Supporting Rotherham businesses
Rotherham's steel and coal past has turned into one of the UK's most important advanced manufacturing clusters. The Advanced Manufacturing Park at Waverley, on the border with Sheffield, is home to the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), the Nuclear AMRC, Boeing's Sheffield factory and McLaren's composites technology centre. Around them sits a supply chain of precision engineering, machining, tooling and materials firms.
Steelmaking still continues in the borough, and many smaller metal-working, fabrication and engineering companies trade from industrial estates around Templeborough, Parkgate and the M1 junctions. Magna, the science centre in the former Templeborough steelworks, is a reminder of how big that industry was. Rotherham town centre and Parkgate Shopping support retail and services, and RNN Group colleges provide technical education.
Engineering firms in Rotherham often work for aerospace, defence or nuclear customers, and those customers ask hard questions about IT security. Expect supplier questionnaires on MFA, patching, backups, encrypted laptops and who can access drawings. CAD workstations need good graphics drivers and licence management, and drawing files are large, so file servers or SharePoint libraries need sensible structures and permissions. On the shop floor, CNC machines and inspection equipment sometimes run older Windows versions that cannot be updated, so they need to be kept on a separate network segment.
Smaller firms in the borough, from trades to shops and care providers, usually want a website that works, reliable email and help when a laptop or printer misbehaves.
Who we help in Rotherham
- Precision engineering and machining firms
- Aerospace and nuclear supply chain companies
- Steel fabricators
- Tooling and materials suppliers
- Tradespeople
- Care homes and care providers
- Retailers
- Accountants and business services
How support works for Rotherham
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 Rotherham, 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 Rotherham
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 Rotherham
Nearby
- Sheffield
- Leeds
- Bradford
- York
- Hull
- Doncaster
- Barnsley
- Wakefield
- Huddersfield
- Halifax
- Harrogate
- Scarborough
- Grimsby
- Scunthorpe
Frequently asked questions
Can you help a Rotherham engineering firm with customer security requirements?
Yes. We can set up MFA, device encryption, patching and backups, review access to drawings and CAD files, and help you answer supplier security questionnaires accurately. We can also help you prepare for Cyber Essentials, though we do not certify it ourselves.
Do you cover Wath, Maltby and Dinnington?
Yes. We support businesses across the Rotherham borough, including Wath upon Dearne, Maltby, Dinnington, Rawmarsh and Swinton. Support is remote from Mansfield, with plans from £25 a month + VAT and ad-hoc work at £45 an hour + VAT.
Our CNC machine PC runs an old version of Windows. Is that a problem?
It can be. If it cannot be updated, it should be isolated on its own network segment with no internet access and only the file transfers it needs. We can review your network remotely and quote any changes that need equipment on site.
Hand it over and stop worrying
Updates, backups, monitoring and fixes from £25 a month + VAT. Real UK people on the phone.