IT support and helpdesk

IT helpdesk support for Mac, Windows and Microsoft 365

Our IT helpdesk gives your people friendly, knowledgeable support on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Microsoft 365, remotely and on site. Our engineers know your people and how your organisation works.

A support engineer on a headset working through a request at a laptop

How we help

  • Phone, email and remote support
  • On-site visits in London and Dubai
  • Proper Mac and iPhone expertise
  • Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams
  • Starters and leavers managed
  • Monthly reporting

Trusted by teams across UK government, healthcare, education, charities, financial services and global brands

  • YuLife
  • NHS
  • Sage Publishing
  • DMG Media
  • Edinburgh Napier University
  • Campari
  • Sentry Interactive
  • Toynbee Hall
  • IG
  • Fears
  • National Foundation for Credit Counseling
  • Wharf Notaries
  • Doordeck

What people call the helpdesk about

Most requests are ordinary. What matters is how quickly they are picked up, and whether they come back.

Scenario 1

Locked out before a client meeting

A password expires, an MFA prompt goes to an old phone, or a Mac will not start, minutes before something important.

What you can doPhone the helpdesk for anything urgent. We assess the impact, set the priority and work on it remotely first, so the person can get back to work.

Scenario 2

Outlook is slow and the printer will not connect

Small problems that affect one person and have a workaround, but waste time every day they are left.

What you can doLog it by email or the support portal. Every request gets a ticket number and an acknowledgement, and we send updates until it is done.

Scenario 3

A new starter on Monday

Accounts, licences, a laptop and access to shared mailboxes all need to be ready, and nobody has asked for them yet.

What you can doRaise the request when the offer is accepted. We set new starters up before their first day and remove leavers’ access promptly.

Scenario 4

The same problem every week

A fix that works for a day, a printer that drops off again, a Teams issue that comes back after every update.

What you can doWe look for the cause, fix it across all your devices and record it in a knowledge base for your environment, so it does not come back.

Help when and how your people need it

One IT helpdesk for every device and every app, staffed by engineers, not call handlers who read from a script.

Ways to get help

Phone for anything urgent, email and the support portal for everything else, and remote sessions on Mac and Windows. Engineers visit on site in London and Dubai when a problem needs hands on, and the Self Service and Company Portal apps let people install approved apps themselves.

Devices

Mac, iPhone and iPad, Windows laptops and desktops, printers, scanners and peripherals, and Wi-Fi, VPN and home working set-ups. We also handle repairs, AppleCare and warranty claims.

Apps and accounts

Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint, passwords, MFA and sign-in problems, shared mailboxes and permissions, and software installs and licences. For your business apps, we work with their vendors so your people do not have to.

People changes

New starters set up before their first day, leavers’ access removed promptly, role changes and access reviews, device swaps and replacements, and short how-to help for your team.

Getting to the root cause

Recurring issues are investigated and fixed across all devices, not just the one that was reported. Fixes go into a knowledge base for your environment, with direct escalation to senior engineers and improvements agreed in reviews.

Reporting

Tickets by type, person and device, response and resolution performance against your agreed targets, and trends and recommendations, discussed in monthly or quarterly reviews.

Urgent problems first, everything tracked

Every request is logged and prioritised by its impact on your organisation. Response and resolution targets for each priority are agreed in your service agreement and reported on every month.

How support requests are prioritised
PriorityWhat it meansExample
CriticalThe whole organisation or a key service cannot workEmail down for everyone, or a suspected security incident
HighA team, or someone with a time-critical deadline, cannot workA partner’s Mac will not start before a client meeting
NormalOne person is affected and a workaround existsOutlook is slow, or a printer will not connect
RequestA change, new set-up or questionA new starter, a software install or a shared mailbox

Before and after

What changes when your IT helpdesk is run by engineers who know your set-up.

IT support without a dedicated helpdesk compared with the Postremo IT helpdesk
AreaWithoutWith Postremo IT
Who answersWithoutWhoever is free, often someone with another full-time job.With Postremo ITEngineers who know your people, devices and set-up.
Macs and iPhonesWithoutApple questions passed around or left until someone has time.With Postremo ITProper Mac and iPhone expertise, from a Jamf Professional Partner.
PrioritiesWithoutFirst come, first served, whatever the impact.With Postremo ITPrioritised by impact, against targets agreed in your service agreement.
Recurring problemsWithoutThe same quick fix, every time it comes back.With Postremo ITThe cause found and fixed across all your devices, and recorded.
VisibilityWithoutNo record of what was asked or how long it took.With Postremo ITEvery request logged, with monthly reporting on tickets and performance.

What happens when someone asks for help

A simple process your people will get used to in a week, and that you can see in the reporting.

Phone, email or portal

Log

By phone, email or the portal. Every request gets a ticket number and an acknowledgement.

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What you keep
  • A ticket number
  • An acknowledgement
  • A record of the request

Impact first

Prioritise

We assess the impact and set the priority, so urgent problems are handled first.

What you keep
  • A priority agreed with you
  • Targets from your service agreement
  • Urgent work handled first

Remote or on site

Resolve

We fix it remotely where possible, or on site when an engineer needs to be there. We send updates until it is done.

What you keep
  • Updates until it is fixed
  • Notes on what was done
  • A closed ticket

Root cause

Prevent

We look for the cause, fix it across all your devices and record it, so it does not come back.

What you keep
  • A fix applied to every device
  • A knowledge base entry
  • Improvements raised in reviews

We fix the cause, not just the symptom

Every ticket tells us something about your environment. We look for patterns and fix root causes. Then we improve your IT, so the same problems stop coming back.

As a Jamf Professional Partner, we support Mac, iPhone and iPad as confidently as Windows and Microsoft 365. Devices we manage are enrolled in Jamf Pro or Intune, so many fixes can be applied to every device at once.

IT support can be provided on its own or as part of our fully managed service, which adds device management, security and planning.

  • Root-cause analysis on recurring issues
  • Escalation straight to senior engineers
  • Knowledge of your people and their devices
  • Improvements agreed in regular reviews

Who it’s for

Teams with no IT staff

Organisations where IT questions currently go to an office manager or a colleague who is good with computers. For offices in the capital, see IT support in London.

Mixed Mac and Windows offices

Organisations whose people use Macs, Windows PCs, iPhones and Microsoft 365, and want one helpdesk for all of them.

In-house IT teams

Teams that need overflow support for busy periods, or cover for holidays and sickness. See co-managed IT.

Frequently asked questions

Can’t see your question? Call us on +44 20 7550 9103 or book a call.

What is an IT helpdesk?

An IT helpdesk is the single place your people go when something is not working or they need a change, such as a new starter or a software install. Ours is staffed by engineers who log every request, set its priority, fix it remotely or on site, and report on the results.

Do you provide on-site IT support?

Yes. We support most issues remotely, because that is usually the quickest fix, and send engineers on site in London and Dubai when a problem needs hands on. Response targets for each priority are agreed in your service agreement and reported on every month.

Can you support Macs and iPhones?

Yes. Apple support is a core strength. As a Jamf Professional Partner, we manage and support Mac, iPhone and iPad alongside Windows and Microsoft 365, so your people get the same standard of help whichever device they use.

Can we have IT support without a full managed service?

Yes. IT support can be provided on its own, as a standalone helpdesk, or as part of our fully managed service, which adds device management, security and planning. We will recommend what fits after a 1-hour call about your people, devices and plans.

How do our people raise a ticket?

By phone for anything urgent, or by email or our support portal for everything else. Every request gets a ticket number and an acknowledgement, is prioritised by its impact, and is tracked until it is resolved, so nothing is lost in an inbox.

What are your response times?

Response and resolution targets are set by priority and agreed in your service agreement. Critical issues, where the whole organisation or a key service cannot work, are picked up first, and performance against the targets is reported to you every month.

Start with a 1-hour conversation

Tell us what you want your IT to do next. We’ll ask about your people, devices and plans, and tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit.

London head office

Postremo IT Limited

Level 24, One Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5AB

+44 20 7550 9103
info@postremoit.com

Also in Dubai

Business Bay, Dubai