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About us.

A UK IT consultancy that speaks your language. We also make our own apps, and run a photography studio.

Our story

Gremlin Group is the trading name of Gremlin LTD, a UK IT consultancy based in Harlow, Essex. The name comes from a love for the old sci-fi film, and the gremlins in the system that anyone who has worked in technology knows all too well. We have spent our careers chasing those gremlins, so the name stuck.

Between us, we have over 20 years of experience across cloud infrastructure, DevOps, software development, and AI. We started Gremlin because we kept watching businesses get sold platforms they did not need. A big consultancy would roll in, sell something expensive, then disappear before anyone had to maintain it. Half the time a simpler setup would have been fine, but nobody was going to suggest that because simpler does not pay as well.

We are small and plan to stay that way. When you work with us, you are talking to the people doing the actual work. We have turned down projects that were not a good fit, and we will again. We would rather say no upfront than take your money and deliver something we are not proud of.

50+ Projects Delivered
20+ Years Experience
6 Case Studies Published
24/7 Support Available
The group

Three parts, one small team

How we work

Every engagement follows a simple path

No mystery, no complexity for the sake of it.

  1. 1 Initial conversation We have a chat about what you need. No sales pitch, just an honest discussion about whether we can help.
  2. 2 Discovery We dig into your current setup, understand the constraints, and identify what will make the biggest difference.
  3. 3 Proposal You get a clear scope, timeline, and cost. No surprises, no hidden fees, no vague "it depends".
  4. 4 Build and deliver We do the work. Infrastructure as code, proper documentation, regular check-ins. You know what is happening at every stage.
  5. 5 Handover We walk your team through everything we have built. The goal is that you can run it without us.
  6. 6 Ongoing support If you want us to stick around, we offer retainers for continued support. If not, no hard feelings.
The team

The people doing the work

Michael Co-Founder

Cloud architect and co-founder of Gremlin Group. Spends most of his time designing AWS infrastructure and writing about cloud architecture, cost optimisation, and DevOps.

Louise Co-Founder

Photographer and co-founder of Gremlin Group. Runs Hibbard Photography alongside the consultancy. Writes about how AI can help people and businesses.

Daniel Senior Engineer

Senior DevOps engineer at Gremlin Group. Prefers Terraform to clicking around consoles. Writes about Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and platform engineering for growing teams.

Want to see the kind of work we do?

Have a look at our case studies and services, or read what the team has been writing about on the blog.