Double honours for Access Supply Chain at leading manufacturing IT awards
Press Release - Thursday, May 24, 2007
Pictured left to right: Craig Such , managing director, Access Supply Chain; Paul Chilarecki, production manager, Plymouth Gin; Mark Hopkinson, IT manager, Crosby Kitchens; Chris Henry, account manager, Access Supply Chain
Access Supply Chain and two of its customers, Plymouth Gin and Crosby Kitchens, have won major honours at the 2007 Best of British Manufacturing IT Awards.
The companies were presented with their awards in front of an audience of senior manufacturers at a ceremony, held yesterday at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Distiller, Plymouth Gin was the winner of the category for ‘best use of IT in supply chain management’, while Sheffield-based kitchen manufacturer, Crosby Kitchens, was highly commended in the category for ‘best use of IT in manufacturing and business management’.
Presenting the Awards, editor of Manufacturing Computer Solutions magazine, Brian Tinham, said the companies received their trophies not only for manufacturing and business excellence through the use of good IT, intelligently implemented, but also for their achievements in terms of hard, measurable return on investment and business benefits.
Brian said, "Plymouth Gin now has a turnover of £4.3 million, 13 per cent annual revenue growth and a planned increase in production of 700 per cent - all with just 12 full-time employees. That’s all due to slick and automated processes across departmental and company boundaries resulting from its Access Supply Chain implementation.
"Sheffield-based Crosby Kitchens increased sales by 20 per cent in the last year with the same workforce due to its new Access Supply Chain solution," he continued.
Craig Such, managing director for Access Supply Chain, commented, "We are delighted with the results of the Awards; they acknowledge the achievements of our customers, Crosby Kitchens and Plymouth Gin, and recognise the flexibility of the Access Supply Chain solution through its successful implementation in two very different industry sectors."
Plymouth Gin’s production manager, Paul Chilarecki, said, "This is a fantastic award for us; ours is not a typical manufacturing business and the Access Supply Chain solution allows our people to exercise their skill and judgement whilst knowing the data they’re working with is entirely accurate."
Mark Hopkinson, IT manager for Crosby Kitchens, added, "Winning the award acknowledges a lot of hard work by our staff; kitchens are very much a fashion item and the Access Supply Chain solution allows us to launch five or six new ranges a year."
The Best of British Manufacturing IT Awards are organised by the UK’s leading IT magazine for manufacturers, Manufacturing Computer Solutions, and are aimed at recognising the very best IT strategies and implementations in the British manufacturing industry. The Awards are designed to promote the critical business value of IT, across functions and departments, in underpinning and enabling superior business processes, competitiveness and profitability for UK companies. The Best of British Manufacturing IT Awards are independently judged by a senior panel of consultants, analysts, practitioners and operations directors.
For more information on Access Supply Chain or its software solutions, contact Claire Moore on 0845 170 8888 or visit www.access-supplychain.com
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About Access Supply Chain
Access Supply Chain specialises in the provision of manufacturing and distribution solutions for small, medium and large companies.
The Access Supply Chain software is a modular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that helps manage and facilitate the operations of most vertical industry companies.
Modules cover every procedure from purchasing of raw materials, automation of works orders, bill of materials, scheduling and traceability, to costing, quotations, SFDC, warehousing and despatch.
With its scalable modular structure, excellent functionality and flexibility, the Access Supply Chain software combines all the advantages of a standard packaged software with the fit of a bespoke solution. It has limitless potential for integration and can be deployed with complete confidence in every part of the organisation.
Access Supply Chain recently received major honours at the Best of British IT Manufacturing Awards 2007 with two of its customers, winning 'best use of IT in supply chain management' and being highly commended for 'best use of IT in manufacturing and business management'. It was also recognised at The Manufacturer Awards 2007, when one of its customers won the 'IT in Manufacturing' category, and for its pivotal role in helping sister company Access Accounting win the title of Financial Software Provider of the Year at the Real FD/CBI FD's Excellence Awards 2007.
Access Supply Chain is part of the Access Technology Group of business software companies. Formed in 1991, Access was one of the first software vendors to recognise the huge potential of the Windows® operating system and to harness Microsoft® applications for the benefit of its clients, delivering them significant commercial advantage.
For further information contact:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
T: 01206 322575
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
W: www.access-supplychain.com
