Managed IT support for construction businesses starts from £30 per user per month for core helpdesk, monitoring and infrastructure management. Adding comprehensive cybersecurity — including managed firewall, Cyber Essentials certification support, email security and incident response — starts from £40 per user per month. The final cost depends on your user count, number of sites and existing infrastructure. Book a free 15-minute call and we’ll put together an itemised proposal based on your specific requirements with no obligation to proceed.

Construction firms face a combination of IT pressures that are genuinely different from most industries: staff working across multiple sites with unreliable or no fixed connectivity, large volumes of sensitive contract and design documents that need secure sharing with external parties, strict compliance requirements for public sector work, and the ongoing challenge of managing subcontractor access. DMS structures IT support around these specific pressures rather than applying a generic approach.

Yes — this is one of the core things DMS handles for construction clients. Whether your team is operating from a head office, a rented site cabin, a satellite office or from home, DMS provides secure remote access, cloud-based tools and a helpdesk that responds regardless of where the user is. Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, properly configured, give site-based and office-based teams the same access to the tools and files they need.

Managing access for subcontractors and short-term project staff is one of the most common pain points for construction businesses. DMS puts structured processes in place for granting and revoking system access — so subcontractors get what they need to do their job without having standing access to systems they shouldn’t be in. This is also an important part of Cyber Essentials compliance, which requires controlled access management across your entire user base including external parties.

Construction businesses are a frequent target for invoice fraud, phishing and ransomware. DMS provides layered protection — endpoint detection, email filtering, multi-factor authentication and staff awareness training. For businesses tendering for public sector or infrastructure contracts, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification is increasingly a prerequisite. DMS guides you through certification from a standing start and maintains compliance on an ongoing basis. ISO 27001 technical control support is also available for contracts that require it.

DMS works with construction businesses of all sizes — from specialist subcontractors and regional groundworks firms with 10–20 staff, through to multi-site main contractors and housebuilders with 150+ employees. The approach is scaled to the size and complexity of the business. Smaller firms benefit from a full IT function without the cost of internal resource; larger businesses typically benefit most from consolidating IT, security and telecoms under a single managed provider.

If your construction business suffers a ransomware attack or cyber incident, the immediate priorities are: isolate affected devices from the network, contact your IT provider to contain the threat, and assess whether personal or client data has been compromised. Under GDPR, a reportable breach must be notified to the ICO within 72 hours of discovery. For businesses operating under public sector or framework contracts, there may be additional contractual obligations to notify clients or procurement bodies. DMS provides incident response support as part of its managed IT and cyber security service — containing the threat, preserving forensic evidence, restoring systems from clean backups and producing the documentation your insurer or regulator will require. Having a tested incident response plan in place before an attack occurs is the single most important step a construction business can take — particularly given the high-value transactions and dispersed workforces that make the sector a consistent target.

Yes — Microsoft 365 with SharePoint and OneDrive is well suited to construction businesses sharing large drawings, specifications and project files, but it needs to be configured correctly to work effectively. Out of the box, SharePoint has file size limits and default sharing settings that aren’t optimised for construction workflows. DMS configures Microsoft 365 for construction use: SharePoint document libraries structured around projects, controlled external sharing so drawings can be securely shared with architects, engineers and subcontractors without using email attachments or consumer tools like WeTransfer, and version control so teams are always working from the current drawing set. For businesses using BIM or large CAD files, we advise on appropriate storage architecture and any supplementary tools required alongside Microsoft 365.

Cyber Essentials certification requires your business to demonstrate five technical controls: a properly configured firewall, secure default settings across devices, access control and user privilege management, malware protection, and patch management. For construction businesses starting from scratch, DMS assesses your current infrastructure against these controls, identifies the gaps, implements the required changes and guides you through the certification process. Cyber Essentials is administered in the UK through IASME, the NCSC-appointed scheme owner. Cyber Essentials Plus — which involves an independent technical audit — is increasingly required for higher-value public sector and infrastructure contracts. DMS can support you through both levels of certification and help you maintain compliance on an ongoing basis, so your certification remains current at renewal and your tendering position is protected.