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Work Anywhere. Achieve Everywhere.

The way we work has changed, and the right technology makes it possible to work smarter, faster and more securely from anywhere. At String, we design collaboration and remote working solutions that help teams stay connected, productive and protected, whether they’re in the office, at home or on the road.

Using Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, cloud hosting and secure remote access, we create setups that support real work, real people and real business outcomes. No compromises. No clunky workarounds. Just a smoother way of working together.

Work without boundaries

Flexible working isn’t just about where people work. It’s about making sure they can stay connected, productive and supported wherever work happens.

Whether your teams are in the office, working remotely or splitting their time between the two, they need access to the right tools, information and people to do their best work.

We help organisations create working environments that:

  • Keep people productive wherever they are
  • Protect business data and systems
  • Make collaboration feel natural and effortless
  • Support growth without adding complexity

Every business works differently. That’s why we take the time to understand your people, your processes and your goals before designing a solution that fits the way you work.

No unnecessary complexity. No one-size-fits-all approach. Just technology that helps your teams work better together.

Collaboration Without Limits

When your tools work together, your team works better. We help people communicate clearly, work together in real time, and access the information they need when they need it, whether they're in the office, at home or on the move. The result? Fewer silos, better visibility and faster decisions, wherever work happens.

Experts in Your Corner

Remote and hybrid working isn't just about technology. It's about making sure your people can work effectively, securely and without disruption. Our experienced team will help you choose the right tools, create secure access to systems, and support users wherever they're working. Clear advice, practical guidance, and support that feels like part of your team.

Solutions That Deliver

We start with what you want to achieve, then build the technology around it. Whether you're looking to improve collaboration, reduce day-to-day frustrations, strengthen security or support future growth, we'll design a solution that fits the way your business works. No one-size-fits-all setups. Just practical solutions that help your people work smarter and your business move forward.

Tailored to You

Every organisation works differently, so the way your people collaborate should work for them. We take the time to understand your teams, your ways of working and your goals before designing a solution that fits your business today and adapts as you grow. Because the best technology should feel natural, not forced.

ToolsThatKeepYouConnected

Give your team the freedom to collaborate and communicate seamlessly, wherever they are. Whether on the road, at home, or in the office, with the right infrastructure in place, they’ll always have the tools and connectivity they need to get the job done.
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Remote Working, Your Way

We’re with you from the first conversation to full rollout, and beyond. By taking the time to understand your organisation, we can design remote working solutions that fit your needs perfectly.

From planning to delivery and implementation, we make the transition seamless and minimise disruption. And with ongoing support from our certified experts, you’ll keep getting the most from your remote working setup long after it’s in place.

Microsoft 365 and Teams at the Heart

At the centre of any great remote working setup is Microsoft 365 and Teams. Microsoft 365 brings together the tools that make working from anywhere effortless, from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to secure file sharing and more.

Teams keeps your workforce connected with chat, video, and audio calls, all in one simple platform where collaboration happens in real time, wherever your people are.

Business Voice and SharePoint

Transform Microsoft Teams into a complete business phone system, making internal and external calls, with all the extra call features you need, from any device, in or out of the office. And with SharePoint, you can create your own intranet, giving your team secure access to data, files, and documents from anywhere with an internet connection.

Virtual Desktops and Remote Devices

Give your team a secure remote desktop experience, so they can access business-critical data from virtually anywhere. And because great work needs the right tools, we’ll source the devices you need, from computers and laptops to tablets and more, so your people can perform at their best, wherever they are.

Cyber Security and Cloud Hosting

Remote working can increase the risk of cyber threats, but with our cyber security services, your business stays protected no matter where your team logs in from.

We’ll also host your systems and data in the cloud, so work carries on seamlessly whether your people are in the office, at home, or on the move.

Industries

Empower your team with a smarter collaboration strategy
Connect people, tools, and ideas seamlessly, no matter where they work. With the right digital foundation, remote work becomes effortless, and productivity thrives everywhere
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Help and advice on building a better, connected environment

Whether you’re improving collaboration, enabling hybrid work or rethinking your remote working setup from the ground up, we’ll help you do it properly.
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The Sporting House – Microsoft 365 Cloud

Microsoft 365 Cloud Technologies Help Drive Olympian Levels of Success

Challenge

Whilst Sporting House had enjoyed rapid growth, their strategy was to significantly accelerate this. They were also acutely aware that their then IT service model was inadequate to support their ambitious plans for a number of reasons.

Solution

String worked with Sporting House to develop a new Microsoft cloud-centric IT strategy, that would leverage Microsoft 365 to support their wider business strategy.
“ We selected String because of their clear understanding of our strategic requirements, and were able to articulate how they, and Microsoft technologies could help us to achieve these. Our relationship with String has proven an extremely rewarding one, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them moving forwards.”
Lee Cunliffe
Finance Director, The Sporting House
Jones Harris Chartered Accountants

Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Technologies Drive Paperless, Secure & Remote Office

Challenge

Jones Harris wanted to move to a fully paperless operation, without any interruption to the business. The company had a major dependency on a local Microsoft SQL Server database for their line-of-business applications, which limited their choices in terms of a potential cloud-only solution.

Solution

String worked with Jones Harris to help them adopt a hybrid-cloud solution, providing the optimal blend of Microsoft 365 cloud services, with the high performance computing power required by their LoB. Jones Harris now make full use of Microsoft's Power Platform, utilising Power BI for business intelligence, and Power Automate for business process automation.
“ String worked very closely with our internal guys, planning it out, mapping it out. There was absolutely no break in service, we were expecting there to be a few bugs, but it was a really smooth and impressive operation to get everything across and migrated. Absolutely top notch work, the String team!”
Martin Wigley
Director, Jones Harris Chartered Accountants
Ludlow Wealth Management - Azure Virtual Desktop

Access to Key Line of Business Applications Hosted on Microsoft Azure

Challenge

The increasing demand for online meetings, driven by the Covid crisis, meant that the Remote Desktop Solution was unable to provide an acceptable user experience. When the time came to refresh their IT infrastructure, we worked with the Ludlow team to ensure that the next upgrade cycle would address the changing end-user requirements, while further enhancing their cyber security and providing a high degree of scalability to cope with their ongoing growth.

Solution

Working with Ludlow, we produced a business case that showed that moving to Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop solution, and hosting their LoB application on Microsoft Azure would provide a more secure, cost-effective alternative to purchasing a physical server cluster. Their LoB application was migrated to Azure, and presented to end-users as a Published Application, removing the need for them to connect to a separate virtual desktop to access the app. Azure Backup was used to provide backup and business continuity and to further enhance Microsoft's already robust resilience measures.
“ String has consistently provided us with innovative IT solutions, without compromising our cyber security. The whole team are a pleasure to work with, and we consider them a trusted extension to our own team.”
Rob Brown
Chief Operating Officer, Ludlow Wealth Management Group
One Fylde - Microsoft Modern Workplace

Identifying Microsoft Modern Workplace as the Best Choice for the Client

Challenge

Following a merger between two organisations, our client found themselves with a disjointed IT service that comprised two large on-premise data centres, various security technologies, and a variety of remote access solutions. The result was a costly, difficult to manage IT infrastructure, with a poor user experience due to a lack of standardisation in the way IT was used. Of concern was that, as a large care provider, the client was responsible for the safe-keeping of a large amount of personal medical and financial data. Plus, users had become used to creating work-arounds to allow them to access and share sensitive information. The complexity of the IT infrastructure also meant they were suffering frequent service outages.

Solution

We discussed the opportunity for them to move away from their large, unwieldy on-premises infrastructure and instead to move to a wholly Microsoft cloud-based IT service. From our early discussions it was clear that such a move would allow us to radically re-imagine their approach to document and information management, business processes, and information security. The concept was embraced enthusiastically by the client, and it was agreed to move on to an initial business case analysis exercise. Firstly, however, we were engaged to stabilise the existing infrastructure, and to address the inadequate business continuity provision. The move to Microsoft Modern Workplace has allowed One Fylde to ensure data is more secure and improve workplace processes. All 400 users were able to access all relevant documents securely from any location. And the client can now enjoy the very latest in innovations from Microsoft on almost a weekly cycle.
“ One Fylde started to work with String at a time where our IT infrastructure was causing problems almost on a daily basis. The problems were meaning staff couldn't do their job to support people with learning disabilities in the way we wanted. String became involved with us and worked as a 'real' partner, feeling like part of the team to solve the immediate problem and with an eye to a longer-term more sustainable solution. We are now in a position where I can sleep at night and our staff are seeing the benefit of the huge amount of work that has gone on. And on a seperate note the whole team at String are really friendly, personable and supportive, working with us and continuing to support us to look at the future. ”
Tracey Bush
CEO, One Fylde
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