J S Wright has appointed Dean Burgess as IT Manager.

With more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry, he was previously Head of IT for national children’s charity NYAS (National Youth Advisory Service), where he was instrumental in gaining the charity Cyber Essentials accreditation vital for gaining government contracts.

Dean will be responsible for developing and maintaining the electronic network systems for both J S Wright and Wright Maintenance, which includes ensuring that all their systems remain secure and compliant.

Working with Associate Director IT and Support Services Simon Bevin and Finance Director John Stevenson, Dean will also play a key role in the ongoing digitalisation of the company’s management systems that will increase efficiencies by making all data accessible as a single source of truth.

Managing Director Peter Grierson said: “Dean will help support our ambitious growth plans and enable us to provide an even better service to customers.”