About porsche centre south lakes, carnforth
iTEK Computer Solutions have supported the IT infrastructure at the family-owned Porsche Centre for 5 years and were the obvious partner to work with to assist with the dealership relocation
Parker & Parker Ltd. began selling Porsche from their Kendal base in 1957. The showroom is said to be the UK’s oldest Porsche garage and has been a huge part of the Kendal community over the last 60 years. In July 2021, Parker & Parker moved their Cumbrian dealership from Kendal to a £5 million state-of-the-art facility by the M6 junction 35 near Carnforth.
The showroom now boasts ultra-fast chargers, a direct diagnostics bay, specialist handover bay and much needed larger showroom and workshop facilities.
iTEK Computer Solutions (part of the inTEC Group) have supported the IT infrastructure at the family-owned Porsche Centre for 5 years and were the obvious partner to work with to assist with the dealership relocation. In early 2020, Parker & Parker contacted iTEK to brief them on this exciting development. The long-lasting relationship coupled with complete trust in iTEK’s high standard of service meant that the project did not go out to tender. iTEK were the natural choice and perfect fit.
Business Requirements
Complete transition of their IT infrastructure from Kendal to the new Carnforth facility
The Porsche Centre’s relocation requirements included the complete transition of their IT infrastructure from Kendal to the new Carnforth facility.
Initially, Ben and his team met with Simon Parker (one of the directors of Parker & Parker Ltd.) in a technology consultancy and planning role. Ben established excellent working relationships with other key parties involved in the showroom build including architects, building contractors and project managers. This ensured that, from day one, the correct specifications were in place from a physical cabling perspective.
Ben and his team also consulted with Simon regarding their internet connectivity, IT security, Wi-Fi, VoIP telephony, audio and visual systems, computers and all related IT equipment; the full package.
When the physical project got underway, iTEK worked alongside the electricians to install all the fibre and copper data cabling throughout the building of which there was approximately 15km. In addition, iTEK performed the installation of the Wi-Fi and telephone systems, all the relevant testing, setting up the desktop computers and laptops, managing and installing all of the audio-visual requirements and the provision, configuration and installation of all security infrastructure including firewalls and perimeter security.
Outcomes & Benefits
iTEK continue to manage and provide on-going support around every element of the IT infrastructure at the new Porsche Centre South Lakes dealership.
The entire infrastructure relocation project took just over a year to complete. Despite the many complexities of a large IT project like this and the fact that all of this took place during the Covid-19 pandemic, iTEK completed the task ahead of schedule and were fully Covid compliant throughout.
iTEK continue to manage and provide on-going support around every element of the IT infrastructure at the new Porsche Centre South Lakes dealership including: