Wessex Rope was founded in 1989 and over the last 30 years has built up an outstanding reputation for quality and value. In March 2019 Wessex Rope joined the South West Packaging group, one of the largest independent packaging manufacturers in the southwest of England.
Wessex Rope’s primary location is in Poole. They offer a range of products including rope, ratchet straps, lifting slings, load nets, sports nets, tarpaulins and general packaging.
The Challenge
Wessex Rope’s IT had developed over time, the management of its domain names was disparate and the hardware was tired. In addition, working remotely using Teamviewer was often slow and unreliable. A problem indeed when the COVID-19 pandemic warranted home working. It was time for a refresh. Keyfort was engaged to deal with the immediate problems and review the options.
The Solution
The domain names and related email management were tracked down, centralised and where required reinitialised. From the IT review it was noted that the accounts and inventory system were already in the cloud, cyber security was a concern, the office hardware needed updating plus efficient and secure remote working was an essential requirement.
Keyfort provided new hardware and software on as a pay as you go basis. Migrated Wessex Rope’s email, file share and user access rights to the cloud. Implemented good cyber security practices including configuration updates, central policy management, auto anti-virus updates, auto software patch management and automatic off site backup to a secure UK data centre.
The Result
Wessex Rope reaped the benefits of Microsoft 365 cloud computing configured for their requirements, data was rationalised and migrated to the cloud, good cyber security practice has now been implemented including secure data backup to another UK data centre. As for the new hardware, that performs as it should when it should. Even the printer plays its part. When its ink is running low, it sends an automatic request to Keyfort so that replacement cartridges are sent and received in a timely fashion ready for swap out when required. All the IT services and facilities receive comprehensive managed support from Keyfort with auto monitoring and alerts, proactive management and technical support.
“The main benefit Wessex Rope received from moving to the cloud was the ability to work from any location with Wi-Fi. This was incredibly useful, particularly during the pandemic as it made working from home much easier and meant everything could be accessed remotely.”
Steve Chick
Branch Manager
Wessex Rope & Packaging