IT Performs Wins Speedy Hire BI Contract

July 2007 - IT Performs Wins Speedy Hire BI Contract

IT Performs Limited has announced today that it has won a million-pound-plus contract from Speedy Hire Plc to replace its existing data warehouse and implement Business Objects technology across the Group. The solution was chosen by Speedy Hire after several months of detailed evaluation by Speedy and independent IT consultants Blue Stone Business Solutions. The new applications will underpin strategic growth plans, and support better decision making, by opening up the data being captured within its new ERP and retail hire solution based on Microsoft Axapta. The contract was signed on Tuesday 26th June and was awarded in spite of some stiff competition from the other market leading Business Intelligence vendors. The breadth of the Business Objects toolset, including data integration, data quality, performance management and of course its easy to use query and reporting capability combined with the data warehousing and BI expertise from IT Performs presented the best value, single source, fully integrated, comprehensive solution that Speedy was looking for.

Our Director:

This is excellent news for all parties and is a great example of the added value an experienced and specialist BI consultancy, such as IT Performs, provides to companies embarking on the complex task of implementing enterprise BI solutions. The latest company acquisition by Speedy and its impressive year on year growth now makes this solution even more important as it will integrate with its Microsoft Axapta solution to empower much better use of its data and leverage more from their continued investment in technology to support its business goals. We won the contract on our ability to quickly understand Speedys requirements and our recommendation of a realistic, powerful and cost effective solutions, utilising the market leading Business Objects software.

The initial phases of this project are scheduled to be completed by Christmas 2007 and will align closely with the regional Axapta roll out. This project will significantly help with the integration of Speedys latest company acquisition; Hewden Tools. IT Performs prime focus will be on the data warehouse and corporate reporting solution to support better usability and provide accurate information in the right format, at the right time, in the right context to the right people at the right place, enabling Speedy Hires head offices and hundreds of depots to effectively rise above the competition by making better business decisions, acting more quickly and having a positive impact when and where it matters most. This new implementation from IT Performs and Business Objects will help ensure Speedy Hire remain number one in the UK hire market, continue to exceed its customer expectations whilst growing both revenue and profits to return healthy shareholder value.