Motorsport Valley / Precision engineering
Support the workstations, design files and business systems your engineering team relies on.
From CAD and CFD storage to access controls, recovery and job-tracking software. We agree the work around your applications, suppliers and production schedule.
Support requirements
An engineering environment includes more than office devices. Agree which systems are supported and who authorises changes before work begins.
We map the dependencies between CAD and CFD workstations, storage, licence servers, Microsoft 365 and job-tracking or MRP systems. Vendor requirements and production windows shape the change plan.
Customer cyber requirements, insurer questions and investor reviews can then be addressed against the same documented environment. ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials work is scoped to the requirement being asked for.
Common review points
Recovery
A NAS may be the working file store, but a second disk or mirrored array is not a separate backup. Review the archive, active jobs and the dependencies needed to reopen them.
Access
Some tools need specific permissions, drivers or licence services. Test those requirements before removing administrator access, with the software vendor involved where needed.
Services
Agree support for the infrastructure behind SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, ANSYS and Abaqus, including storage and licence dependencies. Application design advice and machine control remain with the relevant specialists.
Review user access, patching and endpoint protection. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is scoped to supported systems and agreed response hours. We assess Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus through separately scoped formal engagements.
Review the existing workflow, data and integrations before deciding whether to maintain, replace or rebuild. A software project includes acceptance criteria and a migration and support plan.
Organise the asset record, access reviews, recovery results and outstanding actions needed for a buyer or diligence review. An evidence list should distinguish current controls from planned improvements.
Our appointments and certification An appointed certification body for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. Assured under the NCSC Cyber Advisor scheme. ISO 27001 certified by a UKAS-accredited certification body.
Locations and attendance
Our base is in Reading, Berkshire, in the Thames Valley. Remote support and planned visits are agreed around the systems and work involved.
For the Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire corridor, tell us the locations needing attendance, including Silverstone, Brackley, Enstone or Banbury. We agree travel and on-site arrangements as part of the service.
The same scope discussion applies to automotive R&D around Coventry and Warwick, Cambridge robotics and hardware businesses, and Oxford fusion, quantum and space technology teams.
For shop-floor systems, agree the boundary between business IT, operational technology and safety systems. Machine vendors and your engineering team retain their defined responsibilities.
Questions
Confirm whether the buyer requires Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus, which organisation and systems are in scope, and the target date. We are an appointed certification body for both schemes. Readiness work and formal assessment are separately scoped.
Review what happens if the NAS becomes unavailable and whether you can restore the files, permissions and application dependencies. A working file store or mirrored disks do not replace a separate backup. We can scope recovery and test a representative project.
We review the reason elevated access is needed and test the supported alternatives on representative workstations. The plan covers the vendor requirements, rollout and rollback. Compatibility must be checked before a wider change is approved.
We start by reviewing the workflow, data, integrations and maintenance needs. The options may include repair, staged replacement or custom software. Discovery, migration, acceptance testing and ongoing support are agreed before implementation.
The investor or buyer defines the review. Typical preparation includes an asset and supplier record, access controls, intellectual-property handling, backup and restore evidence, and outstanding risks. We can organise those records against the actual request and timetable.
Next step
Start with your applications, data volumes, users and production dependencies. We can scope ongoing support or a specific recovery, security or software project.
0118 359 2220 · Reading, Berkshire
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