Brintons Carpet | A Node4 Client Achievement Story

The Customer

Partnering with Node4 to strengthen global operations with modern hybrid cloud and 24/7 security monitoring.

Today, the company is one of the world’s largest Axminster carpet manufacturers, with production sites in Portugal, Poland and India, and commercial offices across the globe encompassing the US and Australia.

Following a strategic review of its core IT infrastructure and partners, Brintons made the decision to modernise its digital estate and identify a technology partner better aligned to its long-term goals.

The Challenge

In doing so, its new strategic IT partner needed to address a number of core challenges. Firstly, its legacy remote desktop environment was nearing a three-year contract renewal, which would have required investing in licences which would have soon been redundant under its plans to modernise.

At the same time, its existing hosting arrangement made it difficult to introduce change quickly; a situation that needed to be resolved in order to support the Company’s overall growth plans. Brintons needed a partner able to move at pace and work as an extension of its internal team. From an operational perspective, with sites and users spread across the globe, Brintons needed to ensure staff could reliably access central systems from any location in the world.

The Solution

Having evaluated a range of leading UK-based service providers, Brintons selected Node4 to design and implement a modern hybrid cloud environment built on its Virtual Data Centre and integrated with Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.

Node4 delivered the programme in phased stages to minimise disruption and keep the business running smoothly. Working to a tight timeline, the team first transitioned around 350 users from Citrix to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, giving employees a stable and modern workspace experience, regardless of where they were connecting from.

Once the desktop environment was established, Brintons’ core applications were moved onto Node4’s VMware-based Virtual Data Centre (VDC). This provided a flexible and resilient foundation that could evolve as requirements changed. The VDC was then integrated with Azure Virtual Desktop, so users across the world could securely access the systems they needed through a single environment.

“The timescales were incredibly tight, but Node4 helped us get there without disruption,” said Tony. “Their ability to scale the environment quickly and adjust to what we needed made the whole transition far smoother than we expected.”

To strengthen operational oversight, Brintons also adopted continuous monitoring through a SIEM and SOC service built on Microsoft Sentinel. This delivers round-the-clock visibility of activity across the estate, backed by regular reviews to ensure systems are running at optimal performance and reliability levels.

Hybrid cloud platform combining Node4’s Virtual Data Centre (VDC) with Microsoft Azure.

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployed for ~350 users, replacing Citrix with a modern workspace.

24/7 security monitoring delivered through a SIEM and SOC service built on Microsoft Sentinel.

A Seamless Digital Environment

With Azure Virtual Desktop, Brintons’ teams can work securely from any location through a consistent, responsive workspace. The new environment has reduced day‑to‑day pressure on the internal IT team and significantly improved service stability.

Major Efficiency Gains

Working with Node4 and Nerdio, Brintons has dramatically reduced the time and effort required to deploy and manage virtual desktops. Automated “gold image” builds allow new virtual machines to be created instantly, replacing manual processes that previously took weeks.

A Flexible, Scalable Solution

A consumption‑based model now allows Brintons to scale capacity in line with international demand, while maintaining clear control over costs. The project was delivered within a five‑week window and completed within budget, avoiding the need to renew restrictive desktop licensing.

Security and Visibility

By adopting Node4’s Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and SOC service, Brintons now benefits from continuous monitoring and clearer visibility across its environment. Alerts are easier to interpret, helping the team focus on genuine risks and respond more quickly.

Supporting Long‑Term Growth

Hosting core applications in Node4’s Virtual Data Centre has created a flexible platform for future modernisation. Brintons is now exploring additional Microsoft services as part of a longer‑term roadmap to evolve its environment at a manageable pace.

Brintons Carpets