Case Study: KEW Electrical achieves hassle-free, time-saving cloud security with Sophos Central

A new datacentre prompts a move to Sophos Central at KEW Electrical

KEW Electrical, an independent electrical wholesaler with 28 branches and around 220 users, faced a datacentre move that prompted a review of its IT security. A long-term Sophos customer since 2014, KEW was concerned about increasing workloads, the prevalence of large PDF files (a high infection risk), and the presence of McAfee on new PCs, and chose to adopt Sophos Central and Intercept X Advanced to address those risks.

Sophos, working with partner PAV, migrated KEW to Sophos Cloud (Sophos Central) and deployed Intercept X Advanced, removing pre-installed McAfee and completing the switch in a single day. The move delivered measurable benefits: streamlined management with a single login, notable time savings for the IT team, full protection against potentially infected PDFs, GDPR-aligned data security, automatic updates for futureproofing, and protection across KEW’s 220-user estate — all provided by Sophos.

Kew Electrical

Ben Parks

IT Manager