Local support for a town that never stands still
Borehamwood is the busiest town in Hertsmere and one of the most distinctive business locations around London. Alongside the shops on Shenley Road and the offices, trade counters and light industrial units around Elstree Way, it is home to some of the best-known names in British film and television. Elstree Studios, the BBC's Elstree Centre and Sky Studios Elstree all sit within the town, and they bring a constant flow of production companies, post-production houses, crew agencies and suppliers with them.
That mix creates an unusual pattern of IT needs. Some businesses have been in the same premises for decades and want reliable, predictable support. Others arrive for a production, need a fully working office within days, and expect everything to be packed down again a few months later. Seabeck Solutions is based at Centennial Park in Elstree, right next door, so we are well placed to help with both.
IT for production offices and media companies
Production offices have very little patience for slow IT. Crew start on a fixed date, budgets are tight and nobody wants to wait weeks for a phone line. We help production and media businesses in Borehamwood with:
- Fast office set-up. Laptops, Wi-Fi, printing, shared storage and user accounts configured before the team arrives.
- Phones that move with the production. A hosted VoIP phone system gives every person an extension and a mobile app, with no phone system hardware to install or remove. Plans start from £13 per seat per month.
- Connectivity for big files. Rushes, edits and graphics do not travel well over a shared broadband line. We work with multiple, diverse network suppliers, so we can source the right leased line or business connection for the building, with a backup line where the work can't stop.
- Protecting the work. Footage and project files are often irreplaceable. Our backup and disaster recovery service keeps encrypted copies off-site, so a failed drive or ransomware attack doesn't cost you the shoot.
Support for established Borehamwood businesses
Most of our Borehamwood work is less glamorous than the studios and just as important: accountants, recruiters, property firms, engineering businesses and wholesalers who simply need their IT to work. For them we provide managed IT support, which covers proactive monitoring and patching, a helpdesk staff can call or email, and on-site visits when something needs hands-on attention.
Because many local businesses have staff who split their week between home and the office, we also see strong demand for cloud desktops. They give your team the same desktop, applications and files wherever they log in, without opening up your office network to the internet.
On-site and remote, from just down the road
Most issues are resolved remotely, which is the quickest way to get you working again. When an engineer needs to be on site, for a network fault, an office move, new starters or a hardware upgrade, we are a short trip away at Centennial Park. Support is available Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm, with out-of-hours cover for contract customers. That matters in an industry where call times start early and finish late.
Why Borehamwood businesses work with Seabeck
- Right next door. Our office in Elstree is a few minutes from the centre of Borehamwood.
- Voice, data and IT from one provider. One team owns your phones, connectivity and IT support, so there is no passing the problem between suppliers.
- Flexible for project-based work. We are used to set-ups that need to start quickly and scale down cleanly.
- An in-house team. The people who design your set-up are the same people who support it.
Talk to us about your Borehamwood office
If you are planning a new production office, outgrowing your connection or looking for an IT provider that understands how your business works, we would be happy to talk. Call 0203 924 0375 or send us the form below.