Silicon Reef
What We Do
We help organisations achieve business goals quicker through best-in-class Microsoft 365 services that put employees front and centre. We create digital environments from which organisations and employees can thrive. Starting with SharePoint as the foundation, then integrating innovative platforms like Viva, Copilot and Power Platform.
We’re not just tech wizards. We’re a team of people who understand that business success depends on every member of an organisation. Our people-first approach combined with our expertise allows us to work with both technical and non-technical teams to give your modern workplace a human touch.
Our Services
How We Can Help You
We work with Internal Communications, IT and digital transformation teams to bridge the gap between your people and your tech. Using Microsoft 365, we help you optimise your modern workplace – from your intranet design and functionality to preparation and integration of Copilot, document management and process automation.
SharePoint
Get the most from SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Offering everything from custom intranets to smooth migrations. Our tailored solutions boost collaboration, productivity, and employee engagement.
Viva
Elevate your employee experience with Microsoft Viva. We help you integrate Viva with your existing Microsoft 365 tools, ensuring technical readiness and a roadmap for success.
Power Platform
Maximise Power Platform’s potential with custom apps, automated workflows, and external portals. Our solutions save time, increase productivity, and enhance collaboration.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Comprehensive support for implementing Microsoft 365 Copilot, including strategy development, technical readiness, training, and deployment to enhance productivity and collaboration.
Azure
We use Microsoft Azure to help you do more with Microsoft 365. With Azure, we enhance our applications and solutions to drive innovation and bring your ideas to life.
Managed Support
Optimise your digital workplace with expert support for SharePoint, Power Platform, and Logic Apps. Our managed services ensure seamless functionality and fast issue resolution.
Our Products
Enhancing your SharePoint Experience
We’ve developed Beacon, the ultimate SharePoint design and news management product that seamlessly sits within your Microsoft 365 ecosystem to enable your teams to have a better, more engaging experience. From enhancing SharePoint design capabilities to personalised newsfeeds and easily accessible quick links – we help employees make work easier.
Branding & Design
Make your intranet sites and pages look more like your brand with a wide range of design webparts that provide better employee engagement and simplified user experience.
News Management & Personalisation
Enable internal comms teams to plan, create and track employee news while giving employees the capability of personalising how they view their newsfeed.
Customised Links & Tools
Provide a clean and simple way of saving Quick Links with one safe place to store and access all your business tools.
Client Stories
Transforming Internal Communications
The University of Leeds transformed internal communication with SharePoint, Beacon, and MyTools, improving access to tools, consistency, and engagement across 9,000+ employees.
Award Winning Intranet
The Met Office’s award-winning intranet, built with SharePoint and Ripple, boosts collaboration, accessibility, and engagement across 2,000+ employees.
Aerospace & Defence
Custom Provisioning Tool
A multinational engineering company streamlined resource management and improved security by implementing a custom provisioning tool for Microsoft 365.
Resources
Looking for Inspiration?
Intranet, Web App, or Employee Portal? Why Language Matters in Internal Platforms
Despite many teams sharing the vision of a fully integrated digital workplace, we often see organisations experiencing misalignment caused by the terminology used to describe it. Different teams speak different languages, and the traditional view of an ‘intranet’ is a...
4 Lessons We’ve Learned From Real Viva Engage Rollouts
Rolling out Viva Engage in an organisation is always a significant shift. It’s a tool with immense potential to improve collaboration, build a sense of community, and open up conversations across teams. But with that potential comes a few hurdles—and I’ve seen them...
One Year of Success: University of Leeds’ Intranet Anniversary
A year ago, we worked with the University of Leeds to develop a brand-new intranet—a ‘single source of truth’ that brought multiple communications channels together into one streamlined, efficient platform. Built on SharePoint, this intranet transformed the way the...
Viva Engage: How Shell Silenced Email Chaos
Insights from Alex Dana and I first met when we both worked at Unilever. Throughout our careers we've kept in touch to share experiences and insights, swapping stories on how Microsoft 365 can transform businesses when used well. Dana reached out to us to share her...
FAQs
Got questions? We’ve answered some of the common ones here. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, drop us a note.
What does Silicon Reef do?
We’re SharePoint experts, building everything from intranets, web apps, and employee portals to document management systems, provisioning tools, and event management platforms—and everything in between. We create custom solutions that fit seamlessly into your organisation, making information easy to find and work more efficient.
But we don’t stop at SharePoint. We bring together the full power of Microsoft 365, layering tools like Microsoft Viva to boost engagement, Power Platform to automate and streamline processes, and Copilot to unlock AI-driven productivity. Whatever your business challenge, we’ll help you get the most out of Microsoft 365.
Who do you work with?
We work with both technical and non-technical teams, including Internal Comms, IT, and business leaders, to create Microsoft 365 solutions that improve communication, collaboration, and productivity.
For Internal Comms and Employee Engagement teams, we translate the tech into their world—designing solutions that solve communication challenges, make content easier to manage, and help employees feel more connected.
For IT teams, we help them understand how technical solutions impact the wider business, ensuring they support company goals, are easy to use, and encourage adoption.
We also help technical and non-technical teams work better together, breaking down barriers so that Microsoft 365 delivers real value across the organisation.
What industries do you work with?
We work with organisations across a wide range of industries, helping them get the most out of Microsoft 365. Our experience spans a range of industries, including higher education (universities and colleges), utilities, oil & energy, entertainment, manufacturing, and media, where we design solutions tailored to each sector’s unique challenges.
Whether you’re looking to improve employee engagement, streamline processes, or manage content more effectively, we can help—whatever your industry.
What makes Silicon Reef different from other Microsoft 365 consultancies?
We don’t just implement technology—we make it meaningful. With a deep understanding of both IT and business needs, we ensure Microsoft 365 solutions are technically sound and drive real engagement. Our people-first approach means we focus on usability, adoption, and delivering long-term impact, not just ticking boxes.
How can we get started with Silicon Reef?
It all starts with a conversation. If you’re not sure what you need, we can run an Art of the Possible session to explore what’s possible with Microsoft 365 and how it could work for your organisation.
If you already have an idea of your requirements, we can organise a meeting with one of our experts to discuss your goals and the best approach. Either way, we’d love to chat—get in touch today and let’s make work a better place.