PHS Selects Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System to Help Drive Efficiency
Lawson M3 enterprise software applications central part of broader IT strategy
LONDON, August 4, 2008 – PHS Group Plc. (PHS), one of the UK’s leading workplace service suppliers, has selected the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN). The Lawson implementation will become the IT backbone for the organization, helping provide transparency and integration across PHS’ business operations. The contract was signed during Lawson’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 which ended May 31, 2008.
PHS has experienced 118 percent growth over the last five years, and as a result has outgrown its existing system. With a target to double its sales revenue over the next three years, the company identified a need for a solution that will help provide transparency across its business operations from a central point. The Lawson M3 enterprise applications, which will run on an IBM System i platform, will support PHS’s ambitious growth plans and are designed to help the organization achieve cost savings and process improvements.
“We have experienced tremendous growth over the last few years, resulting in an increase in the complexity of our supply chain, which caused us to assess our IT infrastructure,” said Ian Featherstone, director of information systems for PHS. “With 20 operating businesses across five divisions, we needed a solution that could provide us with a central repository of timely information and reports. We chose the Lawson M3 system as it will help provide better transparency across our business units, from asset management through to financial management.”
“The service industry is turbulent with a high volume of customers and an increasing downward pressure on price,” said Nick Scully, vice president of sales for northwest EMEA for Lawson. “In such complex environments, logistical challenges, such as accurate forecasting, production scheduling and distribution require intelligent use of IT. The Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System is a scalable solution specifically designed to give users access to customer and product information that enables them to better utilise their fleets and have more precise information on equipment availability. This can ultimately help increase customer satisfaction.
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world.
About PHS
The PHS Group is one of the UK’s leading workplace service providers, and has traded since 1963. It has 20 operating businesses across 5 divisions, offering a diverse portfolio of services aimed at improving people’s experience of work and leisure time while making life easier for facilities, building and people managers and assisting them with legal compliance. These include washroom services, serviced floor mats, interior and exterior landscaping, drinking water dispensers, document storage, electrical and medical equipment testing, waste management and recycling services, balers and compactors, confidential waste disposal, workwear and workwear laundering, commercial laundry equipment, personal protective equipment, crate rental and playground safety servicing.
PHS employs over 3,500 personnel, operates from a network of over 70 regional service branches, and takes care of over 200,000 customers at over 250,000 locations throughout the UK. More information is available at www.phs.co.uk
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