SPOR Group Co-Founders Named in the BusinessCloud Founder 250. As Covered by eCommerceNews UK

SPOR Group co-founders have been named in the BusinessCloud Founder 250, as covered by eCommerceNews UK, the platform serving digital commerce decision-makers.

SPOR Group | Updated 2026

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As featured in eCommerceNews UK

SPOR Group co-founders Chris Gore and Chris Spence have been named in the BusinessCloud Founder 250 list. eCommerceNews UK, the specialist technology platform for digital commerce decision-makers, covered the recognition on 5 August 2026.

Read the full eCommerceNews UK feature here

eCommerceNews UK, the specialist technology news platform for digital commerce decision-makers, has covered the inclusion of SPOR Group co-founders Chris Gore and Chris Spence in the BusinessCloud Founder 250 for 2026.

eCommerceNews UK is part of the TechDay network, one of the largest specialist technology media networks in the world with 61 sites across eight global regions. Its audience spans digital commerce, retail technology and the operational technology decisions that support modern commerce organisations. The fact that SPOR Group's Founder 250 recognition was covered on a commerce platform reflects something important about where workplace technology sits in 2026, it is no longer a back-office concern. It is a front-line operational issue for any organisation that needs its people to collaborate effectively. Read the full feature at ecommercenews.uk.

Why Workplace Technology Matters to Commerce Organisations

The organisations that eCommerceNews UK serves, retailers, digital commerce businesses, omnichannel operators, are among the most meeting-intensive in any sector. Product reviews, trading meetings, supplier negotiations, cross-functional planning sessions across multiple sites and channels. The meeting room is not a peripheral concern. It is where commercial decisions get made.

When meeting room technology fails in a commerce organisation, the cost is immediate and visible. A trading meeting that cannot start on time. A supplier call where the remote participants cannot be heard. A cross-functional planning session where half the attendees are dialled in from different sites and the shared screen keeps dropping. These are not inconveniences. They are operational failures with commercial consequences.

The argument SPOR Group makes, and the argument at the centre of Chris Gore's book Work Isn't Working, is that organisations have invested heavily in workplace technology without taking responsibility for its ongoing performance. Systems are installed, projects are signed off and nobody owns what happens after go-live. That is as true in retail and commerce as it is in any other sector.

What the BusinessCloud Founder 250 Recognition Represents

The BusinessCloud Founder 250 is an annual list recognising 250 entrepreneurs making a significant contribution to the UK innovation economy. The 2026 list spans AI, technology, manufacturing, education, health, fashion and digital. SPOR Group's inclusion places its founders alongside leaders from companies including Gymshark, Octopus Energy and PerfectTed, businesses that eCommerceNews UK readers will recognise as significant commerce and consumer brands. Read the full BusinessCloud feature at businesscloud.co.uk.

Chris Gore, Co-Founder of SPOR Group, said: "It is a real privilege to be recognised in BusinessCloud's Founder 250 alongside so many inspiring entrepreneurs driving innovation across the UK. This recognition reflects the incredible team we have built at SPOR Group and our shared commitment to helping organisations get more value from their workplace technology. We are passionate about creating environments where technology simply works, allowing people to focus on doing their best work."

The Problem SPOR Group Was Founded to Solve

SPOR Group was founded in 2019 by Chris Gore and Chris Spence to address a problem both had observed at the largest AV company in the world: organisations were spending significantly on workplace technology and not getting reliable daily performance from it. The gap was not in the hardware or the software. It was in what happened after installation.

The business now manages over 1,500 meeting room sites across the UK, Europe, Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong. Every site is monitored through SPORTrack, the remote monitoring platform that watches every device in real time and catches faults before meetings are affected. The approach positions SPOR Group as an ongoing operational partner rather than a project supplier, a distinction that matters particularly in organisations where meeting room reliability has a direct commercial impact.

For organisations managing meeting room estates across multiple sites, SPORTrack provides the visibility that makes proactive management possible. A device that goes offline at 2am on a Thursday is caught and resolved before anyone arrives on Monday morning.

SPOR Group is named in the BusinessCloud Founder 250 for 2026.

Chris Gore has also been named as a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2026, Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, South East of England. The Work Isn't Working book is published in late summer 2026. The Future Workplace podcast releases new episodes weekly.

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