Columbia Metals / Case Study

Columbia Metals was established in 1961 and serves hundreds of precision engineering companies throughout the UK, overseeing the supply of copper and nickel alloys, stainless steel and titanium. The operation is recognised as an integral part of the supply chain for the aerospace, automotive and oil & gas industries.

Challenge

With two strategically located offices in the UK, Columbia Metals found that their existing IT supplier was underperforming. The client was spending too much time managing ongoing conflicts between existing service providers, and that IT support, key to keeping their operation productive, was simply ineffective.

Columbia’s staff were spending an increasing amount of time chasing the IT service desk on a daily basis, to try and get a growing number of support tickets resolved and were failing to resolve issues in a timely fashion.

key benefits

Key benefits after the transition to Moon Computers’ dedicated support included:

Day-to-day telephone, remote desktop and Application support provided by our 1st / 2nd line service desk team

Immediate escalation of complex IT issues to 3rd line strategic service desk engineers

Dedicated technical account management

All IT Infrastructure, Application, Hosting and support is now provided by the same supplier for a seamless experience

No more chasing for updates, acting as an intermediary between 3rd party vendors or long waits for resolutions

Proactive 24/7 Server monitoring with Cybersecurity protections

Reduction in IT support costs by 25% per user

Solution

After initial meetings with the client, and a free full audit of its existing Infrastructure and practices, Moon Computers proposed a fully managed IT support service as the necessary solution.

This allowed Moon Computers to take full ownership of the day-to-day IT operations for Columbia, including the responsibility to maintain, develop and improve the Columbia’s IT support and Infrastructure.

Unlimited telephone support to our 1st and 2nd line technical team was implemented, with escalation available to strategic 3rd line engineers and vendor teams when necessary.

Streamlined Cybersecurity protection, coupled with 24-hour proactive Server monitoring ensured the network performed optimally, with a dedicated technical account manager on hand to assist with ongoing improvements. Now Columbia Metals enjoy quarterly service reviews, both on and off site and consider Moon Computers as an extension of their own team and a trusted IT department for any issues they experience.

Results

Columbia Metals now enjoys all of the benefits that come with a Premium IT Support service, at a lower cost. This has led to improved efficiency throughout the company, which has also improved the user experience for staff and customers alike. Moon Computers has become Columbia’s dedicated IT Department, integrating into their business to ensure the most efficient resolutions to any technical issues they find.

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Our primary concern is always the performance of your business, not just your IT. If you’d like to know more about how Moon Computers could help your organisation, then please get in touch.