IT support for small businesses · Manchester

IT that's looked after, so you can get on with business.

Progen Network keeps small businesses across the North West running. Microsoft 365 set up properly, backups that are checked every night, and a local team that answers when something goes wrong.

  • Based in Manchester
  • On-site across the North West
  • Plain-English advice
What we look after

Everything a small team needs, from one local provider.

Most of our clients have between a handful and fifty staff, and no in-house IT person. We become that person.

Microsoft 365

Email, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint set up properly and kept secure, with licences that match what you actually use.

  • Moves from Google Workspace, old email hosts and on-premises servers
  • Two-step sign-in, device policies and security checks
  • New starters and leavers handled the same day

Offsite backups

Your files, mailboxes and servers copied off site every night, encrypted, and restored on a schedule so we know they work.

  • Microsoft 365 backup, which Microsoft doesn't do for you
  • Daily checks, with failures followed up the same morning
  • Regular test restores, reported back to you

Software support

A helpdesk your team can reach by phone or email, for the everyday problems and the business software you rely on.

  • Remote fixes, usually while you're still on the phone
  • Updates and patches managed for every device
  • Help with accounts, line-of-business and specialist apps

Hardware, when you need it

Laptops, PCs, Wi-Fi and network kit chosen for the job, supplied and set up, and repaired when something fails.

  • Business-grade kit, sourced at sensible prices
  • Delivered ready to use, with your apps and settings
  • On-site visits for repairs and installs
Why Progen

The IT department you'd hire, if you were big enough to have one.

Local

We're based in Manchester. When something needs hands on, we can be with you, not a ticket queue in another time zone.

Plain English

No jargon and no upselling. We tell you what matters, what it costs and what can wait.

Ahead of problems

We watch backups, updates and security every day, so most issues are fixed before you notice them.

One point of contact

Email, backups, software and hardware all sit with us. One number to call, whatever the problem.

How we start

Three steps to IT you don't have to think about.

  1. Free IT review

    We look at your Microsoft 365, backups, devices and network, and talk to you about what slows your team down.

  2. A clear plan

    You get a short written summary of what we found, what we'd fix first, and a monthly price. No obligation.

  3. Ongoing support

    We take over the day-to-day: monitoring, backups, updates and a helpdesk your staff can call.

Where we work

Manchester-based, covering the North West.

Remote support reaches you anywhere. For on-site work we cover Greater Manchester and the wider North West, including:

  • Manchester
  • Salford
  • Stockport
  • Trafford
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Wigan
  • Tameside
  • Warrington
  • Cheshire
  • Lancashire
  • Merseyside
Manchester baseTowns we coverDistance in miles
Questions

Common questions

Are we too small for managed IT support?

Probably not. We work with teams from a few people upwards. If you rely on email, shared files and a handful of laptops, a problem with any of them costs you a working day. That's what we prevent.

Can you take over from our current IT provider?

Yes. We handle the handover, collect the passwords and documentation, and check your backups and security on day one so nothing falls through the gap.

Doesn't Microsoft already back up our 365 data?

Microsoft keeps the service running, but deleted emails and files are only kept for a limited time. A separate offsite backup means you can restore anything, from any day, even after it's gone from 365.

Do we have to buy hardware from you?

No. We're happy to support what you already have. If you need new kit, we'll recommend and supply it, and set it up before it arrives.

What happens in the free IT review?

We spend an hour or so looking at how your business uses IT, either on site or remotely. You get a written summary afterwards, whether or not you work with us.

Get in touch

Book your free IT review.

Tell us a little about your business and we'll arrange a time that suits you.

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