Why Leicester

The local picture, written by people who actually live here.

Leicester has a working population of 370,000 and an economy that does not match any other UK city you can name. Textiles and clothing manufacturing has been a Leicester thing for decades and is still substantial. Food and drink is a strong second sector. Two universities (Leicester and De Montfort) produce a steady stream of graduates and spin-outs. Space Park Leicester is one of the bigger UK growth stories of the last few years, pulling in space-tech and earth-observation businesses.

We're 35 minutes from Leicester on the M69 from Coventry. Same-day on-site as standard for LE1 through LE5 and the surrounding boroughs. For routine planned work we usually combine Leicester visits with Hinckley or Loughborough stops the same day.

The kit we deploy is the same we run for our Coventry and Birmingham clients: SentinelOne and Huntress for security, Microsoft 365 with Intune and Entra ID, Cisco Meraki or TP-Link Omada for networking. Different Leicester sectors want different configurations. Food-and-drink wants clean segmentation and traceability. Tech spin-outs want clean identity and Microsoft 365 from day one. Manufacturers want OT segmentation. We do all of it.

Cyber Essentials Certified Microsoft Partner SentinelOne and Huntress partner
Areas covered

Where we work across Leicester.

Postcodes

  • LE1
  • LE2
  • LE3
  • LE4
  • LE5

Districts and landmarks

  • Leicester city centre
  • Cultural Quarter
  • University of Leicester
  • De Montfort University
  • Space Park Leicester
  • Highcross shopping centre
  • King Power Stadium

Response window

about 35 minutes from our Coventry office via the M69.

Most issues are closed remotely without needing an on-site visit. For an urgent P1, an engineer is typically with you within the hour.

FAQ

Common questions from Leicester businesses.

How quickly can you be on-site in Leicester?

For a real P1 inside business hours, comfortably inside the hour from Coventry. About 35 minutes up the M69 in normal traffic. Most issues are resolved remotely on first contact.

Do you support food and drink businesses?

Yes, for the IT side. Food production has particular traceability, GFSI and BRC audit requirements. We handle clean Microsoft 365, MFA, segmented networks between office and production, off-site verified backups. For food-safety auditing itself we partner with specialists.

Do you support tech businesses around Space Park Leicester?

Yes. Tech and science businesses tend to need clean Microsoft 365 from day one, sensible Entra ID identity with MFA enforced, a security baseline that lets them pass enterprise customer questionnaires, and good backup / IP-protection hygiene. We've done this onboarding several times.

Are you a Microsoft Partner?

Yes. Microsoft 365, Intune and Entra ID is our standard setup. Comfortable taking over existing tenants from another provider, building from scratch, and tightening up the security side with Cyber Essentials Plus.

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Looking for IT support in Leicester?

30 minutes with an engineer. Tell us what's broken and we'll tell you how we'd fix it.