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Business Telecoms & IT in Harlow

SCG Solutions works with businesses across Harlow, covered by Joshua Littman from Windsor. IT support, cyber security, cloud telephony, connectivity and business mobiles, backed by the Southern Communications Group.

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Business in Harlow

Harlow was a post-war new town and has an unusually strong life sciences and pharmaceutical presence for its size, with a science park and the research investment around it, alongside manufacturing, distribution using the M11, and a town centre serving west Essex. The planned layout means industrial estates are laid out with services in mind and the commercial stock is modern. Regulated research work brings audit and data-handling requirements considerably stricter than the surrounding logistics does.

  • Harlow Science Park
  • the Harlow industrial estates
  • the M11 corridor

Sectors we work with around Harlow

Harlow — common questions

We do regulated research at Harlow. How does that change the infrastructure?

Segmentation between research and general office networks, monitored firewalls, controlled and reviewed access, and clarity about where data physically sits. Where a funder or a regulator imposes a specific data-handling regime we build to it rather than interpret it, and we would want your compliance people in the conversation early rather than at the end.

Is a planned-town estate easier to connect than older Essex premises?

Generally yes, and noticeably so. Harlow was laid out with services in mind, so ducting and routes exist and lead times tend to be shorter than in the older Essex towns. It is still worth checking the specific unit, because later subdivisions and shared buildings vary regardless of how the estate was planned.

We are a life sciences business in Harlow. Is standard connectivity enough?

Frequently not, and the constraint is upload rather than download. Broadband is asymmetric, so sending large datasets out is several times slower than pulling them in — exactly backwards for laboratory and research work. A leased line gives matching speed both ways and a contractual fix time, which for work against delivery dates is usually the real reason to buy it.

Often asked for around Harlow

Based on the sectors that make up the local economy — not everything we do, just what tends to come up here.

The 2027 switch-off affects Harlow too. Openreach plans to retire its traditional phone network by 31 January 2027. Check your phone lines, alarms and payment terminals, and plan the move with your provider.

Read about the switch-off

Harlow sits within our wider coverage. These pages cover the same services across a broader area, with the towns beneath them.

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