January 18th, 2012
Babco moves to fully integrated EDI with Wesupply
COVENTRY, 18th January 2012: Wesupply™, a leading provider of outsourced business-to-business integration services, today announced that Babco (UK) Ltd., an importer of beers, ciders and spirits, has signed an agreement for Wesupply’s fully managed EDI solution, OneTime®.
EDI is not a new concept for Babco, in fact the company has been utilising numerous web browser interfaces to trade with five of the company’s key customers –leading UK grocery retailers. However, the company wanted to reduce the workload of their staff by consolidating all of their electronic trading on to one platform, which could be integrated with their back office system and third party warehouse.
Babco will utilise Wesupply’s OneTime solution for the real-time exchange of orders and invoices with its customers.
“A key factor in choosing Wesupply as our EDI provider was the company’s ability to undertake the full on-boarding of our customer base – both now and in the future” said Tony Ould, Finance and Logistics Director at Babco UK Ltd. “It was also important that the solution could be integrated with our SAGE Line 50 ERP system”.
“Babco has a clear understanding of the benefits that can be achieved from centralising and outsourcing their electronic trading to a SaaS provider” says Ben Holmes, Sales Executive at Wesupply. “We look forward to reducing Babco’s day-to-day involvement in EDI, enabling the company to free up internal resources and streamline their trading processes”.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Babco UK Ltd.
Babco (UK) Ltd was set up in October 1999 and began importing various beers and ciders as well as spirits to sell into the UK market. Since then Babco (UK) Ltd has been involved in importing Savanna Cider from South Africa.
Babco have also, more recently set up a specialised distribution company called the Mainsail Trading Company. Through Mainsail a number of brands have been designed and created ready for market and are stocked by Tesco, The Co-operative and Makro stores nationwide.
Babco (UK) Ltd is based in Gravesend, Kent, and with many years experience in the industry is always looking at new trends and opportunities.
December 8th, 2011
TDP fulfils customers’ EDI requirements through Wesupply
COVENTRY, 8th December 2011: TDP, a leading landscape fabric supplier moved to Wesupply’s OneTime® EDI solution to consolidate their EDI onto one platform, cut their Van fees and benefit from a fixed annual price. Going live within the deadlines set, the company now has a fully-managed electronic trading service for the real-time exchange of orders and invoices with its customers – improving customer collaboration and supply chain visibility.
TDP required a replacement to their incumbent EDI solution, following the implementation of a new CRM system. It was felt that this was a good opportunity to outsource their EDI requirements to a B2B service provider, allowing the company to focus on their core business activities, while benefiting from all the attributes of a highly sophisticated, intelligent EDI solution.
“We chose Wesupply’s OneTime solution, as we’d had a good experience of working with Wesupply in the past” says Rob Barlow, Managing Director at TDP. “We were very impressed with the speedy turnaround, with Wesupply working hard to ensure the project was completed to our tight deadline.”
TDP are using OneTime to automate the exchange of orders and invoices with five of their key customers.
“Outsourcing to Wesupply will provide TDP with the technical capability and flexibility to meet all their customers’ EDI requirements, without the hassle of owning the problem themselves” says Andrew Ziff, B2B Consultant at Wesupply. “We look forward to extending our relationship with TDP and assisting them in efficiently and effectively collaborating with their customers”.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About TDP
Established over 20 years ago TDP is at the forefront of fabric technology for the construction and landscape market. From solving problems as diverse as maintaining a weed free garden, stabilising a car park, protecting mortar from frost to preventing floor screeds from cracking we have a product just right for the job.
Our extensive, brand leading product range includes:
DuPont™ Plantex® landscape fabric, TDP115 geotextile, plastic grid paving systems, Mortar Fleece, and concrete and screed fibres.
All are rigorously tested in laboratory and field conditions. Constant development of existing products and the introduction of new products is part of the reason for TDP’s success to date. Our products are available in a wide range of convenient standard sizes, easy to use, readily available nationwide and backed up with after sales support if required.
November 29th, 2011
Daler-Rowney consolidates their EDI with Wesupply
COVENTRY, 29th November 2011: Daler-Rowney Ltd., a leading manufacturer in the artist’s materials market, is consolidating its connectivity with key customers through Wesupply’s OneTime® EDI solution.
Daler-Rowney is not new to EDI; in fact the company has previously used a myriad of systems to trade electronically with their customers. One such system was Wesupply’s OneTime solution, which Daler-Rowney was using to trade electronically with a key customer – a leading out of town art and craft retailer. It was decided however, that further efficiencies could be gained by consolidating all of their electronic trading activities onto one platform, which could be integrated with their back office system.
Daler-Rowney will be using the Wesupply platform to automate the exchange of orders, invoices and Advanced Shipment Notices (ASN’s) with its customers.
“A significant factor in choosing Wesupply as our EDI provider was the company’s ability to provide us with a solution that was capable of including pallet information on ASN’s – a key requirement for trading with one of our customers” says Tiffany Howard, IT Manager at Daler-Rowney. “The solution will also provide us with the flexibility to meet new customers’ EDI requirements moving forward”.
“We are delighted to further assist Daler-Rowney with their electronic trading requirements” says Ben Holmes, Sales Executive at Wesupply. “By choosing Wesupply’s fully managed, outsourced EDI solution the day to day involvement in EDI activities will be reduced considerably for Daler-Rowney, allowing the company to focus on their core business”.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Daler-Rowney
Our reputation as a manufacturer of the Finest Art Materials dates back more than 200 years. In 1983, the Daler Board Company purchased the George Rowney Company to become Daler-Rowney Limited as its known today. In their own specialist areas of manufacture, both companies led the development of fine artist’s materials in the United Kingdom for many years. The combined heritage of both companies and the Daler-Rowney name has become synonymous with consistent quality to artists throughout the world.
October 18th, 2011
IBP Outsources its EDI to Wesupply
COVENTRY, 18th October 2011: The IBP Group, a world leader in plumbing fittings, has moved to Wesupply’s OneTime® EDI platform for a fully-managed electronic trading service that allows the real-time exchange of critical business documents with its customers. Wesupply was IBP’s preferred EDI provider following several years experience of trading electronically with a key customer – a leading builder’s merchant – on the Wesupply network.
EDI is not a new concept for IBP; in fact the company had an on-premise EDI solution for many years. However, following a restructure of the IT department and the receipt of a new requirement, that their existing EDI solution could not comply with, it was decided that an outsourced solution would be more appropriate. It was felt that a fully managed EDI solution would enable the company to fulfil current and future trading partner requirements more efficiently, while also freeing up the IT department to work on other projects.
“We chose to outsource our EDI requirements to Wesupply as our previous experience of working with the Wesupply team was positive and we were familiar with the OneTime solution” said Neville Billingham, IT Technical Specialist at IBP. “We were also aware of the firm foothold Wesupply have in the Plumbing and Building sector – in fact, all of our UK customers are already connected to the Wesupply network.”
IBP will be using the Wesupply platform to automate the exchange of orders, invoices, acknowledgements, Advanced Shipment Notices (ASN’s) and remittances with approximately 50 of its UK and European customers.
“By outsourcing to Wesupply, IBP are free from the burden and risks associated with technical issues, maintenance costs and the need to keep abreast of advancing technology, and can instead, take advantage of the extensive business benefits that come from electronic trading” says Andrew Ziff, B2B Consultant at Wesupply.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About the IBP Group.
Specialising in the design, manufacture and distribution of plumbing and heating products, IBP products under the Conex Bänninger brands are fitted in all types of buildings from individual homes, commercial applications and in famous buildings around the world. With state-of-the-art European manufacturing facilities and substantial R&D investment, IBP offer innovative products backed by leading customer service.
Visit the IBP Group website at www.ibpgroup.com
September 27th, 2011
Produce World consolidates legacy EDI systems through Wesupply
COVENTRY, 27th September 2011: Produce World Limited, a leading fresh produce supplier to the retail and foodservice industries, has selected Wesupply’s OneTime® EDI solution to deliver a fully-managed electronic trading service for the real-time exchange of critical business documents with its customers.
Produce World had outgrown its existing EDI capabilities and wished to consolidate electronic trading across most of the companies within the group – Produce World Solanum Ltd, Produce World IFP Ltd, Produce World RBO Ltd, Produce World Rustler Ltd and Produce World Marshall Ltd. Three separate EDI systems had been in use across the group requiring Value Added Networks (VANs) supplied by several third party providers.
By choosing to merge electronic trading across the group’s various businesses through the Wesupply platform, Produce World will benefit from full electronic trading with its customers, reduced overheads for local support and a lower total cost of ownership for the future.
“Outsourcing to Wesupply has enabled us to consolidate our EDI requirements into one highly stable platform that delivers the 24/7 service reliability that is so essential for our business and our customers,” says Simon Callow, Head of IT.
“Produce World has a clear understanding of the benefits that come from centralising its electronic trading and we are delighted to be working with them to achieve this” says Andy Watts, Sales Manager at Wesupply. “The company has recognised that there are significant gains from outsourcing EDI to a SaaS provider, such as Wesupply; freeing up internal IT resources, reducing overheads and third party VAN costs, and having a fixed price solution for a given period.”
The Wesupply platform will give Produce World a single view of message traffic across all the businesses in the group and will provide a service where each message is analysed for data integrity and compliance, removing risk to the business from poor data input quality.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Produce World
Produce World is one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of high quality fresh vegetables in Europe. It is a privately owned business, founded by the Burgess family in 1898, and much of the family ethos and values remain in place. The Produce World business is customer and category focused and it is an industry leader in sustainable and responsible agronomy, growing and lean supply chain management. Its sourcing is a combination of produce from its own farms , joint-ventures, and collaborative working with dedicated grower groups, supplying a variety of root vegetables, potatoes, brassicas, alliums, and organic produce to leading retailers, food service and manufacturing customers.
Produce World Group companies include Produce World Solanum Ltd, Produce World IFP Ltd, Produce World RBO Ltd, Produce World Rustler Ltd, Produce World Marshalls Ltd, Agromark SA, Briess Produce Ltd, and Growing Trust with Las Lomas (joint venture).
The company received the Waitrose Technical Excellence Award in June 2011, as well as the re:fresh Innovation of the Year and Packer of the Year awards in May 2011. Its Growing Trust CSR programme, established in 2007, prioritises Responsible Sourcing, along with Environmental Stewardship, Community Impact and Workplace Culture.
September 20th, 2011
Superglass adopts Wesupply EDI platform
COVENTRY, 20th September 2011: Wesupply™, a leading provider of outsourced business-to-business integration services, today announced that Superglass, the UK’s only independent manufacturer of mineral wool insulation, has signed an agreement for Wesupply’s fully managed EDI solution, OneTime™.
“Superglass Insulation is delighted to be working with Wesupply on the integration of a new Electronic Trading system within our existing IT structure. We have found Wesupply to be a strong partner; they respond in a timely fashion to our requests, they have communicated their ideas effectively as well as listening to our needs and very quickly took responsibility for the whole process” says George Williamson, IT Manager at Superglass. “Superglass recognises the benefits of EDI: from paperless transactions to timely and accurate invoicing as well as helping improve our overall communications with our customers. To this end we look forward to building on the relationship with Wesupply and improving our own communications network”.
Superglass has moved to the Wesupply platform for a fully-managed electronic trading service that allows the real-time exchange of orders and invoices with its customer community.
“We are delighted to be able to assist Superglass with their electronic trading requirements” says Jerry Quinn, Sales Director at Wesupply. “The OneTime solution will enable Superglass to react quickly and efficiently to their customers EDI requirements, without tying up their IT team.”
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Superglass
Superglass Insulation is the only independent manufacturer of mineral wool insulation in the United Kingdom.
Based in Stirling, we make a full range of thermal and acoustic mineral wool products for the construction industry; products which are key in assisting you to meet the government’s increasing requirements for improved energy efficiency and noise control in buildings.
Continued planned investment in our manufacturing plant, together with a commitment to provide first class service and support services, means we are able to offer high quality standard and bespoke products to meet all your insulation needs.
September 13th, 2011
C&D Foods consolidate EDI with Wesupply’s fully managed service
COVENTRY, 13th September 2011: Wesupply™, a leading provider of outsourced business-to-business integration services, today announced that one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of pet food products, C&D Foods, has signed an agreement for Wesupply’s fully managed EDI solution, OneTime™.
Although experienced in using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to automate communications with customers, C&D Foods had outgrown its existing EDI capabilities and wished to consolidate electronic trading on one platform, while also integrating EDI with their ERP system.
“By outsourcing our electronic trading to Wesupply we have been able to consolidate our EDI onto one platform, cut our VAN charges, and at the same time continue to fulfil our customers EDI requirements”, says Rosalyn Donnelly, IT Manager at C&D Foods. “We chose to outsource to Wesupply as they had previous experience of integrating with our ERP system, which was an important element of the project. The company also had some great customer references and a fixed price commercial model which suited our business”.
By choosing Wesupply, C&D Foods will benefit from full electronic trading with its customers, reduced overheads and a lower total cost of ownership for the future.
“C&D Foods has a clear understanding of the benefits that come from centralising its electronic trading and we are delighted to be working with them to achieve this” says Andy Watts, Sales Director at Wesupply. “The company has recognised that there are significant gains from outsourcing EDI; freeing up internal IT resources, reducing overheads and having a fixed price solution for a given period.”
C&D Foods join a growing number of CPG suppliers who are using Wesupply to trade electronically with their customers, including G&J Greenall, Produce World, Capespan and Fine Lady Bakeries. Leading retailers including Sainsbury’s, Screwfix and Poundland, also effectively manage their supply chains using Wesupply’s intelligent EDI solution to trade with their suppliers.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About C&D Foods
Producing high quality pet food products since the late 1960’s has earned C&D Foods its place as one of Europe’s leading manufacturers in its field. From our base in Ireland we manufacture a complete range of single-serve products in Pouch and Alu-tray. Our UK facility provides an extensive range of Dry Foods for all pets including small animals and fishfood, whilst our Dutch facility can cater to a wide range of canned products and pack sizes.
The Philosophy of C&D Foods is to create a product offering that meets every customer’s requirements. To deliver on this promise requires commitment to investment in Plant and Research & Development. That is why we have our own dedicated Nutrition and Research Centre and our factories are amongst the most efficient in Europe.
September 6th, 2011
Thomas Armstrong consolidates EDI systems through Wesupply
COVENTRY, 6th September 2011: Thomas Armstrong (Holdings) Ltd., one of the UK’s largest privately owned manufacturers of building products and suppliers of building services, has selected Wesupply to deliver a fully-managed electronic trading service for the real-time exchange of critical business documents with its customers.
Thomas Armstrong were already using Wesupply to trade electronically with a key customer – a leading builder’s merchant, when they experienced service issues with their incumbent EDI provider, while at the same time receiving an additional EDI mandate. The decision was subsequently made to consolidate all their EDI operations onto the Wesupply platform.
“We decided to move all of our EDI capability on to one platform, as we wanted one point of contact for all EDI issues” says Paul Armstrong, Financial Director at Thomas Armstrong. “We chose Wesupply’s OneTime solution, as we’d had a good experience of working with Wesupply in the past and most importantly they have a proven track record of connecting with our customers”.
The company will be using the Wesupply platform to automate the exchange of orders, invoices and acknowledgements with five of their customers.
“Thomas Armstrong recognises the benefits that can be achieved by centralising electronic trading and we are delighted to be able to assist” says Jerry Quinn, Sales Director at Wesupply. “By moving to Wesupply’s fully managed, outsourced solution, the complexities of electronic trading are no longer Thomas Armstrong’s concern, enabling the company to focus on the core objectives of their business”.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Thomas Armstrong
The business was founded by Thomas Armstrong in Cockermouth in 1830 and consisted of saw mills and joinery works. Today, our operations extend across a region from Glasgow to Cheshire, from the East coast to the West coast. We have become one of the UK’s largest privately owned manufacturers of building products and suppliers of building services.
Our ever-growing portfolio includes aggregates, bespoke joinery, concrete blocks, construction, paving blocks, plumbing & heating, precast concrete, timber, transport and workwear & tool hire.
We can design the building, manufacture the building materials, deliver them to site, construct the building and maintain it during its life.
June 28th, 2011
Marla Tube Fittings benefits from Wesupply’s scalable EDI offering
COVENTRY, 28th June 2011: Wesupply™, a leading provider of outsourced business-to-business integration services, today announced that tube and pipeline specialist, Marla Tube Fittings, has signed an agreement for Wesupply’s fully managed EDI solution, OneTime™.
Marla Tube Fittings will be using the Wesupply platform to automate the exchange of orders and invoices with one of its key customers. Wesupply’s OneTime solution will provide Marla Tube Fittings with a simple replacement to their incumbent solution, which has been decommissioned by their customer.
By choosing to outsource their EDI requirements to Wesupply, Marla Tube Fittings is able to continue using their preferred communication method, while still meeting their customer’s electronic trading requirements. OneTime will connect directly with the customer and translate Marla Tube Fittings’ messages into the required format, all without the requirement of a costly VAN mailbox.
“Outsourcing our EDI to Wesupply will enable us to continue fulfilling our customer’s EDI requirements without any disruption to us or our customer”, says Paul Rodgers, IT Analyst at Marla Tube Fittings.
“We are delighted to be able to assist Marla Tube Fittings to meet their customer’s electronic trading mandate. As OneTime is a fully scalable solution, with an established customer on-boarding program, we look forward to assisting Marla Tube Fittings with any additional customer EDI requirements they receive in the future”, says Andrew Ziff, B2B Consultant at Wesupply.
Wesupply is widely regarded as a leading provider of electronic trading solutions to the Building Distribution sector. Many of the UK’s leading merchants, including SGBD UK, Grafton Merchanting GB and Screwfix, effectively manage their supply chains using Wesupply’s intelligent B2B EDI solution to trade with their suppliers. Leading building distribution suppliers who are using Wesupply to trade electronically with their customers include Vaillant, Bristan Group, Pegler Yorkshire, Garador and Calor Gas.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About Marla Tube Fittings Ltd
Marla Tube Fittings are a leading UK based tube and pipeline specialist selling their product through distribution into different market sectors including Oil and Gas and Heating and Ventilation. Their stock range amongst others includes EN1092/BS10/ASA/A350LF2/316L FLANGES and EN10253/WPB/A420WPL6/BS3799 FITTINGS.
May 3rd, 2011
FP McCann meets EDI mandate deadlines through Wesupply
COVENTRY, 3rd May 2011: FP McCann, a leading company within the UK building and civil engineering sectors, moved to Wesupply’s OneTime™ EDI solution to meet stringent deadlines for complying with customer EDI mandates. Going live within four weeks, the company now has a fully-managed electronic trading service for its purchase order management process – improving customer collaboration and supply chain visibility.
“Speed of deployment for the OneTime solution was critical to us. We had numerous customer mandates to comply with, but one included a deadline of just four weeks. That deadline was met and we now share a common view of the full purchase order-to-invoice cycle with our customers. In addition to enabling the real-time exchange of critical business documents, visibility across multiple customers helps us improve product availability and increases invoice-matching rates.” says Brian Law, IT Manager at FP McCann.
“Complying with customer mandates on electronic trading can be a major challenge for companies. I am delighted that we were able to take on that challenge for FP McCann and bring them onto the Wesupply platform within the four week window.” says Jerry Quinn, Sales Director at Wesupply.
FP McCann will be using the Wesupply platform to automate the exchange of orders, invoices and advanced shipment notices with its customers.
About Wesupply
Wesupply provides a fully managed and outsourced electronic business-to-business integration service, using a unique approach that maximises supply chain collaboration between independent organisations. This approach has consistently helped our customers secure tangible operational cost savings along with improved customer service, since the business was founded in 1999. Companies across all industries, including Retail, CPG, Energy and Manufacturing rely on Wesupply to manage business-critical information flows for their extended supply chain processes.
About FP McCann
FP McCann through its Quarries, Surfacing, Readymix and Precast plants supply a wide range of heavy building materials to the construction industry. The company offer a range of sustainable and innovative product solutions that complement our standard package of products and services. FP McCann is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of precast concrete drainage systems, supplying quality managed products to the building and civil engineering sectors.
FP McCann have secured and completed a portfolio of award winning construction work in Northern Ireland; these include projects in the public sector areas of health, education, water and transport infrastructure, and private industrial and commercial developments.
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