Supporting Canterbury businesses
Canterbury is a compact cathedral city with an economy built on heritage, education and tourism. Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the medieval city centre draws visitors throughout the year. That supports hotels, guest houses, restaurants, cafés, tour guides, gift shops and attractions, many of them small independent businesses.
Education is the other pillar. The University of Kent has its main campus on the hill above the city, and Canterbury Christ Church University is based close to the centre. Together they bring a large student population, which in turn supports letting agents, landlords, takeaways, bars and part-time employers. The King's School Canterbury, one of the oldest schools in the country, and a number of language schools add further education-related businesses.
The Marlowe Theatre is a major regional venue, and the Kent and Canterbury Hospital is a significant employer. Beyond the city, the surrounding district takes in the coastal towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay, known for seafood, independent shops and hospitality, and a rural economy of farms, vineyards and food producers.
That mix leads to some common IT and website needs in Canterbury:
- Hospitality and tourism businesses need booking systems, fast mobile websites and accurate opening hours on Google.
- Letting agents and landlords need secure tenant records, organised shared inboxes and well-maintained property websites.
- Independent shops and food producers selling online need WooCommerce or Shopify stores kept updated and secure.
- Schools and language schools need safe accounts, sensible device management and GDPR-aware data handling.
Most of these needs are about keeping things updated, secure and working, which a small monthly plan handles remotely.
Who we help in Canterbury
- Hotels and guest houses
- Restaurants and cafés
- Tourism businesses
- Letting agents and landlords
- Independent retailers
- Language schools
- Food and drink producers
- Arts and events organisations
How support works for Canterbury
Almost everything we do is remote. You call or email, we connect securely to your website, Microsoft 365 tenant or computer, and fix it while you watch. If a job genuinely needs someone on site in Canterbury, we tell you upfront and quote it before anyone travels. We're based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and have supported UK businesses since 2006.
Support plans for Canterbury
Essential
Keep it updated, backed up and watched.
- Website software updates (core, plugins, themes) applied and checked
- Daily backups
- Uptime monitoring
- Security monitoring
Business
Updates plus an hour of fixes every month.
- Everything in Essential
- 1 hour of fixes or changes every month
- Priority support
Complete
Website and your team's IT, covered.
- Everything in Business
- 3 hours of fixes or changes every month
- IT and Microsoft 365 helpdesk for your team
No plan? The first 30 minutes are the minimum charge, then we bill in 15-minute blocks.
What we fix in Canterbury
Nearby
- Brighton
- Reading
- Oxford
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Milton Keynes
- Slough
- Guildford
- Woking
- Crawley
- Maidstone
- Basingstoke
- High Wycombe
- Aylesbury
Frequently asked questions
Can you support our Canterbury business remotely?
Yes. dijitul supports Canterbury businesses remotely from Mansfield, fixing Microsoft 365, email, laptops, printers and websites over a secure connection. If a job genuinely needs hands on site, we tell you upfront and quote it before anything is booked.
Do you cover Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham?
Yes. Our remote support covers Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham, Sturry and the surrounding villages. Prices are the same everywhere: plans from £25 a month + VAT, or £45 an hour + VAT for one-off work.
Can you look after an online shop for a Canterbury food producer?
Yes. We keep WooCommerce and Shopify stores updated, check payments and order emails, fix checkout problems and improve page speed. The Business plan at £50 a month + VAT includes an hour of fixes or changes each month and priority support.
Hand it over and stop worrying
Updates, backups, monitoring and fixes from £25 a month + VAT. Real UK people on the phone.