CACTUS IT

About Us

Business led it solutions. Comprehensive tailored it advice to small and mid-sized businesses across Yorkshire.
Business led it solutions. Comprehensive tailored it advice to small and mid-sized businesses across Yorkshire.

Cactus It:

About us

Cactus IT have been offering comprehensive, tailored IT advice and solutions to small and mid-sized businesses across Yorkshire and the surrounding areas since 2010. Read about our journey to Ilkley in the Telegraph and Argus.

What makes Cactus IT refreshingly different?
Every business is different. We believe we are too.

IT solutions and advice with integrity

Our aim is to be recommended by every one of our customers. The integrity of our solutions and our service are key to achieving that.

Led by your business

We always start from your specific business needs so you know our advice is tailored to you. We use our experience with industry-proven software and hardware to only recommend what we know works. And we don’t believe in IT for IT’s sake.

A meticulous attention to detail

Great solutions aren’t enough. Our commitment to delivering properly gives you confidence they will do the job.

A way with words, not just technology

If you want to talk features and technical detail, we will happily oblige. But we usually spend most of our time talking about business and how IT supports it. We find jargon rarely helps.

A calm, positive manner

Experience tells us there is always a solution. It also tells us life is too short not to enjoy work.

A truly personal touch

We work with Yorkshire-based businesses so we can provide the personal service our customers value. We are always responsive and ready to do what’s necessary to keep your IT working.

Who we are

Cactus IT is run by Bevan Yates from our base in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Since 2010, Cactus IT’s ‘belt and braces’ approach to IT has been bringing peace of mind to businesses in Yorkshire and around the UK.

We say ‘belt and braces’ because it reminds us of Grandpa Yates. He was an engineer by trade, and a stickler for doing things properly. He always made double sure that things were done correctly – belt, braces and all.
Cactus IT started with a focus on online data protection, recognising the growing importance of reliable, off-site data backup. Building on Bevan’s networks and consultancy background, Cactus IT has since expanded to offer IT advice and solutions for many IT services that support growing businesses.

“Meeting you for the first time, I had confidence in you and the knowledge that you had. You made a good first impression. Working with you proved that that impression was spot on!” Jill Dean, U-Dental

Cactus IT is the trading name of Cactus Backup Limited. To find out more about Cactus IT solutions, please contact us on +44 (0)1943 666 711.

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 michelle harrison 
 
26 June 2026
 
 
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I became a new client recently and the service and support has been excellent. Nothing was too much trouble, the service was very professional and I would highly recommend this organisation.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 David Waterhouse 
 
20 March 2026
 
 
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Outstanding service delivered with complete professionalism and when help was needed, the speed of response was outstanding. Customer service at its very best
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Helen Rhodes 
 
26 February 2025
 
 
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We have used Bevan and the team at Cactus IT for our hardware and software support for more than 4 years and have always been very happy with their service. A recent office move necessitated new equipment and reconfiguration of some existing. As always the team dealt with everything professionally and quickly had us set up in the new location with very little disruption.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Melissa Morton 
 
2 February 2025
 
 
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The team at Cactus IT is our go to support for all things IT supporting our business at Melissa Morton Garden Design. Jimmy and Josh are responsive, friendly and polite helping us to cope with those occasional IT frustrations and ensuring that disruption to workflow is minimised when any hiccups arise.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patricia Gibson 
 
20 January 2025
 
 
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Bevan and his team at Cactus-IT are fantastic! They are fast responding (which is paramount when running a business and something IT goes wrong), friendly and get the job done.  I highly recommend them, and have been so impressed, I have recommend them to my own clients who also work with Cactus-IT now.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bradford BID 
 
16 January 2025
 
 
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Bradford Business Improvement District have worked with Cactus IT for a number of years now and have always found the team to be fantastic to work with! From general IT enquiries, to more complex matters, they strive to rectify any issues swiftly and are very professional at all times. We look forward to continuing working with Cactus in the future.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Motiv Productions 
 
15 January 2025
 
 
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We've contracted Cactus IT for several years. The team is reliable, have a fast response when email support tickets are raised. Friendly on site help also.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sarah Brookfield-Almond 
 
13 January 2025
 
 
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The Cactus team are great. Very fast at responding, so helpful and friendly. They help Ilkley BID with all of our IT requirements.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Andrew Smith 
 
13 January 2025
 
 
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We've been incredibly impressed with the service provided by Cactus IT. The team is always prompt, professional, and extremely knowledgeable. A special shout-out to Jimmy, who has been an absolute star in resolving our issues quickly and efficiently, often going above and beyond to ensure everything runs smoothly. Highly recommend Cactus IT for reliable and friendly IT support!
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Matt Basterfield 
 
13 January 2025
 
 
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Cactus IT provide excellent support to our business. All of their services are provided quickly, quietly and efficiently.... leaving us to focus on the day job! A top team in Bevan, Jimmy & Josh. Thanks guys
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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