Case Studies

Johnston Sweepers’ production sites in the UK manufacture a wide range of municipal and contractor cleansing vehicles from the 4 tonnes GVM Compact series to chassis mounted units in excess of 18 tonnes GVM. State of the art engineering design facilities and manufacturing techniques ensure that the product range continues to be an industry quality leader, the company claims.

Ranheat design, manufacture and install a complete range of equipment dealing with extracting energy from wood waste. This includes wood burning boilers and heaters, automatic feed systems and chimneys and ancillary components.

Bute Fabrics designs and produces high quality contemporary upholstery fabrics in the Isle of Bute, Scotland. The fabrics are mainly used in the furniture and leisure industry. In 2007, Iain Cameron, their Company Accountant was looking to replace their dated and problematic clock card system which was made by Blick. Iain’s objectives were to have a system that would simplify the payroll system, and something which would save money and time if possible (e.g.

Bearward Engineering Ltd is based on a 6,000 square metre site at Main Road, Far Cotton, Northampton England where it is a major supplier to the world generating set market. It is also a significant supplier of radiators for pumping and construction equipment, off highway, rail traction and other specialist equipment. Around 500 people work within the group with 300 at the Far Cotton site.

Baker Perkins Ltd process equipment has established a worldwide reputation for innovation, reliability and service in the bakery, confectionery, snack, breakfast cereal, and biscuit, cookie and cracker industries.

BOBST is the world’s leading supplier of machinery and services to packaging manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible material industries.

The Sands Centre is Cumbria and South West Scotland’s premier venue for sport and entertainment and is run by Carlisle Leisure Limited, a not for profit company. The Centre provides a diverse range of sports, recreation and health & fitness activities. Built in 1984, it deals with more than 735,000 customers per year.

Fläkt Woods is a global company providing solutions for ventilation and air treatment for buildings as well as fan solutions for Industry and Infrastructure applications.

Dole Fresh UK is a Fresh Produce company predominantly focused on supplying fruit products throughout the UK. They operate across the entire fresh produce supply chain, from farm to end consumer.

Inside Track specialises in providing tailored sales and marketing solutions to the automotive sector, from event management, training and media services to vehicle preparation, refurbishment and distribution.

Mondi Packaging is one of Europe’s largest integrated packaging manufacturers. They make a full range of corrugated and paper products including point of purchase displays.  When the management of the Mondi factory in March, Cambridgeshire wanted to replace their existing manual clock card system with a computerised one, they reviewed the various systems available. In particular, they wanted a system that was also an Access Control system capable of handling Fire Roll Call reporting.

Howdens Joinery is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of kitchens and joinery products. They have over 520 depots supplying over 350,000 complete kitchen sets each year, and employ around 6,300 staff.