Ventura, Calif. – LINKFRESH and Hitachi Solutions join forces to deliver LINKFRESH ERP on the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform to The Fresca Group. The solution is expected to deliver major benefits across the business including in finance, operations and commercial.
Fresca Group is the UK’s largest independent fresh produce organization, with annual sales in excess of £500 million ($750 million). The companies in the group have varied fresh produce interests, spanning the full supply chain from grower to wholesaler, importer to ripener and packer to logistics expert. The Fresca businesses work with Britain’s best-known retailers, helping to ensure a year round service for great quality products – managing every aspect of the supply efficiently and sustainably.
This multi-million dollar investment, codenamed Project Compass, will deploy the complete LINKFRESH ERP suite to almost 800 users across multiple locations in four core Fresca businesses – Mack, MMG Citrus, DGM Growers and Thanet Earth Marketing. The LINKFRESH and AX solution is being implemented for Fresca by Hitachi Solutions, who were selected because of their process driven implementation approach and experience with very large scale Microsoft Dynamics AX deployments.
Mike Musk, group finance director at Fresca Group explains, “We selected LINKFRESH and Hitachi Solutions because their expertise combines the Microsoft AX suite of programs with the best industry-specific software, supported in its delivery through a leading systems implementer. Once the team has deployed the system, all core processes will be managed together – improving reporting, eliminating manual intervention and reducing costs.”
Nikki Scarr, LINKFRESH COO, said, “We are very excited to be deploying our LINKFRESH ERP solution for one of the UK’s leading fresh produce organizations who are a major part of the fresh food chain in Britain and beyond. The fresh food industry expertise and Microsoft Dynamics AX software development skills of our LINKFRESH team, in partnership with the world class project implementation experience and methodologies brought by Hitachi Solutions, will deliver a winning combination to ensure a successful deployment.”
About LINKFRESH Software Limited
LINKFRESH Software Limited (trading as LINKFRESH) is a software and IT consultancy organisation with extensive supply chain expertise. The company holds Microsoft’s highest Gold Enterprise Resource Planning Competency for Microsoft Dynamics solutions and is a 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Presidents Club Member which comprises the top 5 per cent of Microsoft Dynamics partners worldwide. LINKFRESH serves an International customer base from its offices in Cambridge, UK and California, USA.
In January 2005, the company set up a specialist independent software vendor (ISV) operation. This investment was designed to produce leading edge vertical application packages based on the Microsoft Dynamics platform.
LINKFRESH ERP is a leading packaged business management system for the fresh food sector and a Microsoft Dynamics certified add-on package. The application is developed in the worldwide version of the Microsoft Dynamics platform and is also deployed in Australia, Czech Republic, Portugal, USA, Canada and Sweden.
LINKFRESH has won numerous awards over many years for the innovations incorporated into its solutions coupled with the returns on investment achieved by its clients. The company was named as 2012 Microsoft Dynamics ISV Regional Partner of the Year for the United Kingdom. The company was previously also named as Global Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year in 2010, won the title of UK Vertical Solution of the Year in 2007, 2008 & 2009 and won the ISV Vertical Market Category at the 2011 IT Europa European IT Excellence Awards.
For further information on LINKFRESH, visit www.linkfresh.com or follow us on Twitter @linkfresh.
About Hitachi Solutions Business Solutions Group
Hitachi Solutions Business Solutions Group is a recognised leader in providing Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM based global industry solutions that improve business practises and provide measurable business results. Additionally, Hitachi Solutions delivers innovative solutions around Business Analytics and Portals and Collaboration. Recognised as the Microsoft 2014 CRM Global Partner of the Year and the 2014 Dynamics Global Outstanding Reseller of the Year, our proven track record includes thousands of solutions that are standalone or integrated into highly complex enterprise environments that require deep integration with SAP and Oracle. Hitachi Solutions provides industry focus, enterprise software industry domain expertise, and proven tier-one people, processes, and tools. With global capabilities and regional offices in United Kingdom, United States, Canada, India, Japan, China, and South East Asia, Hitachi Solutions partners with industry leading clients to understand their unique formula for success. For more information, call 0844 693 1538 or visit http://uk.dynamics.hitachi-solutions.com/.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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