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Evolving Your Business
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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,
More Than a Website: A Digital Extension of Your Business
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By Andy J.
28/04/2026
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
The Competitive Edge in Tech Distribution
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By Alan P.
19/10/2026
The technology distribution sector is operating in one of the most volatile business environments ever. Tasked with moving high-value, fast-depreciating, and highly complex components and products, distributors are caught between unpredictable global supply chains and increasingly demanding end customers. To survive an
Liam Celebrating 10 Years at De Facto Software
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By Alan P.
14/10/2026
Our customer service manager, Liam B. has reached an important milestone in his journey with De Facto Software this month as he celebrates ten years in the business. We asked him to share some of his experiences with us. Can you remember your first day? What stands out? I don’t really remember the specifics of my first
Why FDs in Agricultural Parts Distribution Need More Than a Spreadsheet
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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
A New Adventure for Jade
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By Alan P.
02/10/2026
Goodbye and good luck Jade! After three years at De Facto, our lovely marketer Jade has decided to move on to a new role. Jade has been a valued member of the team, helping rebuild our marketing department, running our social channels and writing much of the content on this website. We will all miss her can-do attitude
Passed, Failed… or Waiting? Rethinking Quality Control
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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
Good Luck to our Marathon Men
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By Alan P.
23/09/2026
On Sunday 27 September three of our team - Mark, Gianluca and Matt are participating in the Ipswich Half Marathon. Mark is a seasoned marathon runner so it should be a walk in the park for him (no pressure, Mark). Matt is coming back from a knee injury which has been hampering his training, but he is going for it none
Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse
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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
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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...
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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
The Drawing Changed. Did Everyone Get the Memo?
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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