What BP Multipage does

BP Multipage (operating commercially as Critico Group) is a Dublin- and Brentford-headquartered critical communications provider that owns and operates the UK's only national paging network. The platform integrates paging, two-way radio, broadband push-to-talk, SMS, business messaging, body-worn cameras, lone-worker protection, station-end equipment, and a software integration layer (Critico Connect) that links control rooms, CAD systems, nurse call and monitoring platforms. Its Triple Resilience architecture combines multiple bearer networks to deliver a stated 99% availability SLA across approximately 13 million messages per month. The customer base is anchored by UK public-sector and regulated institutions including NHS Foundation Trusts, the British Transport Police, London Fire Brigade, and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Services, with additional presence in hospitals, education (including Janet txt on the Janet network), energy/utilities, data centres and corporate customers. The company holds ISO 9001, 22301, 27001 and 14001 certifications plus the DCB0129 clinical communications standard, and maintains an integration ecosystem of 16+ technology partners led by a Platinum-tier relationship with Motorola Solutions. Revenue is generated through subscription recurring contracts for messaging and alerting infrastructure, hardware sales (pagers, radios, body-worn cameras, station-end equipment) and professional services (design, consultancy, maintenance/SLA, licensing/planning, engineering). Pricing is quote-based on multi-year enterprise contracts, and the company operates a consultative direct enterprise sales motion targeting operations, safety and facilities decision-makers in critical-infrastructure sectors across the UK and Ireland.

Name

BP Multipage

Legal name

Critico

Website

https://bpmultipage.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BP Multipage (operating as Critico Group) operates the UK's only national paging network and delivers integrated critical communications — paging, radio, broadband PTT, SMS and alerting — to healthcare, emergency services, government and enterprise customers across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Critical Communication Solutions: Recurring subscription-based revenue from mission-critical communication infrastructure including paging networks, radio systems, and alerting platforms. Services include design, consultancy, maintenance, licensing, planning, and engineering services bundled with hardware and software solutions.
2. Hardware Sales: One-time and recurring sales of pager devices, radio equipment, body-worn cameras, and station-end equipment.
3. Professional Services: Design & consultancy, maintenance & SLA, licensing & planning, and engineering services provided to enterprise customers implementing critical communication infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BP Multipage, operating as part of the Critico Group, delivers mission-critical communication infrastructure combining messaging, paging, radio, and alerting solutions for organisations across the UK and Ireland. The company owns and operates the UK's only national paging network, providing 99% availability and Triple Resilience multi-bearer redundancy. It bundles paging and radio hardware with software platforms (Critico Connect, Responder App), sector-specific services (61016, Nurse Call, Staff Attack, Lone Worker), and professional design, consultancy, maintenance, licensing, and engineering services.

Product overview

Critico is a mission-critical communications platform offering an integrated portfolio of messaging, paging, radio, and alerting solutions. The core infrastructure consists of an owned National Paging Network providing 99% availability and Triple Resilience multi-network redundancy. The platform encompasses hardware products (pagers, radio devices, body-worn cameras) and software solutions (Critico Connect integration platform, Responder App, Business SMS, Nurse Call). Supporting modules include Lone Worker protection, Staff Attack alerting, mioty IoT connectivity, and Station End Equipment for mobilisation. Critico operates across healthcare, emergency services, government, energy, and education sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 61016: Text service for discreet reporting of incidents via SMS
• Critico Connect
• Triple Resilience
• Responder App

Products and services

• Paging Solutions
• Radio Communication
• Critico Connect
• Responder App
• Station End Equipment
• Body-Worn Cameras
• Lone Worker
• Business SMS
• Janet txt
• Nurse Call
• Staff Attack
• mioty
• Pager Devices
• 61016 Text Service
• Design & Consultancy
• Maintenance & SLA
• Licencing & Planning
• Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster communication across clinical and operational teams (NHS Foundation Trust case study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Motorola SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum integration partner providing two-way radio products and radio communication systems. Motorola is a leading global provider of mission-critical communications solutions.
• Sopra SteriaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEuropean consulting and digital services firm providing systems integration and consulting services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hytera: Provider of professional mobile radio (PMR/LMR) and TETRA solutions for public safety, utilities and transportation. Directly comparable as a competing supplier of critical radio communications infrastructure and devices to emergency services and commercial enterprises.
• Bittium: Finnish provider of secure critical communications, including tactical radio and software-defined solutions for defence, public safety and healthcare. Directly comparable as a niche critical-communications vendor serving blue-light, defence and healthcare buyers in Europe.
• Sepura: UK-headquartered supplier of TETRA and critical communications radios for police, fire, ambulance and industrial users. Directly comparable as a niche critical-radio competitor serving the same blue-light and mission-critical operator segments as Critico.
• Motorola Solutions: Global leader in mission-critical communications, including TETRA/LMR radio systems and the UK Airwave network. Directly comparable because Motorola supplies the same blue-light and enterprise critical-communications buyers that Critico serves, with overlapping radio and software offerings.
• Airbus Secure Communications: Supplier of Tetra (formerly Hytera) and secure broadband critical communications for public safety, defence and utilities. Directly comparable as a large-scale supplier of mission-critical radio networks serving the same blue-light and critical-infrastructure buyer segments as Critico.
• Frequentis: Austrian supplier of control-room and mission-critical communication systems for public safety, air traffic control and maritime. Directly comparable because Frequentis competes in the same control-room integration and safety-critical communications space that Critico Connect addresses, and is also a Critico integration partner.
• Zenitel: Norwegian provider of critical communications over IP, intercom and public-address systems for offshore, maritime, healthcare and public safety. Directly comparable as a mission-critical communications vendor with overlapping public-safety and healthcare buyer segments.
• Swissphone: Specialist paging and alerting solutions vendor serving emergency services, hospitals and industrial safety buyers across Europe. Directly comparable because Swissphone competes head-on in the paging hardware and network services category where Critico operates the UK's only national paging network.
• DAMM Cellular Systems: Danish vendor of TETRA and critical communications infrastructure (base stations, systems) for public safety and mission-critical networks. Directly comparable as a competing supplier of the resilient radio infrastructure that underpins paging-adjacent critical communications networks.

Broad incumbents

• Cisco: Global enterprise networking incumbent offering unified communications, collaboration and push-to-talk solutions that increasingly overlap with critical communications workflows. Comparable as a broad incumbent that could displace dedicated vendors like Critico with converged enterprise platforms, particularly in healthcare and corporate segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/criticogroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CriticoGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bp-multipage

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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