Our History & Future
Established in 1993, FUEL and our people have always prided ourselves with being at the leading edge of the I.T. industry.
Looking Back: with fondness
1993 - Starting Out
Micro Computer Solutions opens as one of the first builders of PC’s in Ireland. Fresh faced Philip & Paul.
1994
MCS introduce their 1st Brand identity. The ‘Fish’.
1995
More space is needed as demand for PC’s increase. Our first official employees join, Alan & Ryan. Alan still works at FUEL today!
1996
Our very own ‘Rain Man’ joins the company. Roger, where would our stores be without you?
1996
We start the sponsorship of IT student of the year with the local college and the MCS Cup.
1997
We move to larger offices with dedicated engineering as business sales grow.
1997
MCS becomes one of the 1st SAGE dealers in Ireland.
1997
Our new company SafeNET becomes the 1st in NI to offer dedicated ICT security products & services.
1998
We open our 1st retail store open to the public, MCS Direct.
1999
MCS become a Microsoft Certified Partner.
2000
We continued to develop our identity with a brand refresh.
2003
Move to larger premises & increase in staff numbers.
2005
We proudly win our 1st SAGE ‘Circle of Excellence’ award as one of only 15 in the UK & Ireland out of a total of 1500 dealers.
2006
Our 1st range of high end industrial PC’s go to market.
2008
We win our 2nd ‘Circle of Excellence’ award of only two dealers in Ireland to make it.
2010
We win our 3rd ‘Circle of Excellence’ award and become only one of four in the UK & Ireland.
2011
The CADStation systems are introduced as the fastest dedicated design PC on the market.
2012
Needing a refresh our 3rd change to brand came in 2012.
2014
MCS rebrands to FUEL High Performance IT to the applause of both staff & customers.
2014
British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington becomes the FUEL Brand Ambassador.
2014
FUEL become the official IT partner of the Ulster Grand Prix, which continues to this day.
2015
FUEL are awarded ACT! Highest Growth Partner for the UK.
2015
FUEL proudly become the 1st SAP Business One partner in NI.
2016
FUEL proudly become the only ProcessForce dealer in Ireland.
2017
FUEL open their new Scottish SAP office in Glasgow.
2018
Our bespoke WORK Station sets world record for computing performance.
2018
FUEL open their new Irish office in Monaghan.
2019
The latest i9 liquid cooled PC’s are introduced to much acclaim.
2020
The year Covid-19 & Brexit Hit, we were here for our customers, every difficult step of the way.
2021
The 1st rule of 2021 is that YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT 2021.
2022
Joe is allowed to retire as Director of SAP Business One, on the condition that he returns every Christmas to cook our Christmas breakfast.
2023
We celebrated our 30th year in business with competitions, customer focused success stories and the odd party here and there.
2024
An exciting year ahead with developments in AI for SAP and lots of ‘team building’ nonsense for the staff.
THE EXCITING
FUTURE…
Looking Forward: with excitement
So ... whats next?
Whatever comes next you can rest assured that FUEL will be at the leading edge of both hardware technology and business automation.
We have had a number of firsts over the years and we will continue to develop leading software and hardware to the benefit of our customers.