Highgate IT Solutions has been shortlisted in three categories at the inaugural Oxygen Awards 2026, run by IT Channel Oxygen. We entered three categories and all three made the final.
Organic Growth Award. Our revenue has grown every year since we were founded in 2010, without an acquisition or outside investment, and it passed £38m in the year to 31st October 2026, a figure that is still to be audited.
Best Company to Work For (sub-150 employees). Every member of staff works a four-day week while the business runs five, and 2026 was our second consecutive year on the UK's Best Workplaces list. We wrote about four years of the four-day week earlier this month.
Out-of-Industry Rising Star. Ricky Cheema, one of our Account Directors, is shortlisted for an award that recognises people who came into the IT channel from somewhere else entirely.
Ricky spent fourteen years as a firefighter before joining us in February 2022 with no background in IT. He now looks after some of our largest customers, including Invicro, where he led the relationship through the merging of two Microsoft 365 tenants over a single weekend.
“Firefighting taught me that trust is earned in difficult moments. Whether responding to an emergency or supporting a customer, the principles are the same: stay calm, understand the situation, act with urgency, and never leave people feeling alone when they need help most.” – Ricky Cheema, Account Director
“Ricky joined us with zero knowledge of IT and more hunger than anyone I've hired. He earned his customers' trust by doing what he said he would, and that's why they now bring him their biggest projects.” – Bob Sahota, Sales Director
The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on 1st February 2027. Thank you to IT Channel Oxygen and the judges, and good luck to everyone on the shortlist. View our other awards and recognition.
