Embedded IT for UK businesses

Reliable IT. Real people. No nonsense.

We're your embedded IT department , a friendly, proactive team that works alongside your business, not from a distant ticket queue. Support, security and strategy under one roof, with people you'll actually know by name.

Fast response, real humans Named team, no ticket lottery Security-first by default
The FNS team laughing with a client around a sunlit office desk
2004
Founded
147+
UK clients supported
745+
Tickets resolved monthly
20+
Years in business
100%
UK-based team

Trusted by UK SMEs since 2004 , and still answering the phone.

Sound familiar?

If any of this rings a bell, you're in the right place.

Most of our clients come to us a little fed up. Not because their old provider was bad people , but because nobody was really paying attention. We do things differently.

Tired of chasing your IT provider?

Waiting hours, or days, for replies isn't support. With us you get named engineers who actually pick up.

Fed up with surprise invoices?

Technology should be predictable, not stressful. One transparent monthly partnership, no hourly games.

Feels like nobody understands your business?

We work alongside you before recommending anything. We learn how you operate, then we help.

Why FNS

Why businesses switch to us , and stay.

We started as an internal IT team for a UK business. That perspective shapes everything: we know what good IT support actually feels like from the inside, and that's what we set out to deliver.

Better communication

We explain things clearly, keep you informed, and write tickets a human can understand.

Real relationships

You'll know who's supporting your business, and they'll know you. No ticket lottery.

Strategic thinking

We help you plan ahead rather than constantly reacting. Fractional CIO thinking baked in.

Predictable support

No nasty surprises. No disappearing acts. One transparent monthly partnership.

Human service

Technology is complex enough. Working with your IT provider shouldn't be.

Meet the team

The people who'll actually look after you.

Real names. Real faces. Real opinions about which technology is great and which makes us groan. You'll know who's on your side before you ever pick up the phone.

Meet the full team
Jack Shulman, Sales & Marketing Director at FNS

Jack Shulman

Sales & Marketing Director

I help businesses understand technology without drowning them in technical jargon.

Expertise
Translating IT into plain English
Favourite tech
Microsoft Copilot
IT pet hate
Technology providers who make simple things complicated.
Fun fact
Once spent a whole weekend rebuilding a 90s arcade cabinet from scratch.
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Engineering Lead

Head of Service Delivery

I make sure the team picks up the phone, fixes things properly, and tells you the truth about what went wrong.

Expertise
Networks, infrastructure and root-cause fixes
Favourite tech
A well-labelled patch panel
IT pet hate
Tickets closed without an actual fix.
Fun fact
Plays in a Sunday-league football team that has never finished above mid-table.
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Security Lead

Cyber & Compliance

I'd rather have an honest conversation about risk than scare you with a slide deck.

Expertise
Cyber Essentials, identity, backups and user awareness
Favourite tech
Hardware security keys
IT pet hate
Sales pitches dressed up as security advice.
Fun fact
Grows chillies that are, by all accounts, far too hot.
Real outcomes

What changes when IT actually works with you.

We measure ourselves on business outcomes , not tickets closed. Here's a snapshot of what the first 6,12 months with FNS tends to look like.

Manchester professional services firm

Reduced unplanned downtime by 92% and lifted internal IT satisfaction from 4/10 to 9/10 in six months.

The problem
Frequent downtime across three offices and a help desk that took days to respond.
What we did
We embedded as their IT department, rebuilt the network and put proactive monitoring in place.

Midlands manufacturer, 80 staff

Predictable spend, Cyber Essentials achieved, and a single named team they can actually call.

The problem
Surprise invoices every month and a feeling nobody really understood the business.
What we did
Switched them to a transparent per-user partnership and ran a full M365 and security baseline.

London charity, 40 staff

Eliminated password sharing, met funder security requirements and unlocked a hybrid working model.

The problem
Outdated devices, shared passwords and zero strategic IT input.
What we did
Phased device refresh, MFA rollout, awareness training and a quarterly roadmap review.
An FNS account lead shaking hands with a client across a sunlit desk

A long-term partnership

"They feel like part of our team. We stopped thinking about IT , which is the highest compliment I can give an IT company."

Operations Director, professional services firm , Manchester

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Helpful guides

Honest answers to the questions clients keep asking.

No jargon, no scare tactics. Just the kind of advice we'd give a friend running a business.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Most of our clients are UK SMEs with 15,250 staff. Big enough that IT really matters, small enough to value a personal relationship.

Let's talk

Ready for IT that actually works with you?

Book a no pressure consultation. We'll listen first, ask good questions, and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.

No pushy sales. Just honest advice. We'll respond within one working day.

A friendly advisor on a call at a sunlit desk