In 1996, Matthew Geyman founded Intersys in London. In his previous life as an IT manager, he’d observed several things about his industry that convinced him to go it alone.

The first was the stagnation that so often develops among in-house IT teams. Bold and transformative new technologies and processes seemed to so often pass them by.

Second was a relentless sales culture among many outsourced IT providers. They were focused far more on selling IT than solving technical issues.

Matthew consciously positioned himself against these approaches – and followed his own heart – by creating an agile IT provider based on innovation, and a Service not Sales culture.

The early years of Intersys saw Matthew on a motorbike, weaving the length and breadth of London serving clients. Gradually, he developed a team of talented IT technicians, software engineers and cyber security experts. 

In 2004, he swapped the saddle for a comfortable chair in the business’s first dedicated office space which happened to be attached to the Gardener’s Arms pub on Pump Hill in Loughton. Another early office was a loft space which also doubled as a server room!

In 2008, Intersys moved into its first commercial office space at The Shrubberies in South Woodford. In the years that followed, the business built on its reputation in IT to become a well-respected leader in cyber security and a ‘Security First MSP’.

Meanwhile, Intersys recruited colleagues with invaluable knowledge of highly regulated industries such as life sciences, pharmaceuticals, mining and education. These compliance-led industries have become an increasing focus of our work and a significant share of our clients.