First
established
on
16
February
1998
as
Freedom
Building
Design;
the
word
“building”
being
omitted
at
the
end
of
the
year 2000 to reflect the changing nature of the business.
Freedom
Computer
&
Information
Technology
Services
was
adopted
in
2008
as
a
trading
name
that
properly
reflects
the
principle business activity of the Partners.
We
serve
a
broad
community
of
home,
home
office,
small
business
and
school
users
of
computers
and
information
technology
systems
with
technical,
tuition
and
consultancy
support services.
Freedom
Design
is
the
officially
recognised
name
of
the
business
partnership
formed
by
husband
and
wife
team
Paul
and
Laurie
Janine
Truswell.
Freedom
Design
is
regarded
as
an
attractive
name
that
reflects
the
aspirations,
Christian
beliefs
and professional background of the proprietors.
Paul
Truswell
was
employed
full
time
in
Architectural
Practice
between
1978
and
1997
prior
to
becoming
self-employed
in
1998.
Involvement
in
IT
commenced
in
1989
with
the
introduction
of
Computer
Aided
Design
at
the
Taylor
Young
Partnership;
where
he
was
in
employment
for
17
years.
Paul
was
closely
involved
with
the
development
at
Taylor
Young
of
a
bespoke
CAD
system
built
on
a
UNIX
platform;
and,
the
implementation
of
Quality
Systems
that
were
instrumental
in
the
practice
becoming
the
first
UK
Architectural
Practice
to
gain
BS 5750 accreditation from the BSI.
Paul
started
providing
IT
support
services
early
in
the
year
2000
initially
in
a
voluntary
capacity
at
The
Marlborough
Primary
School
in
Macclesfield.
This
served
as
an
essential
stepping
stone
towards
making
contacts
with
other
schools;
and
ultimately,
the
adoption
of
information
technology
technical
support
in
lieu
of
architectural
design
as
the
core
business
activity
of
Freedom
Design.
Between
2001
and
2006
Freedom
Design
successfully
provided
IT
technical
support
to
a
portfolio
of
over
20
primary
schools
in
and
around
the
Macclesfield
area
in co-operation with Cheshire County Council.
Laurie
Janine
Truswell
joined
Freedom
Design
on
2
September
2002
allowing
a
vast
pool
of
IT
experience
to
be
added
to
the
business.
Prior
to
working
with
Paul,
Jan
was
IT
Manager
with
Insight
Marketing
and
Communications
in
Macclesfield
and
has
been
working
continuously
in
IT
for
over
35 years, many of these at a senior management level.