IT that works. Software that fits. One local team.

We did not invent this list. It follows the five controls in Cyber Essentials, the government backed scheme, plus the few things experience says you should never skip. We hold the certification ourselves, so it is a standard we live with and not one we only sell.

This is the floor, not the ceiling. Some businesses genuinely need more than this, and we will do that work. We just will not do it before the basics are right. We have watched a lot of security fashions come and go since 1989. What actually stops attacks has not changed much.

• Your understanding of the technology available coupled with detailed discussions on the desired outcome has produced a system with capabilities I did not imagine a business our size would be able to achieve. We have gone from a paper system, to a fully traceable production process. This has enabled our office staff to be able to communicate far more confidently with our customers.

• Such a fantastic team! We have had many projects that they have worked on and each time they have exceeded our expectations. They go above and beyond to help and work tirelessly to make your visions come to life. We couldn’t be more grateful for their skills, hard work, dedication and great customer service. Highly recommended.

• By the time Select Group came to us, we'd been through three other suppliers, our migration was still incomplete, and we were losing revenue because people couldn't access the systems they needed to work. Select understood that we needed more than a completed migration; we needed our business functioning again. I often say that if they hadn't come along when they did, I genuinely don't know whether Beetroot would still be here today.

• I think of myself as quite good at IT and use tech for work confidently. But when navigating other people's systems I can find it a challenge. It's not just that it's different, it's about working out how to utilise the tech equipment I already have. Select group were managing the IT for an organisation I was working with and they helped me to work out how to utilise their systems easily, with the right access and security. It was above and beyond what most tech suppliers would do. They were efficient and responsive. I would highly recommend them.