About us

What Is

Hi I'm Rob Hughes, owner and founder of Ayida.
In 1978 I had my first experience with video games playing Space Invaders (which got me addicted) in the local leisure centre. From then on computers and video games became a passion for me.

When I was eleven I got my first home computer – a Sinclair ZX81 (I loved that machine) and then a ZX Spectrum, and that really was my only hobby throughout my teenage years!

It wasn’t until 1993 (after owning many different platforms and spending a lot of money on them) that I began to realise that I should really be working with my passion rather than just mucking around and building machines for fun.

What Is

After working in the IT services industry for nearly ten years I decided (along with my wife Beth) that we should setup a company to provide that personal service (and passion) to it’s clients. Ayida was born (the name coming from the Goddess of Rainbows and meaning “Happy” ) in 2003.

Since then we have grown quite a bit (offering many services), and we work with many small to medium sized business supporting them by taking the stress out of IT. We’re a tight team (see our staff page) , flexible and still have the desire to help everyone we work with by working as a partner with our customers.

In my spare time I still play video games (and have now got all of my five children into gaming) and I collect retro PC and video game hardware and do a bit of kickboxing!

"We've worked with Ayida for over 12 years, and they've always surpassed all expectations. They've helped strategically develop and manage all of our IT, telephony and broadband requirements in that time, and they've helped us build a high-performing, solid network that allows us to get on with our jobs."

James Ball

The Angel Services Group
WhatNext?
Working Together

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Have a look at the services we offer or fill in the form below and we can have a chat about making your life easier!
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Email: support@ayida.co.uk
Phone: 0121 661 4820