L.E.A.D. IT Services

Get ready to meet your next member of the L.E.A.D. IT Services team ... Introducing ... Dan Houghton. 🎉Your job role: Senior IT Technician ⚡Power up moment: Getting a standing ovation from 300+ kids for unplugging and replugging in a single USB Cable. 🍪Favourite biscuit: Viennese Fingers. 🌴Dream holiday: Center Parcs - Aqua Sauna is my happy place. 🎉Party trick: I am very good at talking to anyone about anything for hours! #MeetTheTeam #TeamCulture #PeopleOfLEADIT #WorkLife #BehindTheScenes

It's time to meet another member of the L.E.A.D. IT Services team! This week, introducing ... Hannah Berridge. We fired our normal questions at Hannah, and this is what she said: 🎉 Meet the Team: Hannah Berridge 🎉 👩💻Job Role: Purchasing and administration officer ⚡ Power-Up Moment (a proud work highlight): Working with great colleagues! 🍪 Favourite Biscuit: Bourbon - all day long. 🌴 Dream Holiday: Fiji 🎉 Party Trick: I don't really have a party trick, but the only thing I can think of is that I'm really good at decorating cakes! We think Hannah's cakes look amazing! Which is your favourite? #MeetTheTeam #TeamCulture #PeopleOfLEADIT #WorkLife #BehindTheScenes

🟩 We love our green screen! 🟩 Our Dan Houghton was kept busy this week at the always fabulous awards evening held by Embark Federation celebrating the remarkable achievements of its pupils. Our green screen tech is always popular at this event and we've been on hand to provide this service for about four years now. How does it work? When they've received their award we take photos of pupils in front of the green screen and they get to choose their own background. It's always great to see what they choose - they can pick anywhere in the world, even space! We set up displays so pupils can see the photos after they've been taken. Then we'll send the pictures to schools digitally so pupils can have a photo reminder of their big night. This week we took nearly 200 photos and Giant himself from Gladiators paid us a visit! (JAMIE CHRISTIAN-JOHAL). He was at the awards night along with some other well known faces to help make things extra special for pupils. It's what we're all about at L.E.A.D. IT Services. Our tech services are excellent and reliable - but we like to make them fun, too. Thank you for having us on board Embark! Can we help you make your event special with our green screen? Get in touch!

We are beyond proud to be supporting the Derby County Community Trust 3k Family Fun Run for a third year in a row! Who's getting ready for the challenge?

It's time to introduce you to the next member of the L.E.A.D. IT Services team! This week's feature is Katie Hindmarch! 🎉 Meet the Team: Katie Hindmarch 🎉 👩💻Job Role: Office administrator ⚡ Power-Up Moment (a proud work highlight): I think my biggest, proudest moment was auditing the stock room because there was a lot to organise. I handled a lot of equipment that the team uses and I learned a lot. 🍪 Favourite Biscuit: Shortbread, with a cup of tea. You’ve got to have the cup of tea. 🌴 Dream Holiday: Rio de Janeiro 🎉 Party Trick: I’ve actually got two. I can twist both of my hands all the way round. And I can also do the worm with my fingers! (see video in comment). #MeetTheTeam #TeamCulture #PeopleOfLEADIT #WorkLife #BehindTheScenes

💻Is your school up to date with its PAT testing? 💻 Half term is approaching and that could be the ideal time to make sure all your appliances are fully tested. PAT testing (Portable Appliance Testing) is a requirement for all schools. It includes all portable electrical equipment that has a flexible cable and plug, or can be moved. Things like: ⚡Computers ⚡Printers ⚡Kettles ⚡Microwaves ⚡Extension leads ⚡Projectors ⚡Handheld power tools PAT testing makes sure your kit is safe. By identifying any faults, it helps you comply with health and safety requirements too. Taking one less headache away from what school should be all about: teaching children.

💻Has your business got old IT kit you no longer need? 💻 Your IT equipment is a big part of your business - but do you know how much you've actually got? It's essential for any business to conduct regular IT asset management. Having a clear understanding of what IT equipment you have will help with: - Costs - Assessing security risks - Efficiency - Space The good news we can do it all for you! We will conduct a comprehensive asset management service and report for your business. And better still, we can arrange for the management and removal of waste IT equipment - re-using everything we can for the benefit of someone else. If that sounds like something your organisation could really use, get in touch!

We are excited to introduce you to the next member of the L.E.A.D. IT Services team! This week's feature is Lynsey Ball! 🎉 Meet the Team: Lynsey Ball 🎉 👩💻Job Role: Finance Manager ⚡ Power-Up Moment (a proud work highlight): I love helping people and training staff, seeing them grow and watching them learn. 🍪 Favourite Biscuit: - Gluten free shortbread biscuit 🌴 Dream Holiday: New Zealand 🎉 Party Trick: I’ve not really got one – I prefer reading books! #MeetTheTeam #TeamCulture #PeopleOfLEADIT #WorkLife #BehindTheScenes

🎭Is your school planning a winter performance this year? 🎭 It might be too early to mention ... whisper it ... Christmas. Here at L.E.A.D. IT Services we know that lots of our schools like to put on a performance for parents at the end of the winter term. We also know that the planning and the rehearsals go on for many weeks beforehand. Did you know that we can help out with the set up, provision and installation of your audio-visual needs, hardware and software for school performances and events? We supply the PA and power generation equipment that will make your school performance really sing. We'll loan out the kit you need, manage it during the event, and even collect it afterwards! That means you can take care of the rehearsals and concentrate on what really matters: helping school children shine.

⚡It's all about connection⚡ Reliable, up to speed broadband is pretty much essential for running a 21st Century business. Most systems rely on it. It's vital to stay connected. But what happens when the broadband stops working? That's when it's good to have an IT company like ours on board. When your business works with us, you will know: ⚡Your broadband package will be tailored to meet your business needs ⚡We will constantly monitor your connection ⚡We have a dedicated monitoring service for broadband outage so we know when your connection is down - maybe before you do! ⚡That means we will be one step ahead should your broadband let you down ⚡Our service desk will report broadband faults directly to your Internet Service Provider ⚡We will also keep your stakeholders informed of any issues If that sounds like a lot of headaches solved with one easy phone call to us, please get in touch! Stay connected. With reliable IT support.