Trusted by Lancashire businesses since 1997

Empowering
Your Digital
World

Lancashire's leading IT support and security specialists. We make technology work for your business simply, securely, and cost-effectively.

28+
Years of Expertise
Est. 1997
500+
Businesses Supported
Across Lancashire
99.9%
Uptime Guaranteed
2025 SLA Average
< 2hr
Average Response Time
Emergency Support
28+
Years in IT

Established in 1997, providing expert IT solutions to businesses across Lancashire and beyond.

ISO
Certified
About Use-It

We Make IT
Simple.

Established in 1997, Use-It Computers has spent over 28 years helping hundreds of businesses across Lancashire grow through smarter IT. Our experience, friendly approach, and genuine passion for technology set us apart.

"Use It provide IT services to a diverse range of industries. Our experience and friendly approach has allowed us to build a highly skilled, professional team with a genuine passion for IT."

Mark Wilkinson, Managing Director
  • Bespoke IT support tailored to your needs
  • ISO certified & Cyber Essentials accredited
  • Covering all of Lancashire and beyond
  • Emergency support available 24/7
  • Friendly, expert team with no jargon
About Our Team
Cyber Protection

Protect Your Business
Before It's Too Late

Cyber attacks cost UK businesses an estimated ยฃ44 billion in 2025. The Cyber Essentials scheme backed by the UK Government protects against the most common threats and is increasingly required to win public sector contracts.

We are certified Cyber Essentials assessors. We handle the entire process for you from gap analysis to certification.

UK Government-Backed Certification
NCSC-approved scheme required for many public sector contracts

Malware Protection

99.8% detection rate

Ransomware Defence

24/7 active monitoring

Phishing Prevention

AI-powered filtering

Web Protection

DNS-level threat blocking

ยฃ44bn
Annual cost of UK cyber crime (2025)
82%
Of breaches involve a human element
ยฃ3.4k
Average cost of a SME cyber incident
5 days
Average time to detect a breach
Service Coverage

Serving All of
Lancashire & Beyond

Our expert IT engineers provide on-site and remote support across the entire Lancashire region. From our base in Rishton, Blackburn, we cover Burnley, Preston, Blackpool, Clitheroe, Bolton and everywhere in between.

Blackburn
Burnley
Preston
Blackpool
Clitheroe
Bolton
Accrington
Chorley
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Research in 2025 shows businesses on reactive IT support spend 3x more annually than those on managed contracts. We break down the numbers for Lancashire SMEs.

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Trusted Partners & Vendors

Microsoft
Cisco
Dell
Acronis
Barracuda Networks
Datto
Epson
WatchGuard
Xerox
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WithSecure

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Your IT Infrastructure?

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