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Release date: 2^nd June 2015

UK manufacturing catching up when it comes to mobile adoption

Fast adoption of mobile technologies by UK manufacturers is enabling the industry to remain competitive with other countries, according to unique findings from business solutions provider K3 Syspro.

K3 Syspro analysed data from downloads of its mobile Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) framework, SYSPRO Espresso, to identify a number of key trends, including downloads by platform, location, and age group.  And despite being released only 12 months ago, almost a quarter (21%) of downloads of the solution globally have come from UK manufacturing businesses, with over 2,000 downloads of the application to date. What’s more, the majority of these downloads were made by workers in the 35-44 year age group, indicating that it’s not just young engineers who are embracing mobile in the UK.

Although the UK still lags slightly behind the US in terms of total downloads of SYSPRO Espresso, the results from K3 Syspro offer an encouraging outlook for the future of UK manufacturing. What’s more, the findings support recent research released in the annual PwC survey, which found a staggering 81% of industrial manufacturing CEOs see mobile technologies as being strategically important for their enterprises.

K3 Syspro Managing Director Cathie Hall commented on the adoption of mobile technologies within the manufacturing industry. She said: “It’s really encouraging to see manufacturers are now prioritising the importance of mobile technologiesas a driving force in the future of manufacturing. Our own downloads of SYSPRO Espresso clearly demonstrate that UK manufacturers are ahead of the curve in terms of adopting new mobile technologies, and this is being reflected in overall performance levels. 

“Manufacturing is constantly evolving, and therefore, so is the way that our customers work. Espresso affords customers transparency of critical business data from any place at any time, helping to streamline supply chains and improve efficiencies.” 

SYSPRO Espresso is a mobile platform which allows users of SYSPRO ERP to access vital business data in any location at any time for device agnostic data collection and transaction processing. It is one of the first platforms of its kind to use a single source codebase to create native applications for any mobile device, with built-in powerful customisation capabilities for both the end-user and developers to engage. 

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About K3 Syspro

K3 Syspro employs over 90 people at its Manchester head office and its branches throughout the UK and Ireland. The company offers solutions in enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management, advanced planning and scheduling, warehouse management, human resources and e-business. SYSPRO is used by some 14,500 sites in over 60 countries. K3 Syspro is a division of K3 Business Technology Group, a global leader in providing next-generation enterprise software for businesses in the retail, manufacturing and distribution sectors. With more than 3,000 customer installations in over 30 countries, K3 is recognised as a safe, innovative and reliable provider of world-class solutions, backed by world-class service.

For further information, please contact:-

Editorial – Sarah Winterbottom, Marketing Manager, K3 Syspro on 0161 876 4498, or John Edden, Bridge PR & Media Services on 024 76 520025, or e-mail john@bridgepr.co.uk.