Our History

Saratoga Technologies (UK) Ltd. is a registered company that originated as a sister company of Saratoga Technologies, Inc, Tennessee (USA), and a subsidiary of Saratoga Software, which is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.  Founded as a software development house for packaged business software, Saratoga now specialises in information and communications technology solutions for a wide range of markets.

We bring to the table years of experience in the technology industry which means you don't have to know it all or do it all. We have encountered a wide variety of problems and solutions in every type of industry, and we have learned how to apply solutions to those problems in various ways and in various environments. Saratoga Technologies has provided business, medical, academic and other clientele with computer hardware, networking services and communications services for over 15 years. Saratoga Technologies is the premier technology solutions company operating across three continents - Europe, North America and Africa.

The combination of the outstanding networking and service capabilities of Saratoga Technologies with the software and Internet skills of Saratoga Business Solutions means that Saratoga Technologies (UK) Ltd. is capable of providing all sizes of organisations with virtually all their technology requirements. We emphasise superior customer service built on the foundation of technical expertise. Our people are professionals who enjoy their work and it shows.

Our Name

The name Saratoga carries with it symbols of strength, unity and courage - the Battle of Saratoga being considered one of the most decisive victories in American history

It was on September 19th, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, that the British Royal Army advanced on the American camp in three groups - two through the heavy forests that covered the region and the third, comprising of German troops, came down the river road. American scouts detected and tracked the British troops and at midday a three-hour battle ensued in a clearing known as Freeman Farm.

Just as the British lines began to waver, the German reinforcements arrived, forcing the Americans to withdraw. Encouraged by their victory, the British entrenched themselves in the Freeman Farm area, waiting for support to arrive from New York. After three weeks, however, this support was yet to arrive, and supplies were diminishing while the American army grew stronger. The British decided to risk a second engagement and on October 7th, 1,500 men marched towards a clearing surrounded by woods, not realizing that they had exposed themselves to a surprise attack. By this time the Americans knew of the British movement, and at 3 pm the Americans staged the attack.

Within an hour the British had lost more than 400 officers and men. Nightfall saved them from certain defeat, and they left their campfires burning and retreated north, having suffered over 1000 casualties over 3 weeks. After a miserable march in the mud and rain, they took refuge in a fortified camp on the heights of Saratoga. There an American force that had grown to nearly 20 000 men surrounded the exhausted British Army, and on October 17th, the British surrendered. By the terms of the convention of Saratoga, the 6000 men marched out of their camp "with the Honors of War", stacking their weapons along the west bank of the Hudson River.

Thus was gained one of the most decisive victories in American and world history: The Battle of Saratoga.

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Our Values

Client Focus
Our main goal is to keep our clients happy. Without them we are not able to do our job. Saratoga Technologies understands the needs and constraints of the ever-changing market and the importance of reliability. For this reason, we strive to bring our clients the best quality solutions we are capable of. We will find the best solution for your company and strive to take your business to the next level.

Integrity
Saratoga Technologies is committed to excellence and holds the highest standards around. We believe in straightforward communication, ethical interaction, and the power in a business relationship. Through this, we hope to establish a mutual trust and respect that will be the stepping-stone for achievement.

Partnerships
Long lasting partnerships with our clients, business partners, and employees are what makes Saratoga Technologies successful. Partnerships are important to get things accomplished that we can't do on our own. We work together to help each other achieve the goals set before us.

We feel Chuck Swindol, author of "Attitude", clearly states our feelings on Motivation. Swindol states: "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it and so it is with you...we are in charge of our ATTITUDES."

People
We take great pride in our employees and value what they have to contribute to Saratoga Technologies. We work in a high-growth, challenging, and constantly changing environment and search for smart and creative people who can work well with us. No one person could run this company; we rely on the unique contributions of each team member to help achieve our company goals.

Our Governance

To Employees, Shareholders and Customers: Sound principles of corporate governance are critical to obtaining and retaining the trust of investors, customers, employees, vendors and other stakeholders and to Saratoga Technologies overarching goal of performance with integrity.

At the core of corporate governance, of course, is the role of the board of directors in overseeing how management serves the long-term interests of shareholders and other stakeholders. An active, informed, independent and involved board is essential for ensuring Saratoga’s integrity, transparency and long-term strength.

The Saratoga board has fundamental responsibilities:

• To select, evaluate and compensate the senior staff;
• To provide counsel and oversight on the selection, evaluation and compensation of management;
• To review, approve and monitor fundamental financial and business strategies and major corporate actions;
• To understand the major risks facing the company and approve steps to mitigate those risks; and
• To ensure structures and processes are in place to protect and advance the company's integrity and reputation -- the accuracy and completeness of its financial statements; its compliance with legal and ethical requirements; the quality of its relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and its other stakeholders.

To discharge such responsibilities, Saratoga Technologies has board members with broad experience and independent judgment. All our board members, whether executive directors or non-executive directors, have experience, judgment and are persons of good reputation and integrity who have never failed to speak their minds. Saratoga Technologies has regular board meetings chaired by the non-executive Chairman of the group.

Our approach is for directors to probe with hard questions which stretch management so that, within a context of mutual respect, board meetings deal in depth with the core issues that Saratoga confronts. By the same token all directors are expected to have even greater involvement and participation in Saratoga, in understanding the company and advising the management team. Directors need to be our most constructive critics and our wisest advisors.

Our Commitment

We at Saratoga Technologies are committed to providing the highest quality products and services to each one of our customers. Our commitment is the same for all of our customers whether large or small. Each employee is empowered to do what is best for you, our customer, and to take all necessary steps to ensure that your expectations are not only met but exceeded on a consistent basis. Underlying our commitment are our core values, which are not words on a plaque in the boardroom but rather instilled in each employee when they join our team. These values are:

• Honesty and Integrity - we will keep our promises and always strive to do what is right.
• Customer Focussed - we will respond to you, our customer, rapidly and always ensure that our business maintains its focus on customers needs.
• Simplicity - we strive to be easy to deal with and never to complicate our relationships or procedures.
• Respect for people - we will treat all individuals as important in all business dealings.
• Partnerships - we cannot do everything; we will partner with like-minded businesses and individuals to deliver a total quality solution.

If you are a customer we thank you! If you are not yet a customer, please consider what we have to offer to add value to you or your business. We are always available, call us on 01202 740909 or email us at info@saratogauk.com. We look forward to hearing from you!