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Evolving Your Business
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By Alan P.
05/10/2026 – 10:45
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,
Documents - Part 3: Outbound Communication
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By Dan S.
11/08/2026 – 15:36
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. Ad-Hoc An Outbound Communication Document can be created, populated and sent manually. This could be as
More Than a Website: A Digital Extension of Your Business
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By Andy J.
28/04/2026 – 12:52
When we design and build websites, our starting point is always your business and not a template. Every business has its own vision, expertise, and way of delivering value to its customers. Too often we see businesses forced to reshape themselves to fit “out‑of‑the‑box” website and ERP platforms, losing the very detail
Passed, Failed… or Waiting? Rethinking Quality Control
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By Jade C.
28/09/2026 – 12:00
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
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By Jade C.
21/09/2026 – 08:00
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
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By Alan P.
17/09/2026 – 11:23
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
The Drawing Changed. Did Everyone Get the Memo?
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By Jade C.
07/09/2026 – 11:27
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
What Can Parts Distributors Learn From MGOC Spares?
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By Jade C.
31/08/2026 – 14:00
As businesses grow, the systems supporting them have to grow too. More products, new sales channels and changing customer expectations can quickly expose processes that once worked perfectly well. MGOC Spares is a good example. The business has grown from supplying parts for the MG Owners Club to managing a range of mo
How De Facto ERP Solves the Unique Challenges of Agricultural Parts Distribution
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By Alan P.
20/08/2026 – 11:18
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
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By Alan P.
17/08/2026 – 10:08
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
One Business, Many Channels: Lessons From JN Wine
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By Jade C.
13/08/2026 – 08:45
A customer buying a bottle in-store, ordering online or purchasing through a trade account may be interacting with the same business, but behind the scenes those transactions can follow very different routes. For James Nicholson Wine (JN Wine), that complexity is particularly relevant. The business combines retail, e-c
How Do Leisure Businesses Stay in Control as Product Ranges Grow?
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By Jade C.
30/07/2026 – 14:07
Growth creates complexity before you notice it Growth is something every leisure business strives for, but it often brings new challenges that aren't immediately obvious. A wider product range means more choice for customers, but it also creates more information to manage, more stock to control and more opportunities f