IFS Applications

User-friendly software that makes your business more agile

A single, user-friendly product with a single purpose in mind – to make your business more agile. IFS Applications helps manage – and streamline – 4 core processes: service and assets, projects, manufacturing and supply chain. And it gives you a full suite of ERP software that lets you turn business challenges into business opportunities.

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Barking Power Station

Barking Power Station, constructed between 1992 and 1995, is one of the largest independently-owned generating plants in the UK, being capable of generating 1000MW of electricity – about 2% of the peak electricity demand in England and Wales. The station uses Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) technology, with gas as its primary fuel, and with NOx emissions as low as 25% of approved levels, the plant has one of the best environmental records in Europe for a gas-fired power plant.

The potential of the system is enormous. It gives us the flexibility we need and which we didn’t previously possess.
Tony O’Reilly, Station Manager

  • United Kingdom
  • Energy & Utilities
  • 1000 MW electricity capacity – at 25% of approved emission levels

What they got

  • Improved productivity
  • More flexible business processes
  • Better utilisation of resources
  • Faster access to information
  • More accurate data
  • Smooth implementation
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Bristan

Bristan

Bristan Group is the parent company for two of the UK's largest bathroom brands: Bristan, a leading supplier of taps, showers and accessories, and Heritage Bathrooms, specialising in exclusive quality bathroom suites. Products are designed, developed and distributed from the company's headquarters in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Sales to end-user customers are normally through builders' merchants, DIY chains and independent specialist retail outlets.

Because of our positive experiences with IFS, we were comfortable rolling the solution out to a wider user base and it has proved easy to get to grips with at all levels. The IFS infrastructure has underpinned, and will continue to support, our long-term plans for growth.
Wes Mason, IT Services Manager

What they got

  • 360 Degree View functionality consolidates all information on a customer in one place
  • More pro-active with customers
  • Greater flexibility in creating custom events and alerts
  • Reduced maintenance costs and improved cost efficiency
  • Improved user productivity
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British Sky Broadcasting - BSkyB

BSKYB

British BSkyB Broadcasting (BSkyB) is no ordinary media company. The operator of both the UK’s largest digital satellite television platform and the UK’s fastest growing broadband provider is an endlessly innovating provider of broadcast sports, movies, entertainment, news and broadband services.

We are not the easiest customer. But there was a relationship match on both sides that made this a success.
Marion Scott, Head of Supply Chain Development

  • United Kingdom
  • Service & Asset Management
  • More than 350 stock keeping units, 500,000 products and more than 1,800 engineer locations

What they got

  • Complete stock visibility
  • Automated administration wherever possible
  • Frequency of audits has been reduced substantially
  • BSkyB’s systems are now fully integrated with business partners’ own stock control systems
  • BSkyB was able to construct its ideal stock management solution from a range of modular functionality components
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Butcher's Pet Care

Founded in 1987, Butcher’s Pet Care Ltd. is an independent pet food manufacturer, producing the leading dog food brand, Butcher’s, as well as Classic cat food and Olli dry cat food. Butcher’s Pet Care produces food of the highest quality, using only natural ingredients to ensure superior taste and perfectly balanced, complete meals for pets. All products are available in supermarkets, pet shops, and convenience stores across the UK.

Customer loyalty is still key to our success in the market. The new system will help us to ensure we remain a key brand for retailers and consumers.
David Costello, Head of Marketing

  • United Kingdom
  • Batch Manufacturing
  • Family-owned company with international reach

What they got

  • Advanced forecasting and demand planning capabilities
  • Increased visibility
  • Seamless connection between sales, production and warehouse
  • Smooth implementation with no business disruptions
  • Online analysis facilities and reporting capabilities
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Coba Plastics

Coba Plastics

Coba Plastics specialises in manufacturing thermoplastic extrusions in accordance with QS 9000 standards. Much of Coba’s output is supplied to the automotive industry. As a key supplier, Coba manufactures the largest selection of trim retainers in Europe. Other products include a range of standard and bespoke components used for seating, sealing systems, airbags and windscreen-wiper mechanisms.

With its open architecture and advanced technology, IFS Applications provides a system which Coba Plastics can grow into rather than grow out of.
Mark Goodwin, IT Manager

  • United Kingdom
  • Automotive
  • Accreditations include ISO 9001, QS 9000/ISO 9002, TS 16949-2002, and ISO 14001

What they got

  • More accurate business information
  • Real-time production data
  • Greater accuracy in lead time forecasts
  • More efficient manufacturing schedules
  • Improved throughput
  • Better return on investment
  • Better overview of costs
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eps

EPS

Environmental Property Service (eps) provides property solutions to a wide range of clients, including public and private landlords, education and healthcare institutions, and retail and financial services companies.

The more we do with IFS, the more we want! The functionality of IFS Applications continues to impress us and we’ve kept adding new features right from the very first implementation.
Matthew Sturmer, Building Maintenance Director

  • United Kingdom
  • Construction & Contracting
  • Completes 220,000 responsive repairs

What they got

  • Customers now experience a ‘first time fix’ and better level of service
  • The entire company is more efficient
  • Paperless inventory tracking, ordering, job and cost reporting
  • A new layer of business intelligence
  • Integration with mobile field operative PDAs
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Holdfast

Holdfast

Holdfast is a consortium created to deliver specific services to the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project. The Holdfast Consortium provides a balance of educational, military and commercial experience.

The smooth running of [our] extensive operation is dependent on the IFS ERP system.
Chris Bryant, Head of IT, Holdfast

  • United Kingdom
  • Training services provider to the Ministry of Defence’s Royal School of Military Engineering

What they got

  • Holdfast were able to deliver logistical services to the RSME ahead of their tight schedule
  • Speedy implementation within five months, beating the strict deadline
  • Provides a central system for service delivery, scheduling, stock, inventory control and management level reporting
  • Solution meets the MoD's strict requirements
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LINPAC Allibert

Linpac

LINPAC Allibert design and manufacture Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP), such as plastic pallets and containers, for the retail, automotive and general industry sectors across the UK & Europe.

In the context of a looming global economic slowdown, maintaining an agile business is more important than ever. You can only react if you have reliable information to act on. IFS gives us this in real time, every time
Andre Ertel, Project Manager

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • 800 IFS applications users

What they got

  • Better production and quality control, more accurate delivery times, improved customer service
  • A single IT platform across the business
  • Costs and credit control managed on a global scale
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Mini Plant Swindon

MINI Plant Swindon has upgraded its ERP system to IFS Applications 7.0, to increase collaboration and internal efficiencies. The IFS software has been upgraded at the plant, which is responsible for the manufacture of the MINI pressings.

  • United Kingdom
  • Automotive

What they got

  • Upgraded business systems to latest release of IFS Applications
  • Press lines are now monitored and controlled more efficiently
  • System now connects the company's Swindon and Oxford plants
  • Schedules now received off the pull

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Portsmouth Aviation

Portsmouth Aviation

Portsmouth Aviation, a leading mechanical and aeronautical engineering company with 80 years of experience, successfully diversified its business to include not only mass manufacturing, but also bespoke manufacturing projects. Upgrading its ERP solution provided by IFS has been central to this business transformation and a key element of the company’s growth strategy.

  • United Kingdom
  • Aerospace & Defence

IFS is the package that everyone logs into first thing in the morning, and it is an inherent part of every business function. From its interoperability and connectivity to its efficiency and flexibility, IFS Applications has enabled Portsmouth Aviation to develop into a competitive and successful 21st Century business.
James Greaves, Systems Manager at Portsmouth Aviation

What they got

  • Centralised management and version control of documents
  • Reduced costs through time savings
  • Increased usability and improved collaboration
  • Project management functionality
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Star Refrigeration

Star Refrigeration is the UK’s largest independent industrial refrigeration engineering company. Established in Glasgow in 1970, with ten strategically placed depots across the UK and two subsidiary companies, Star Refrigeration has approximately 350 employees and a current sales turnover in excess of £40 million. In addition to the provision of individual services including training, consultancy and ground-breaking refrigeration technology, Star Refrigeration offers complete solutions, working in partnership with customers, from design through to commissioning and maintenance.

As well as greater visibility, the IFS system has provided the discipline we needed to make sure everything is done properly and in a completely standard way
Graham Stuart, Operations Managing Director

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • More than 250 employees throughout the UK

What they got

  • Improved management control
  • Enhanced customer service
  • Greater visibility
  • Fewer queries
  • Faster invoicing
  • Better cash flow
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Ultra Electronics PAS

Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems is the leading manufacturer of compact on-board gas solutions, including compact gas compressors for the aerospace and defence industry worldwide.

  • United Kingdom
  • Aerospace & Defence

In addition to tighter control of our project based orders, IFS Applications allows us clearer visibility across the financial and business processes. Reporting can now be produced in a more efficient, simpler and standardised way, enabling us to track costs, produce more accurate forecasts and ultimately protect the bottom line.
Ian Bradley, Head of Customer Service & Management Systems, Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems

What they got

  • Better budget control
  • Time efficiencies
  • Partnership working
  • Support for growth in project environment
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Vitec Group

Vitec Group serves worldwide customers in the media sector with products and services for the broadcast, entertainment and photographic industries. Vitec is based on multiple, well known, premium brands that professionals rely on. Vitec is organised in three divisions: Imaging & Staging, Videocom and Services.

This was a very important project for our business and has set us up for future cost and time efficiency. In addition, IFS Applications 7.5 was implemented across 11 locations in 6 countries at the same time within budget and on time.
Chris Beveridge, IT Director Broadcast Systems Division, Vitec Group

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Synchronised go-live across 11 locations in 6 countries

What they got

  • Acquired businesses from around the globe are now working together on a common platform and version
  • Standardised management and processes ensure visibility and collaboration across all group companies
  • New acquisitions can be brought into the business efficiently and quickly
  • Senior management now have easy access to information
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Wandsworth

Wandsworth

The Wandsworth Group is the UK’s oldest manufacturer of electrical switches and accessories. Products are specified by architects, consulting engineers and contractors, and can be found in Windsor Castle as well as prestigious hotels, airport terminals and large commercial buildings, in the UK and the Middle East.

The project was relatively painless. IFS consultants kept an eye on things and were readily available to provide support on site during the implementation.
John Williams, Associate Director

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • 160 employees

What they got

  • Easier, earlier access to information
  • Leaner manufacturing
  • Better throughput and capacity
  • Greater visibility of costing
  • More flexible discounting
  • Better understanding of profitability
    of individual contracts
  • More consistent pricing
  • Lower inventory levels required
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Worldmark

Worldmark

Worldmark International manufactures identification products, and its business has grown globally with the demand for high quality products, particularly in the electronics and telecommunications sectors where identification, branding and security are important. In some cases, such as the keys for mobile phone handsets, Worldmark products are an integral part of the product design. Labels are also supplied into the automotive and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Worldmark now has a predefined cost/benefit target and we know that IFS will contribute to better informed decisions, improved productivity from the workforce and making the best possible use out of our working capital.
Alan Martin, Worldmark’s Business Systems Director

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • 600 employees

What they got

  • Standard global solution for all processes
  • Faster, more accurate product configuration
  • Swifter, more efficient quotes
  • Barcode scanning
  • Faster access to production data
  • Global visibility of all activities
  • Ease of availability to key indicators

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