Richard Dix set up a small one man band IT services company at his home in School Road in Heacham 10 years ago this year. This small entrepeneur expanded rapidly and then operated from an “office” in Mr Dix’s back garden. It was around 2006 when the business really branched out and became established in purpose built office space at Marea Farm, Heacham. Since 2002, Mr Dix has been involved with community broadband projects such as West Norfolk Community Broadband which served thousands of houses and businesses in a five-square mile area.
This solid hands on experience enabled Mr Dix to develop “Rural Broadband” as an offshoot of Positive Computing. Rural Broadband focusses on the provision of internet connectivity and other associated services to customers based in rural areas in Norfolk and across the UK. Having lived, worked and trained in Heacham, Norfolk all his life, Mr Dix has expanded his wealth of valuable IT experience and now offers the benefit of this experience to providing internet connection to communities who need to overcome the technical challenges faced in less well connected parts of the country. Rural Broadband is growing its network of experienced satellite dish installers across the country to be able to provide a complete service to any region in the UK.
The company now offers a personal and family-run IT service business with a range of services including:
- Web hosting
- ADSL connectivity
- Remote computer support (through Positive Computing)
- Online Backup
- Satellite internet connectivity (through BeyonDSL) and installation
We can look forward to Positive Computing and Rural Broadband growing from strength to strength as broadband technology takes over.