Customer Case Studies
Take a look at some customers already
using Sage Line 500, and see what they have to say about the
benefits they are already experiencing.
Candlelight Products Ltd
Company overview: Design, import and sell
household items, such as candlesticks
Solution implemented: Sage Line 500
Key business benefits: Improved stock control
and sales information and enhanced stock tracking.
"I was pleasantly surprised at how smoothly the implementation
went. We managed to move from our old system to Sage Line 500
during our busiest trading month ever – without a glitch!"
- Richard Vale, Operations Director, Candlelight Products
Ltd
Download the full Candlelight
Products Ltd case study
Carluccio's
Company overview: Unique combination of Italian
Caffe and Delicatessen - 28 stores across the UK.
Solution implemented: Sage Line 500
Key business benefits: Effective management of
stock procurement in and out of the warehouse; receipt and payment
of around 10,000 invoices a month; cash reconciliation for the
takings of each café; and the management of both wholesale customer
orders and web orders from the Carluccio's website.
"The main target of any improvements has been to reduce manual
intervention, making staff more productive on the things that
matter – such as providing excellent customer service."
- Frank Bandura, Finance Director, Carluccio’s
PLC
Download the full Carluccio's case study
(pdf)
Cowley Design
Company overview: Supplies flowers, gifts and
accessories
Solution implemented: Sage Line 500 and
SalesLogix
Key Business Benefits: Stock control with bar code
scanners, automatic synchronisation between finance and CRM
systems, remote access & EDI.
Number of users: 25
"Any day can witness extremely large orders from one of our
high-street customers, or small orders from a local gift store.
Consequently, we needed flexible internal procedures"
- Wayne Lawson, Finance Director, Cowley
Designs
Download the full Cowley Design case
study
Eltherington Group Limited
Company overview: Aluminium company with
experience of stockholding and fabrication of aluminium sheet
and extrusions
Software implemented: Sage Line 500
Key business benefits: Increased productivity
and stock control with bar coding.
Number of users: 48
"We are able to keep our total cost of ownership low, whilst
ensuring that our staff have access to the right tools to enable
them to maximise productivity."
- Keith Billinge, Finance Director, Eltherington Group
Limited
Download the full Eltherington
Group Limited case study (pdf)
Germains Technology Group
Company overview: Supplier of seed coating and
enhancement technology products and systems.
Solution implemented: Sage Line 500
Key Business Benefits: Web client,
multi-currency, group-wide consolidation, project accounting, fixed
assets, cash management & reporting
"Group–wide consolidation was a key driver in our search for a
new business management solution."
- Duncan Ellis, Group IT Manager, Germain’s Technology
Group
Download the full Germains case
study
Nottingham City Transport
Company overview: City transport company
Solution implemented: Sage Line 500
Key Business Benefits: Finance, Distribution
and management reporting
Number of users: 48
"New users find it easy to get to grips with the system. It's a
real eye-opener for them to see how Sage Line 500 can assist in
their day-to-day work."
- Collette Osborne, Financial Controller, Nottingham City
Transport
Download the full Nottingham
City Transport case study (pdf).
Premiere Kitchens
Company overview: Manufacture and design
kitchens for the UK housing sector
Software implemented: Sage Line 500
Key business benefits: To support the whole
business process from estimating, to supporting sales,
manufacturing and delivery processes.
"With Sage Line 500 in place, we have been able to process a
greater volume of orders without increasing our head count. Looking
back on how we used to operate, it was very cumbersome.
"In contrast, today we have an efficient system in which data
flows from one part to another, from the initial estimate onwards,
to support our sales, manufacturing and delivery processes."
- Gary Holt, Accountant, The Premiere Kitchen
Company
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Premiere Kitchens case study (pdf)
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