SDL Group Ltd has purchased 32 licences of SAP Business One software
from AlphaGen as a replacement for their existing stock control, sales
contact management, e-commerce and accounts systems.
The fact that SAP Business One made it easy to
manage all company operations from a single integrated application,
running on an industry-standard MS SQL database, appealed to both
company management and users.
SDL Group was founded in 1977 and now operates from
10 UK sites. The group comprises three trading brands: Surridge Sport,
SDL Trophies, and Incentives-UK.
Surridge Sport (originally named Stuart Surridge)
has been established in the sports industry since 1867. Building on its
outstanding heritage, Surridge is enthusiastically embracing the future:
its team-wear range, for instance, has experienced excellent
year-on-year growth.
SDL Trophies is a trophy and medal wholesale
specialist that supplies thousands of trophy and medal retail outlets
worldwide. In addition to trophies and medals, the company also supplies
plaques, shields, crystal and glassware.
Incentives-UK provides innovative, top-quality
promotional items and business gifts. These are tailored to the needs of
individual corporations and sports clubs, and are supplied rapidly at
sensible prices.
As the company has grown its systems have expanded
and become more cumbersome, with a DOS-based Athena solution being used
to manage accounts, stock, sales and purchasing; the web-shop tool
Actinic handling e-commerce; and the sales team using Access databases
for Customer Relationship Management (CRM). With reporting from each
system becoming more time-consuming, duplication of and inconsistency
between information from the different systems proliferated, with the
inevitable result that no one could rely on the information retrieved.
SAP Business One has enabled SDL to unify its
systems in a single database. The advantages are clear:
·
easier system maintenance helps cut IT costs
·
reporting is more accurate, thereby increasing managers’
confidence in the information on which they base their decisions (a key
factor missing from the old systems)
·
users have greater visibility of information (with
restrictions, of course) from right across the organisation, thereby
breaking down the ‘invisible walls’ that often exist between different
departments in all growing companies.
The TUC recently asked AlphaGen to assist them with the next phase of
their system development project with Proactis Spend Control software.
This software is expected to have a significant effect upon the entire
organisation and will help TUC control all types of expenditure right
across the UK. For more information on Proactis, please click
here.
SAGE Publications is an independent international publisher of
journals, textbooks, reference books, databases and education media.
They recently appointed AlphaGen to supply them with a procurement and
spend control solution and for this, we recommended Proactis
Purchase-to-pay. For more information on Proactis, please click
here.
Hildon Natural Mineral Water was discovered in 1989 at the Hildon
Estate in Broughton, Hampshire, Southern England. A small production
outlet was established and the water has been flowing ever since. Over
the years the range has expanded and you can now have Hildon when you
are out and about with the plastic (PET) recyclable bottles as well as
the more traditional 750ml style glass bottles for fine dining.
PDD is a
product innovation consultancy that specialises in the transfer of
knowledge and skills across the consumer, telecoms, medical, packaging,
industrial and commercial sectors. Their insightful designs are
developed by people for people, while their strategic team ensures they
meet their clients’ business needs.
PDD partnered with AlphaGen mid-2006 to implement the first stage of
an ERP solution for the entire organisation. The first stage
replaced Sage with Epicor's advanced financial applications and, now
that this has been completed successfully, we are now embarking on the
second phase of the project - Epicor for Service Enterprises.
More than just professional services automation (PSA),
Epicor for Service Enterprises manages and streamlines virtually
every aspect of a service organisation—from bid management to engagement
delivery and resource management to project accounting, portfolio
management and beyond—all within a single solution.
Once this project has been completed (2007), PDD will have a total
business-wide solution - all from the Epicor product portfolio.
MSI
is the UK service subsidiary of the Stenhøj Group, a pan-European
engineering organisation specialising in the manufacture of equipment
for the worldwide automotive aftermarket.
MSI's portfolio of garage equipment services covers the complete life
cycle of equipment. With competencies in electronic, electrical,
electro-mechanical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic garage equipment
the company provides the most comprehensive service available in the UK.
A comprehensive network of skilled and experienced engineers are
controlled from three locations across the British Isles. Covering
all MOT Equipment, including Gas Analysers, Brake Testers, Diagnostics
Equipment and Vehicle Lifts, MSI is the largest independent service
provider across Britain.
MSI have partnered with AlphaGen in order to implement an ERP
solution. Encompassing all areas of their business from stock control
(including their vans), through financial ledgers, to managing their
engineers using Epicor Field Service software and CRM. This will
give MSI a fully integrated software solution; entirely based upon
Epicor's software.
Homeloan (HML) has over 15 years of experience as the UK's foremost provider of
process outsourcing solutions and systems to the mortgage, finance and
investment sector. They are backed by one of the most innovative
financial services groups in the country - Skipton Group. HML
create value for their clients by designing and delivering a
comprehensive range of products and services.
Following the implementation of Epicor
Enterprise during the late part of 2005, HML are now starting 2006 with a roll-out
of Microsoft Forecaster to their budget holders throughout their
organisation.
Microsoft Forecaster is a web-based application that will allow HML
to automate and control their complex budgeting processes.
Microsoft Forecaster helps you immediately realise the benefits of
an effective budgeting and planning process; making it an ongoing part
of your business strategy.
Polimeri Europa is a petrochemical company and are owned and
controlled by Eni SpA. They are managed through three divisions -
Basic Chemicals, Polyethylene, and Elastomers & Styrenics. PE
produce a wide portfolio of products, by implementing a range of
proprietary technologies and state-of-the-art production systems across
a wide-reaching and efficient distribution network.
They recently partnered with AlphaGen to implement
Microsoft Forecaster to help build a more efficient and effective
budgeting and planning process for their manufacturing plant based in
Hythe, Southampton.
Glendale, the largest operating division of
Parkwood Holdings plc,
as a leading provider of green service solutions to the public and
private sector, has entered the next phase of their Spend Control
initiative by rolling out PROACTIS to 150 users.
This decision follows implementation of the PROACTIS spend control
system in November 2004. The initial project, delivered by PROACTIS
partner AlphaGen, was to improve financial controls and give visibility
of committed costs, and included 60 PROACTIS users and 30 Dashboard and
Report Writer users.
Glendale, a national company employing over 1,500 people, are users of
the Epicor financial suite of software, also supported by AlphaGen, and
tightly integrated to PROACTIS.
Gresham Office Furniture choose AlphaGen
Gresham Office Furniture Limited has been established in the north
west of England for over 25 years. They are leading manufacturers and
designers of office furniture systems and are based in a multi-million
pound custom built three storey manufacturing and administrative centre
which was commissioned on a ten acre site on the outskirts of Bolton.
NASUWT control
their costs using
PROACTIS
The National Association of
Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers are a long-standing customer of
AlphaGen and have been using Epicor financial solutions for many years.
The NASUWT are now installing PROACTIS for their 'Spend Control' needs
for the entire organisation.
NASUWT is the only TUC
affiliated teachers' union representing teachers in all parts of the UK.
NASUWT has over 223,500 members in all sectors from early years to
further education.
Stoke Park invest in Epicor for Hospitality and
Entertainment
Stoke Park Club with its 27 hole golf course, Stoke Poges, and award
winning spa, SPA SPC, is one of the most special places in the world.
With a recorded history of more than nine hundred years, the 350 acre
estate provides a unique combination of the traditions of a great
members' club and the best of today's sporting, leisure, entertaining and
hotel facilities in one of the most convenient locations in Britain.
Epicor for
Hospitality and Entertainment is comprised of the Epicor Enterprise suite
of integrated business applications tailored to meet the requirements of
this unique industry.
Epicor for
Hospitality and Entertainment can
provide the tools you need to manage growth, refine operations and
increase profitability.
TUC chooses AlphaGen to supply their
Project Accounting Solution
TUC have entered
into an agreement with AlphaGen to supply and implement Epicor's Project
Accounting software. More...
