. The same people who scope your project ship it.
Azir
Managing Director
Leads the company end-to-end — strategy, key client relationships, and the long-term direction of a2ztech and its SaaS products.
Lewis Tolman
Product & Engineering
Hands-on product manager and engineer, primarily on the SaaS side — including LunaHR. Writes most of the blog.
Amir Sharif
Operations Lead
Leads operations.
Mike Lusby
Consultant
External consultant — has advised a2ztech for 8+ years.
Agit Isik
Senior Developer
Senior developer.
Yazeed
Full-stack Developer
Software engineer.
Sectors we serve
Industries we know end-to-end.
A partner teams keep coming back to.
- 01
a2ztech has been an invaluable technology partner — exceptional design, integration, and CMS work across our 12-site portfolio, which serves more than ten million monthly visitors.
André GrahamSuccess Manager, Content & Production SystemsOur Media - 02
They transformed how we run the league. Their team's expertise and innovative approach exceeded our expectations — we've seen unprecedented efficiency and growth since partnering with them.
Richard DakinManaging DirectorBloom Netball - 03
a2ztech took us through Cyber Essentials Plus and now manage our Microsoft 365 environment day-to-day. Secure, compliant, and unfailingly responsive.
Maaz YunusIT Operations ManagerSAH Diagnostics
Credentials & partnerships
Credentials that actually mean something.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Certified to Cyber Essentials Plus, the UK government’s audited security standard. We help clients reach it too — from audit to certification.
SETsquared, Bristol
Long-time members of SETsquared’s Bristol partnership, the South West’s technology business community.
FSB Member
Member of the Federation of Small Businesses — supporting UK SMEs is in the company’s DNA.
Got a system worth building? Let's talk it through.
Tell us what you're trying to solve. We'll come back inside two working days with honest thoughts on scope, approach, and what a working partnership could look like.
- hello@a2ztech.co.uk
- Studio
- Engine Shed, Bristol
- Response
- Within 2 working days
- Building since
- 2003