Simon de Banke is founder and sole owner of de Banke Group, and is actively involved in all of the Group's companies.
We build great businesses from the ground up and work effectively with established partners.
We're successful because we find clever ways of doing it better, easier, faster and for a sensible cost. And we achieve it all through our world-class infrastructure and the use of modern practices, investment in technology and web-enablement, all fueled by the passion and expertise of our amazing people.
de Banke Group is a place where things actually happen.
Our Companies
Our group of companies offer a wide range of products and services across a diverse spectrum of markets. In every case quality, innovation and an obsessive focus on improving the marketplace for the customer continue to drive de Banke Group, our companies and our people.
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TessChoob partners with the best businesses - start-ups or established - and develops world-class internet technology to power innovation and ideas on the web.
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IP Centrum, is a market-leading Intellectual Property Administration service, delivering leading technology and specialist expertise to make life easier for patent professionals.
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Igbloo is a game-changing super-high-quality Bluetooth music streaming receiver for your non-Bluetooth hi-fi.
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Stage One Technology enables motorsport: turning the live action into valuable data, information and entertainment that benefits the fans, drivers, governing body, organisers and sponsors.
dBG News
- Stage One Technology opened the doors of it's WRC Mission Control centre to WRC.com for a rare look behind the scenes. Read the aritcle.
- Europat announces significant out-performance of ambitious 2012 growth target to double 2011 turnover and profits.
- Stage One Technology secures 2012 World Rally Championship, Timing and Safety Tracking contract, with the FIA.
Simon's Blog
24th Jan 2015
Why Our People Can Take Unlimited Holidays
We're not the first, and it wasn't our idea, but offering our people unlimited paid holidays is right up our street.
30th Jul 2014
Why to Seek and Give Criticism
Which do you prefer to hear? "Wow. That thing you did was fantastic!" or "Wow. That thing you did wasn’t great!"
29th Jul 2014
The Secret to Success and Happiness
Most of us are busy trying to achieve something. Whether that be to reach a high score at Angry Birds, or to land a billion-dollar deal.
The people who buy from us, who enter into partnership with us, or who want to work with us tend to share two common traits - an enquiring mind and an enthusiasm for getting things done for the right reasons and to the best standard.