You support a mobile, on-the-go construction workforce with cloud-based systems, managed and secured phones and tablets, secure remote access, and support that reaches people on site. Most of your team’s work happens away from a desk, so the goal is that they can do everything they need, reach information, send quotes, check jobs, capture site photos, from wherever they are, safely.
A mobile workforce needs IT built around how it actually works. Here’s how to support it.
1. Cloud-based systems
When your email, files and software are in the cloud, your team can reach them from any device, anywhere. The office travels with them, on a phone, tablet or laptop.
2. Managed, secured mobile devices
Phones and tablets used on site should be managed and protected, so a lost or stolen device doesn’t become a data leak. Managed devices keep your information safe while letting your team work from anywhere.
3. Secure remote access
Access from outside the office is protected with MFA, so people can reach systems safely without a stolen password being enough to get in. Security travels with the team rather than staying at the office.
4. Support that reaches the field
People on site need help that reaches them. A responsive remote helpdesk means an issue on a job is fixed quickly, rather than waiting until someone’s back at the office.
A real example: email on the move, fixed fast
We support construction and trades businesses where staff rely on email and systems on their phones while out on jobs. When someone needed a mailbox set up on their mobile or an issue fixed on the move, we sorted it quickly. As one user said: “Excellent service.”
For most construction and trades SMEs, this sits within fully managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month, billed per user, with secure access for site and office teams built in.
Why construction and trades firms choose First Stop IT
First Stop IT has supported businesses since 2002, including construction and trades businesses with office and site-based teams. We know how these firms run: people working from sites and on the move, finance and payroll software like QuickBooks, Sage and Xero, secure remote access, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and the security that protects a firm handling projects, client sites and payments. We support construction and trades firms in Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and across Essex, Hertfordshire and London. Our credentials include:
- Cyber Essentials Certified
- IASME Cyber Assurance (Gold)
- NCSC Assured Service Provider (Cyber Advisor for Cyber Essentials)
- Microsoft Partner
- Crown Commercial Service Supplier (G-Cloud)
- Quality Principles Certified
We look after more than 2,000 endpoints across 50 companies, we’ve been named a Top 50 UK MSP for three years running, and we support organisations with 10 to 100 employees across Essex, Hertfordshire and London, including Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford.
Book a free IT and cyber security review
Want your mobile team properly supported? Book a free IT and cyber security review with First Stop IT and we’ll set it up.