Press kit.
Resources for journalists, bloggers, podcasters, and reviewers covering AlphaDock CL1. Everything below is free to use in editorial coverage. For interviews, review units, or anything not on this page, email info@alphadock.shop.
Quick facts
- Company
- Alpha Dock LTD
- Founded
- 7 October 2024
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Companies House
- #16003261
- UK Trademark
- UK00004296739
- Founder
- Abdullah Arif
- Product
- AlphaDock CL1
- Launch
- Pre-order open now · Kickstarter Q4 2026 · Retail Q1 2027
- Press contact
- info@alphadock.shop
Boilerplate
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AlphaDock CL1 is a Thunderbolt 5 docking station with 11 ports and built-in 15W Qi2 wireless charging, designed in the UK for hybrid offices and hot-desking.
AlphaDock CL1 is a circular 15cm aluminium docking station built around Thunderbolt 5. It packs 11 ports, drives triple 4K displays at 30Hz, delivers 100W of power, and has a 15W Qi2-certified wireless charging pad integrated into the top surface. Designed in the UK by Alpha Dock LTD, manufactured through a direct factory partnership in China. Targeted at hybrid offices, hot-desk setups, and small office IT. Pre-orders open now ahead of a Q4 2026 Kickstarter relaunch.
Alpha Dock LTD is a UK-registered hardware brand building docking stations for hybrid offices and hot-desk setups. Founded in October 2024 by Abdullah Arif and headquartered in London. Their first product, AlphaDock CL1, is a Thunderbolt 5 docking station with 11 ports, triple 4K display output at 30Hz, 100W power delivery, and a 15W Qi2 wireless charging pad integrated into the aluminium top. The dock launched on Kickstarter in 2025 with a 3D-printed prototype and failed to fund. Alpha Dock spent the following year producing a tooled aluminium production unit, booking certifications (UKCA, CE, RoHS, WEEE, Qi2), signing a manufacturing partnership in China, and registering UK trademarks. The brand pivoted away from the Mac creator market — confirmed by direct user feedback during 2026 testing — and toward Windows hybrid workers, hot-desk offices, and small business IT. Pre-orders opened at £99 Super Early Bird ahead of a Q4 2026 Kickstarter relaunch.
Founder
Engineer turned hardware founder. Twelve years in technology, two of them spent designing the AlphaDock CL1 from a frustration with desk clutter into a tooled aluminium production unit. Solo on the UK side — design, marketing, sales, compliance, distribution. Direct factory partnership in China handles metalwork, sourcing, assembly, and logistics.
Available for interviews on hardware product development, hybrid work trends, the Kickstarter relaunch story, and UK-China manufacturing partnerships.
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Founder quotes
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“I started Alpha Dock after one too many mornings spent untangling cables at a hot-desk. Every dock I tried was either oversized, ugly, or sold by a brand with no UK presence. I wanted something an IT manager could deploy across a team without thinking about it, and something a hybrid worker would actually want on the desk at home. CL1 is built for that — not for the people making YouTube videos about it.”
“The first Kickstarter failed because we tried to validate a 3D-printed prototype. We spent the next year doing what should have been done first — production tooling, certifications, a manufacturing agreement. The relaunch shows the real product.”
“We capped CL1 at 4K @ 30Hz on purpose. It enables triple-monitor office productivity reliably. If you need 60Hz for video editing or gaming, this isn't your dock. Honest spec disclosure beats spec-sheet arms races.”
“Hybrid work made docking stations relevant again. Most options on the market are plastic boxes priced £200–£320 that ship a separate wireless puck. We integrated Qi2 directly into the aluminium top — one device, one cable, one fewer accessory cluttering the desk.”
Press contact
For interviews, review units, custom photography requests, or anything not on this page, email below. Response within 24 hours on weekdays.