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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 timeAndre Ertel, Project Manager
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.
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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.
IFS is the place where our 150 users go to for all information and forms the core of every business function on site. Its flexibility, and the way it has been implemented, will allow us to improve and control our business as we need going forward. This, combined with the continued development of Business Dashboards, will help us make the right decisions and keep us competitive. Andy Burton, IFS Manager at Portsmouth Aviation
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 wayGraham Stuart, Operations Managing Director
Ultra Electronics Precision Air and Land Systems is the leading manufacturer of compact on-board gas solutions, including compact gas compressors for the aerospace and defence industry worldwide.
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 and Land Systems
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
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
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
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