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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
Liam Celebrating 10 Years at De Facto Software
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By Alan P.
14/10/2026 – 10:15
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 – 09:56
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 – 16:00
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 – 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
Good Luck to our Marathon Men
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By Alan P.
23/09/2026 – 10:02
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 – 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
Behind Every Good Website...
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By Jade C.
14/09/2026 – 10:10
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 – 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