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Dr Kershaw's Hospice provides free, specialist, end-of-life and palliative care to adults across Oldham and surrounding areas. As a registered charity handling sensitive patient data across a multi-site environment, achieving Cyber Essentials certification was both a governance priority and an ICO compliance requirement. Foresight guided the team through the full assessment, remediated the gaps and secured certification.

Russell WBHO is one of the North West's leading construction contractors, with a £140m+ turnover and over 200 employees delivering projects across commercial, industrial, healthcare and residential sectors. As client due diligence requirements tightened, Cyber Essentials certification became a prerequisite for major contract bids. Foresight carried out a full security posture assessment, identified gaps and delivered certification within weeks.

Chances Mentoring AP supports young people across Greater Manchester through mentoring and alternative provision. Their existing perimeter security was inadequate for an organisation handling sensitive safeguarding and personal data. Foresight designed and deployed a Fortigate Next-Generation Firewall solution, providing deep packet inspection, application control, web filtering and intrusion prevention tailored to an education and charity environment.

Axis LLP is a Manchester-based architectural practice whose project portfolio spans residential, commercial and public sector schemes. As client procurement requirements tightened — particularly for public sector and NHS-adjacent projects — Cyber Essentials certification became essential. Foresight conducted the full security assessment, remediated identified gaps and guided Axis through certification.

Following Cyber Essentials certification, Axis LLP engaged Foresight to implement a comprehensive Data Loss Prevention strategy. Architectural practices handle sensitive client data, planning documents, contract drawings and commercially sensitive project information. Foresight designed and deployed DLP policies across Microsoft 365 — controlling data exfiltration, classifying sensitive content and enforcing information governance policies across the practice.

Rehab Associates provides rehabilitation and physiotherapy services across Greater Manchester. As a healthcare provider handling sensitive patient records and clinical data, their legacy antivirus solution was inadequate against modern threats. Foresight implemented Datto's advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Antivirus solution — providing AI-driven threat detection, automated response, behavioural analysis and centralised management across all clinical and administrative devices.

Moya Cole Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care across Greater Manchester. As a healthcare provider operating across 2 sites with 15+ servers and over 400 devices and users, their exposure to cyber threats was significant — and the consequences of a breach catastrophic for patient care. Foresight implemented a 24/7 Security Operations Centre solution, providing continuous threat monitoring, SIEM integration and rapid incident response across the entire estate.

Kingfisher Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising special schools and mainstream academies across Oldham and Tameside, caring for children with complex needs including autism and learning disabilities. The sensitive nature of the student data held — combined with a growing threat landscape targeting UK education — drove the Trust to implement a full SOC solution. Foresight deployed 24/7 security monitoring across the Trust's entire network infrastructure.

Smoke and Shaft Risers is a specialist construction contractor operating across Greater Manchester and the wider North West. Foresight conducted a comprehensive cyber security audit — assessing their network perimeter, endpoint security, user access controls, patch management processes and data handling practices. The audit delivered a detailed risk report with prioritised recommendations, providing the business with a clear roadmap to improved cyber resilience.

M2 Hospitality Solutions provides fit-out and technical services to the hospitality sector across the North West. A Foresight cyber security audit identified significant gaps in their security posture. Following the audit, M2 engaged Foresight to implement a full security stack — including Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), a Security Operations Centre (SOC) solution, automated offsite backups and an email spam filtering and anti-phishing solution — transforming their security posture from vulnerable to resilient.

Oakhaven School in Heywood needed a modern network security solution to replace ageing perimeter hardware that no longer met DfE connectivity standards or safeguarding requirements. Foresight installed a Fortigate Next-Generation Firewall providing enterprise-grade security including application control, web content filtering, safeguarding-compliant internet filtering and intrusion prevention — all managed centrally with detailed reporting for the headteacher and governors.

Foresight deployed Senso safeguarding and monitoring software across multiple Greater Manchester schools — providing real-time monitoring of student device activity, keyword alerting for safeguarding concerns, and detailed audit trails for designated safeguarding leads. The solution integrates with school MIS systems and provides DSLs with instant alerts when at-risk language or content is detected, enabling rapid intervention in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) requirements.

Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) delivers community programmes, education and support services across Oldham, handling personal data for a wide range of community members including young people and vulnerable adults. Foresight implemented a Security Operations Centre solution for OACT — providing 24/7 threat monitoring, SIEM integration and rapid incident response to protect the Trust's systems and the sensitive data of the communities it serves.

County End Electrical North West Ltd is an established electrical contractor serving commercial and industrial clients across the North West. As a business holding client contracts, project drawings, financial data and personal information, their endpoint security needed upgrading from traditional antivirus to a modern Endpoint Detection and Response solution. Foresight deployed EDR across their device estate, providing AI-driven threat detection and automated response capability.

Foresight provides full 1st, 2nd and 3rd line managed IT support for Dr Kershaw's Hospice — acting as the hospice's complete outsourced IT department. This covers day-to-day helpdesk and end-user support, network and server management, Microsoft 365 administration, device procurement and lifecycle management, cyber security, backup management and strategic IT planning. Our proactive approach ensures the hospice's systems remain secure, compliant and always available to support patient care.

Moya Cole Hospice operates across 2 sites with 15+ servers and over 400 devices and users providing specialist palliative care 24 hours a day. Foresight delivers a comprehensive co-managed IT support service — working alongside the hospice's internal team to provide 24/7 service coverage, escalation support, proactive monitoring, security management, server administration and strategic IT planning. The co-managed model gives the hospice the best of both worlds: local internal knowledge combined with Foresight's specialist depth.

Foresight has been the managed IT support partner for Russell WBHO for over 20 years — one of the longest and most trusted IT partnerships in Greater Manchester construction. Through the company's growth from Russells Construction to the £140m+ Russell WBHO, through multiple site expansions, the WBHO acquisition and national project roll-outs, Foresight has provided consistent, expert managed IT support that has scaled with the business every step of the way.

Property Alliance Group is a leading North West property developer founded in 1993, with a £260m+ portfolio spanning commercial, industrial, residential, hotel and leisure developments. Foresight has supported their IT infrastructure for over 20 years — managing the technology that underpins their development, investment and asset management operations from their Trafford Park headquarters, growing alongside the business as their portfolio and team have expanded.

Foresight provides ongoing managed IT support for Dawson Precision Components, the family-owned precision engineering business founded in 1965 in Shaw, Oldham. DPC's IT environment spans production control software, CNC machine interfaces, quality inspection systems, CAD design workstations and office infrastructure — all requiring specialist knowledge of manufacturing IT alongside enterprise-grade support. Foresight manages the full estate on a fixed monthly fee.

AEW Architects — the AJ100 RIBA Chartered practice with 90+ staff across Manchester and London — appointed Foresight as their managed IT support partner from January 2026. Foresight manages AEW's complete technology estate including Datto RMM monitoring, Microsoft 365 administration, network infrastructure, device management, security monitoring and strategic IT planning — supporting the day-to-day demands of a busy architectural practice across two studios.

Foresight provides managed IT support for Cromwell High School — covering the school's full technology estate including network infrastructure, servers, teaching devices, interactive displays, MIS systems, internet connectivity and cyber security. Our DBS-cleared technicians provide regular onsite visits alongside remote helpdesk and 24/7 monitoring, ensuring teaching and learning is never disrupted by technology issues. Foresight acts as the school's dedicated IT department, reporting directly to senior leadership.

Since 2021, Foresight has delivered fully managed IT support to Panthera Bio Partners, supporting 220 users across six sites. We act as Panthera's dedicated IT department — running the helpdesk, managing infrastructure and Microsoft 365, securing endpoints and keeping every location connected and productive. Day-to-day support, proactive monitoring and strategic IT planning are all delivered under a single managed service with one point of accountability.

Inspiring Learners MAT faced the challenge common to many growing academy trusts — legacy on-premise Windows Server infrastructure that was expensive to maintain, difficult to manage remotely and increasingly difficult to secure. Foresight planned and delivered a full migration to Microsoft Intune cloud device management, eliminating on-premise servers and centralising device management across the whole trust from a single cloud console.

When a group of Greater Manchester schools joined forces under a Multi-Academy Trust structure, they inherited the problem of multiple separate Microsoft 365 tenants — each with its own user accounts, email domains, SharePoint environments, Teams instances and licensing agreements. Foresight planned and executed a complex tenant-to-tenant migration, consolidating all schools into a single unified M365 environment without disrupting teaching, learning or administrative operations.

Growing device counts, high-definition video streaming, interactive whiteboards and hybrid learning demands had pushed ageing Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 infrastructure to breaking point across several Greater Manchester schools. Dropped connections, slow loading and dead zones were disrupting lessons daily. Foresight designed and deployed a full Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) refresh — delivering dramatically faster speeds, higher device density and the resilience modern teaching environments demand.

DPC is a family-owned precision engineering company founded in 1965 in Shaw, Oldham, supplying aerospace, defence, medical and motorsport sectors worldwide. Their ageing Windows Server 2012 infrastructure — running critical production control and inspection software — had reached end of life and posed both a security and operational risk. Foresight planned and executed a full server replacement with zero disruption to the factory floor.

Foodbridge is a Greater Manchester charity tackling food insecurity. With limited IT budget and a mixed estate of devices across multiple sites, they needed a clear picture of their Windows 10 Pro estate — licence compliance, security patch status, unsupported devices and hardware nearing end-of-life. Foresight conducted a thorough estate audit, delivered a prioritised report and produced a cost-effective remediation roadmap.

Russell WBHO operates across active construction sites where traditional fixed-line broadband is unavailable during build phases. Foresight designed and deployed satellite leased line connectivity solutions to provide reliable, business-grade internet access across multiple active sites — enabling project teams to access cloud applications, video conferencing, BIM files and VPN connections without depending on infrastructure that doesn't yet exist.

As Starlink's low-earth orbit satellite network matured as a business connectivity option, Foresight deployed and managed Starlink installations across multiple Russell WBHO construction sites. This provided a more cost-effective, rapidly deployable alternative to traditional satellite for temporary site offices — delivering high-speed internet within hours of site establishment, dramatically reducing the connectivity lag that had previously delayed project start-up activities.

AEW Architects is an AJ100 award-winning RIBA Chartered practice with 90+ staff across Manchester and London studios, working across industrial, office, residential and retail sectors. As Foresight's managed IT client from January 2026, we deployed Datto Remote Monitoring and Management across AEW's entire device estate — enabling proactive monitoring, automated patch management, remote remediation and real-time alerting across both offices.

As part of Foresight's co-managed IT support engagement with Moya Cole Hospice, Datto RMM was deployed across the hospice's 400+ device estate spanning 2 sites and 15+ servers. The platform provides the hospice's internal team with full visibility of every device, automated patch compliance, remote support capability and proactive alerting — dramatically reducing reactive support calls and improving system reliability for clinical and administrative users.

Dr Kershaw's Hospice required a comprehensive offsite backup solution covering both their on-premise server infrastructure and their Microsoft 365 tenant for 150 users — including Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint sites and OneDrive data. Foresight designed and implemented an automated offsite backup solution providing encrypted, geographically redundant copies of all critical data with defined recovery point and recovery time objectives aligned to the hospice's business continuity requirements.

Kingfisher Learning Trust required a large-scale offsite backup solution covering on-premise server infrastructure, Microsoft 365 tenant data for 800 users and 60 SharePoint sites holding curriculum resources, student records and administrative data. Foresight designed a solution capable of handling the scale and complexity of a multi-academy trust environment, with automated daily backups, ransomware protection and rapid restore capability for any individual site, mailbox or file.

Across 7 schools within the Kingfisher Learning Trust, Foresight managed a coordinated rollout of Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) broadband connections — replacing legacy ADSL and FTTC connections that were throttling educational applications and cloud platforms. Alongside the connectivity upgrade, Foresight deployed centralised web filtering solutions across all 7 sites, ensuring consistent safeguarding-compliant content filtering from a single management console.