Web Hosting - Small Business:value for money, reliability? transferability?

I am in the process of starting up a small design company and I have a website developed but want help with the following:

Who is the best hosting company for a small company, with respect to, value for money and reliability?

Are there difficulties transferring from one hosting company to another?

Many thanks in advance.

Re: Web Hosting - Small Business

I use www.servage.net and it's great, though not the cheapest. About €90 per year.

I doubt transferring from one company would be that much trouble although I don't know what would happen with the domain you register.

Re: Web Hosting - Small Business

The largest provider in Ireland is www.register365.com and does hosting from €39.95 a year.

You also get the benefit of freephone local support, 24/7.

Re: Web Hosting - Small Business

I find http://www.blacknight.ie/ to be helpful and they lurk around here.