Formed in 1990, the Blackroc brand was originally established as Blackroc Technology.
a highly competent engineering group of designers, developers, and low volume manufacturers of specialist custom products in the new growth area of handheld computing. Originally targeted at the construction sector, the rugged handheld computer which launched the company in 1990, became very successful in challenging, outdoor, mobile computing environments, and indeed, was so durable, it became adopted by the British military across all armed services.
The company rapidly grew as a technology product development business and from that solid engineering foundation, the company diversified in 1999 into niche product distribution of mobile computing products from the world’s biggest brands and created a new sister company to focus on this business, named Blackroc Distribution Ltd.
Today, Blackroc is leveraging the depth of its background and experience by focusing on investment in small businesses.
Supporting business owners and offering the benefit of its substantial experience in starting, growing, and eventually exiting businesses, and creating enhanced wealth for business owners.
These services are being delivered by the latest member of the Blackroc family – Blackroc Enterprise.
Meet our team
Tony Jephcott
Co-Founder, CEO.
Tony is an engineer by profession, a businessman by long experience and an entrepreneur by nature, and these 3 key traits have dominated the development of his professional career.
He established from start-up, then built and profitably sold 2 companies, and still owns 2 remaining companies. He has a solid small business ownership and operational background forged over more than 40 years.
Tony is a chartered Civil Engineer (C Eng), a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree (BSc Hons) in Civil Engineering, from City University London.
As a construction professional, he worked on major international projects including roads and bridges, dams, reservoirs, and pipelines in his early years before founding and developing his own construction services business, in 1980, which he sold to international consultants in 1990, to concentrate on his growing activity in developing rugged mobile computers for construction and the military.
Since 1990, Tony has since had more than 30 years’ experience in the mobile electronics market both as a developer and manufacturer of hardware and also as a successful distributor of mobile electronic products including many major third-party brands. He has extensive knowledge of the technologies surrounding the mobile computing sector and have represented the British Government at international RFID level.
Ed Jephcott
Co-Founder, COO.
From a sound educational background, Edward has developed his strong leadership skills and business know-how, into becoming a business development professional with a strong record of success. Despite still being under 30 years of age, Edward provides significant energy and drive to Blackroc’s future growth plans, and is a key member of the team.
After leaving college, he undertook a role of market development with Blackroc for 2 years and then to broaden his experience he joined a well-established and well respected company specialising in the metal fabrication sector, for a further 6 years.
He left that role to gain valuable finance experience in the banking sector, where he gained experience of asset finance by working for a major UK merchant Bank.
Recognising the opportunity presented by rejoining Blackroc in small business consultancy and investment, he left the banking sector to take up his new role.
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