Supporting Loughborough businesses
Loughborough is a university town in north Leicestershire with a reputation well beyond its size. Loughborough University is known internationally for sport and for engineering, and its campus hosts national sports training facilities and a large research base. Next to it, the Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park, known as LUSEP, is home to technology, engineering and sports science businesses.
The town has deep engineering roots. Brush has made electrical machines and generators in Loughborough for well over a century, and the John Taylor bell foundry, one of the world's best-known bell makers, still operates in the town. The Charnwood Campus, the former AstraZeneca research site, has been redeveloped as a science and enterprise location, and the Great Central Railway, a heritage line, draws visitors throughout the year.
Charnwood Borough Council is based in the town, and Loughborough College trains many local apprentices. Retail and hospitality serve both residents and a large student population, and the M1 and East Midlands Airport are close by.
That gives Loughborough a distinctive support profile. Start-ups and spin-outs need a properly built Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace setup from the start, with correct admin roles, MFA, device enrolment and data protection that will satisfy investors and partners. Engineering firms need dependable workstations, file storage and backups, and they increasingly face customer questions about cyber security. Student-facing businesses, letting agents and food outlets want fast, mobile-friendly websites, online ordering and accurate Google Business Profile listings. Sports and fitness businesses often need booking systems and membership payments that work reliably.
We support Loughborough businesses remotely from Mansfield, which is under an hour away. Most work never needs a visit, and if one is needed we quote it upfront.
Who we help in Loughborough
- Tech and university spin-outs
- Engineering manufacturers
- Sports and fitness businesses
- Student letting agents
- Cafés and takeaways
- Accountants and solicitors
- Independent retailers
How support works for Loughborough
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 Loughborough, 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 Loughborough
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 Loughborough
Nearby
- Mansfield
- Nottingham
- Derby
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Northampton
- Chesterfield
- Newark-on-Trent
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Worksop
- Hucknall
- Ilkeston
- Long Eaton
Frequently asked questions
Can you set up IT for a Loughborough University spin-out?
Yes. dijitul sets up Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with sensible admin roles, MFA, shared drives, device enrolment and email authentication (SPF, DKIM and DMARC). We then support you on a plan from £25 a month + VAT, moving to Complete at £99 a month + VAT as your team grows.
Do you support businesses in Shepshed, Quorn and Syston?
Yes. We support businesses across Charnwood, including Shepshed, Quorn, Barrow upon Soar, Syston and Mountsorrel, as well as Loughborough itself. Support is remote from Mansfield, and on-site work is quoted upfront.
Our booking system and website keep conflicting. Can you fix it?
Usually. Booking widgets often clash with caching, cookie consent or JavaScript optimisation plugins. We diagnose the conflict, adjust settings or exclusions, and test bookings end to end. Ad-hoc work is £45 an hour + VAT, with a 30-minute minimum.
Hand it over and stop worrying
Updates, backups, monitoring and fixes from £25 a month + VAT. Real UK people on the phone.