Access Supply Chain and Crosby Kitchens win top manufacturing awards
Press Release - Thursday, October 18, 2007
Access Supply Chain customer Crosby Kitchens, has won the coveted Manufacturer Live, ‘IT in Manufacturing’ Award 2007.
The Award, now in its fifth year, was announced to an audience of more than 400 leading manufacturers at a glittering ceremony, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, at Coventry’s RICOH arena. Sheffield-based kitchen manufacturer, Crosby, was named as the winner following rigorous evaluation of a record number of entries by an independent panel of 11 judges, drawn from the worlds of manufacturing industry, academia and industrial journalism. The judges included Nick Brayshaw OBE, chairman of the CBI Manufacturing Council; Martin Temple CBE, Director General, EEF; and Professor Garel Rhys CBE, of Cardiff University Business School.
Presenting the award, former Editor of The Economist and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rae, said the judges were looking for a company that could show demonstrable benefits from its investment in IT. “Access Supply Chain, had improved efficiency at Crosby, such that the company was able to enter new markets, increase turnover by 20 percent and grow profits by 100 percent,” he said.
Receiving the Award, Crosby Operations Director, Jim Clark, said: “We’re naturally delighted with this award; it’s the second we’ve won for our use of information technology in recent months and it’s reward for the hard work of a lot of people at the company over a sustained period.”
Craig Such, Managing Director of Access Supply Chain, commented: “It’s well-deserved recognition for Crosby; they took care to implement the Access Supply Chain system in line with their business processes and they are now reaping the rewards of doing that.”
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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
