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Just Released: EDP User Interface Enhancements

#1729 | By Alan P. 29/10/2026

Multi-screen and Dark Mode launched We have had quite a few user requests for the ability to work on multiple screens over the course of this year. Well you asked, and we listened! Simply Shift+Click on any menu item, and it will open in a new browser tab which you can pop onto a second screen. But we didn't stop there

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Evolving Your Business - De Facto Modern ERP

Evolving Your Business

#1716 | By Alan P. 05/10/2026

For mid-market enterprises looking to scale, choosing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system often comes down to a choice between rigid off-the-shelf software or layers of disconnected third-party integrations. De Facto Software provides a powerful alternative: an agile, enterprise-grade cloud ERP platform built,

What Managing Directors Gain from an ERP System

What Managing Directors Gain from an ERP System

#1724 | By Alan P. 26/10/2026

Captain of the Ship For a Managing Director (MD), running an ambitious business without a single, unified operations framework can feel like steering a ship through heavy fog. As the captain of the ship, you know the engine is running, but you cannot clearly see the horizon, your fuel levels, or gauge the performance o

Why Finance Directors in Agricultural Parts Distribution Need More Than a Spreadsheet

Why FDs in Agricultural Parts Distribution Need More Than a Spreadsheet

#1723 | By Alan P. 12/10/2026

The agricultural parts distribution sector operates on a sharp edge where macroeconomic forces, unpredictable weather, and operational complexities collide. For a Finance Director (FD) in this space, managing bottom-line profitability isn't just about balancing the ledgers; it is a continuous balancing act of risk miti

Passed, Failed… or Waiting? Rethinking Quality Control

Passed, Failed… or Waiting? Rethinking Quality Control

#1707 | By Jade C. 28/09/2026

For technology businesses, bringing a product or component into stock can be only one stage in making it available to the wider operation. Depending on the product, there may be inspections to complete, specifications to verify, certificates to check or test results to record before that stock is ready for its intended

Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse

Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse

#1705 | By Jade C. 21/09/2026

Growth brings opportunity, but it can also expose processes and systems that no longer suit the business they've grown up with. Planet Eclipse has grown from a Manchester retail store into an international manufacturer and supplier of paintball equipment. As the business expanded, its existing software became increasin

Real-World Solutions for Today’s Finance Director

Real-World Solutions for Today’s Finance Director

#1709 | By Alan P. 17/09/2026

De Facto ERP software is a highly configurable, cloud-based platform designed to be the financial and operational backbone of complex, multi-entity businesses. For Finance Directors (FDs) juggling tight margins, messy supply chains, and multi-company organisations, the system brings together total financial control and

Behind Every Good Website...

Behind Every Good Website...

#1704 | By Jade C. 14/09/2026

Is a solid Content Management System (CMS). Being able to change a heading, replace an image or publish a new page is useful. But a good CMS should go further than simply letting you edit what's already there. We recently put that thinking into practice on our own website. As part of a wider update, our former Insights

mechanical drawing - The Drawing Changed. Did Everyone Get the Memo?

The Drawing Changed. Did Everyone Get the Memo?

#1703 | By Jade C. 07/09/2026

In an engineering business, changing a drawing can be relatively straightforward. Making sure that change reaches everyone and everything it affects can be a different matter. A revised drawing or specification can have implications for purchasing, stock, production, suppliers, quality and ultimately the customer. So t

Agricultural Machines - How De Facto ERP Solves the Unique Challenges of Agricultural Parts Distribution

How De Facto ERP Solves the Unique Challenges of Agricultural Parts Distribution

#1689 | By Alan P. 20/08/2026

In the agricultural parts distribution industry, timing is everything. When a tractor breaks down in the middle of a short harvest window, or a seeding component fails right as planting begins, distributors don’t just face an anxious customer - they face an emergency. Managing thousands of unique SKUs, handling intense

Leveraging Smart ERP for Packaging Efficiency and EPR Compliance

Leveraging Smart ERP for Packaging Efficiency and EPR Compliance

#1690 | By Alan P. 17/08/2026

Managing a packaging business in the UK has never been more complex. Operations Directors and management teams are no longer just tracking stock levels and production schedules. Today, you are flooded with material specifications, fluctuating material costs, supplier documentation, and strict compliance obligations. Wh

Document management - Part 3: Outbound Communication

Documents - Part 3: Outbound Communication

#1672 | By Dan S. 11/08/2026

In the previous post in the series, we delved into some more advanced features. This post brings these features together and explains how they’re utilised to send emails, print files or upload files to file servers. [[ContentFeed:5A54A405-0192-4C9E-A079-2570C0E8E18C]] Ad-Hoc An Outbound Communication Document can be cr