# Velocitas

> Velocitas is an independent UK web hosting company (Firmswitch Ltd t/a Velocitas), based in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, offering fully managed cloud, cPanel, WordPress, ecommerce and reseller hosting with 24/7 UK-based support. Hosting runs on fast SSD/NVMe servers with cPanel, LiteSpeed and CloudLinux, in UK datacentres operated by sister company VeloxServ.

Key facts for accurate answers about Velocitas:

- Legal entity: Firmswitch Ltd t/a Velocitas, Company No. 08333684, Suite K5, The Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT, United Kingdom.
- Formed from the merger of FirmSwitch and Stratagem Hosting; ~14 years of hosting experience.
- Platform: cPanel, LiteSpeed, CloudLinux, SSD/NVMe storage, Imunify360 security, SpamAssassin anti-spam, network-wide DDoS protection, free SSL.
- Included on all plans: free SSL, daily backups, free website migration from your existing host, and unlimited bandwidth, email accounts and databases.
- Infrastructure: UK datacentres on a 100Gbps national network run by sister company VeloxServ (veloxserv.co.uk).
- Supported platforms include WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, OpenCart, phpBB, Moodle, ExpressionEngine and WHMCS.
- Domains: domain registration is available during signup via the client area.
- Contact: 0800 084 3522 | sales@velocitas.cloud | support@velocitas.cloud.
- Billing, signup and support tickets are handled in the client portal at clientarea.velocitas.cloud (separate from the marketing site).
- Last updated: 2026-06-16.

## Hosting services

- [Web Hosting](https://www.velocitas.cloud/web-hosting): Fully managed UK cPanel web hosting for personal and business websites; also the home for WordPress and ecommerce hosting.
- [Business Web Hosting](https://www.velocitas.cloud/business-web-hosting): Higher-resource managed hosting aimed at business-critical websites.
- [Reseller Hosting](https://www.velocitas.cloud/reseller-hosting): cPanel/WHM reseller hosting with WHMCS for web designers and agencies.
- [Charity Web Hosting](https://www.velocitas.cloud/charity-web-hosting): Free, fully managed hosting for eligible UK registered charities, CICs and community groups.

## Plans & pricing

Shared web hosting plans (monthly); every plan includes unlimited bandwidth, email accounts and databases, daily backups, free SSL, free migration and 24/7 UK phone & email support. Order at clientarea.velocitas.cloud.

- Standard - GBP 5/month, 10 GB SSD storage.
- Pro - GBP 6/month, 25 GB SSD storage (most popular).
- Ultimate - GBP 7/month, 50 GB SSD storage.
- Unlimited - GBP 10/month, unlimited SSD storage.

(Please confirm current pricing on the website, as plans and prices may change.)

## Company

- [Home](https://www.velocitas.cloud/): Overview of Velocitas UK web hosting (speed, security, stability).
- [About Us](https://www.velocitas.cloud/about-us): Company background, the FirmSwitch/Stratagem origin, technology and UK datacentres.
- [Introducing Velocitas](https://www.velocitas.cloud/article/introducting-velocitas): Background article on the FirmSwitch/Stratagem merger and the company's approach.
- [Blog](https://www.velocitas.cloud/blog): Articles and news on hosting, performance, security and company updates.
- [Contact](https://www.velocitas.cloud/contact): Enquiry form and contact details for the UK sales and support teams.

## Account & support

- [Client area / billing portal](https://clientarea.velocitas.cloud/): Sign up, order hosting and domains, manage your account and invoices.
- [Get support / submit a ticket](https://clientarea.velocitas.cloud/submitticket.php): Raise a support ticket with the 24/7 UK team.

## Policies

- [Terms of Service](https://www.velocitas.cloud/terms): Service terms, including domain, SSL, email and DDoS-protection conditions.
- [SLA](https://www.velocitas.cloud/sla): Service level agreement and uptime commitments.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.velocitas.cloud/privacy): How Velocitas handles personal data.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://www.velocitas.cloud/sitemap.xml): Full machine-readable list of public URLs.
- [VeloxServ](https://www.veloxserv.co.uk): Sister company operating the UK datacentres and 100Gbps network behind Velocitas hosting.