We are incredibly proud to share that Outrank has won Tech Business of the Year at the Tees Tech Awards 2026.
After being shortlisted alongside Bondgate IT and Tanglewood Games, we attended the awards with huge pride in our team, our clients and the work we continue to deliver across the UK. To leave the night as winners made the occasion even more special!
The evening also meant a great deal to us because Outrank sponsored the Tech Start-up Award, a category that celebrates exciting emerging businesses across the Tees Valley tech community.
The Tees Tech Awards celebrate the businesses, people and ideas shaping the region’s digital and technology sector. For Outrank, this award recognises more than one night of success. It reflects years of growth, innovation, teamwork and commitment to helping businesses achieve better results online.
Why does this award mean so much to Outrank?
Winning Tech Business of the Year means a huge amount to us because it recognises the way we use technology to create real business impact.
It also feels like another proud milestone in our journey, following our Tees Business Small Business of the Year win in 2025. That award celebrated our growth, our people and the foundations we had built as a business. This latest win shows how we have continued to move forward, using technology, data and digital expertise to deliver even stronger results for our clients.
At Outrank, we do not see tech as something that sits behind the scenes. We use it every day to improve visibility, strengthen websites, support campaigns, track performance and help our clients make better decisions.
From SEO and PPC to web design, development, content and reporting, our teams use technology to make digital marketing clearer, smarter and more effective. This award celebrates that work and the people who bring it to life.
It also means a great deal to win this award in the Tees Valley. Outrank started here, grew here and continues to champion the region’s talent, ambition and business community.
What happened at the Tees Tech Awards 2026?
The 2026 Tees Tech Awards brought together businesses, innovators, sponsors and finalists from across the region. The event celebrated the strength of the Tees tech sector, with awards recognising digital transformation, innovation, tech for good, rising talent, start-ups and leading businesses.
We felt proud to attend as finalists for Tech Business of the Year, especially in a category that included such strong names from the local tech community.
The evening gave us the chance to celebrate not just our own journey, but the wider digital talent across Teesside. The room had so much energy, ambition and pride in what the region continues to build.
Why did Outrank sponsor the Tech Start-up Award?
Alongside winning Tech Business of the Year, we were also proud to sponsor the Tech Start-up Award at the Tees Tech Awards 2026. This category celebrated some of the most exciting emerging businesses in the Tees Valley tech community.
A huge congratulations to Surghive, who won the Tech Start-up Award on the night. We also want to celebrate the brilliant finalists, Rivisio and ACE Education Training, who showed just how much talent, ambition and innovation the region has to offer.
Supporting this award felt like a natural fit for Outrank, we know how much energy, resilience and belief it takes to grow a business, especially in the early stages. Start-ups bring fresh ideas, new technology and ambition to the region, and they play a huge role in shaping the future of the Tees tech community.
Sponsoring the Tech Start-up Award gave us the chance to support emerging businesses that are building something exciting. It also reflected what we care about as a company: growth, innovation and helping ambitious businesses move forward.
Congratulations again to Surghive, Rivisio and ACE Education Training, the future of tech in the Tees Valley looks incredibly strong.
How has Outrank grown as a tech-led business?
Outrank has grown by combining people, data, creativity and technology, our work focuses on helping businesses get found online, generate better enquiries and build stronger digital foundations. That means we constantly look at how we can improve the way we work, the tools we use and the results we deliver.
We have invested in systems, reporting, automation, AI-supported workflows and technical processes that help our teams work more efficiently and give clients clearer insight into their performance. However, our success does not come from technology alone. It comes from the people behind it.
Our SEO consultants, developers, designers, content specialists, PPC team, social media team, client success team and leadership team all play a part in making Outrank what it is. Every campaign, website, strategy and client win comes from shared effort.
Why does technology matter in digital marketing?
Digital marketing moves quickly, search is changing, AI search continues to influence how people find information and businesses need stronger online visibility than ever before, technology helps us adapt to that change.
It allows us to analyse data, spot opportunities, improve websites, track user behaviour and create strategies based on evidence rather than guesswork, for our clients, that means clearer direction and better decisions.
But we also believe technology should feel useful, not overwhelming, our role is to make digital growth easier to understand and we help businesses see what works, what needs improvement and where the biggest opportunities sit. That balance of smart technology and simple communication sits at the heart of how we work.
What does this win say about the Outrank team?
This award belongs to the full Outrank team, it recognises the people who show up every day with ideas, energy and care. It recognises the problem-solving, the creative thinking, the technical fixes, the strategy sessions, the client conversations and the constant drive to improve.
We are lucky to have a team that cares deeply about results, but also about each other. That culture has helped us grow, adapt and keep pushing forward.
Awards like this give us a moment to pause and celebrate how far we have come. They also remind us that strong businesses grow through people, not just processes.
What does this mean for our clients?
For our clients, this win reinforces our commitment to delivering work that makes a real difference.
We want every business we work with to feel supported, informed and confident in their digital marketing. Whether we build a new website, improve search visibility, run PPC campaigns, create content or support a wider growth strategy, we focus on outcomes that matter. That means more visibility, stronger enquiries, better user experiences and clearer performance.
Winning Tech Business of the Year gives us even more motivation to keep improving the way we support businesses. We will continue to invest in our team, our technology and our processes so our clients can keep moving forward.
Why are the Tees Tech Awards important for the region?
The Tees Tech Awards shine a light on the businesses and people driving digital progress across Teesside.
The region has a growing tech and digital community, and events like this help celebrate the talent, innovation and ambition that exists here. They also create space for businesses to connect, support each other and recognise shared success.
We are proud to be part of that community!
As a Teesside business with clients across the UK, we know how important it is to champion the region while continuing to grow nationally. This award strengthens that mission and gives us another reason to keep shouting about the talent, creativity and capability in the North East.
What comes next for Outrank?
Winning Tech Business of the Year marks a major milestone, but we see it as part of a much bigger journey.
We will continue to develop our services, strengthen our technology, support our clients and grow our team. We will also keep investing in the culture that makes Outrank such a special place to work. The digital world will keep changing, and we intend to keep moving with it.
This win gives us a moment to celebrate, but it also gives us fresh motivation. We want to keep raising standards, delivering stronger results and helping more businesses grow through digital marketing that works.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible
We want to say a huge thank you to the full Outrank team. Your hard work, ideas and commitment made this award possible. Thank you to our clients for trusting us with your businesses and allowing us to be part of your growth.
Thank you to Tees Business, the sponsors, the judges and everyone involved in the Tees Tech Awards for creating such a brilliant celebration of the region’s tech community. We also want to say a special congratulations to Surghive on winning the Tech Start-up Award, and to Rivisio and ACE Education Training for being named finalists in such an exciting category.
And congratulations to every finalist and winner from the night. The standard across the awards showed just how strong the Tees tech sector has become.
We are proud, grateful and excited for what comes next.
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