A year on for Martin Rees
Fitfactory is proud to introduce Martin Rees as our Group Sales Director. Since joining as Fitfactory Sales Director in May 2021, Martin has impressed in the role, growing the sales team to deliver increases in sales. Now a year on, Martin will manage the sales teams across the group, including at our sister company Valuechain Technology Ltd. With years of sales experience spanning multiple industries, Martin brings a wealth of experience to the role. As Martin explained “Working in sales since leaving school, I have gained extensive knowledge throughout different industries including security, financial sectors and more recently, digital transformation
Improve OEE and Connect with Customers at MACH 2022
Fitfactory will be exhibiting at MACH 2022 on stand 17-454 during the 4th-8th of April to promote our new technologies to help manufacturers improve OEE and level-up customer service. Helping you improve with Digital The MRP systems provider will highlight two innovative new products that help manufacturers utilise digital technology as a competitive advantage. Firstly, their Rapid Internet of Things (RIoT) Uptime sensor is a smart and efficient way to turn existing machines into smart machines. Attaching onto any existing machine, it measures vibrations to record when the machine is on or off and sends that information directly to your computer, laptop or mobile device.
Upskill your team on Tricorn with our refresher training
Have you had new engineers join your team recently? or maybe you haven’t had training on Tricorn for a couple of years and would like a refresher? Well, you should probably join us at the Farnborough College of Technology on March 10th! Our new refresher training workshop aims to upskill our customers on their Fitfactory Tricorn system. The all-day session will offer existing users the opportunity to both refresh their knowledge of the existing system and provide training on the newest features coming to their product. While regular training is £795.00 +VAT per day, we’re putting these sessions on for
Fitfactory to attend Southern Manufacturing as the event returns
Location: Farnborough International Exhibition Centre Date: 8th – 10th February 2022 Stand No.: E270 Fitfactory are excited to announce our appearance at Southern Manufacturing 2022, as the show returns for the first time since pre-covid times in 2019. We’ll be exhibiting on Stand E270 to promote our Streamline, Connect, Analyse, Level-up, Extend (SCALE) model and showcase Tricorn, our production control software for manufacturers. We’ll also be sharing Insights, a business intelligence solution designed to aid manufacturers in tracking KPIs and analysing team performance. Returning after the pandemic with a bang, Southern Manufacturing is set to be one of the most important dates in UK manufacturers’
Fitfactory launched with warning to UK manufacturers: digitalise or face decline
Leaders of a new company formed to enable manufacturers’ digital transformation are warning them to digitalise their businesses or risk ruin in the recession predicted for the UK economy. Tom Dawes, CEO of Fitfactory – newly created from three long-established industrial digitalisation businesses – said that only leaner, fitter and more agile companies will survive the post-lockdown world: “Even before Covid-19 UK manufacturers were under pressure to improve customer service while maintaining excellent quality, cost and delivery performance. In the new world, only the fittest will survive – and those will be companies that digitalise,” Dawes said. The recent Make UK/Santander report*
Tricorn: Production Control Software now available with Fitfactory
Leading Production Control Software, Tricorn, is now available through Fitfactory Technology Ltd. With more than 280 UK customers using the platform, Tricorn is one of the leading production control systems for manufacturing SMEs in UK. Established in 1986, the company has a proud reputation of providing simple to use software that helps customers improve productivity. And we are delighted to bring this to our customers through Ftifactory. Enabling digital transformation Now, building on Valuechain’s successful acquisition of Tricorn Systems Ltd. in 2016, Fitfactory has been launched to form the next chapter in the company’s history. We have combined the teams, clients
Fitfactory now listed on Made Smarter
Fitfactory Technology Ltd., including their DNAsp and Tricorn MRP systems, are now listed as a technology provider for Made Smarter, a platform that unites people with the digital tools, innovation and skills they need to make an everyday difference to their business. After launching in 2019, Made Smarter launched an initiative which has seen them invest £147 million into UK manufacturing, and helping over 500 companies to adopt digital technologies. Fitfactory’s aim is to help companies through their digital transformation to get learner, more agile and more productive for Industry 4.0, so becoming a technology provider for Made Smarter is
Fitfactory join 5G smart factory project with AE Aerospace
Manufacturing Technology company Fitfactory announced they are joining the 5G smart factory project launched by AE Aerospace in January. The project will deploy the first 5G private network in an SME and will focus on 3 use cases to transform manufacturing productivity, working alongside WM5G, W5G, BT and Vision Intelligence. AE Aerospace operates a high precision engineering facility and produces parts for high-profile customers, including Rolls Royce, Raytheon UK and Moog. It has an ambitious growth strategy and believes that all three 5G-enabled trials delivered through the project will improve productivity and provide existing clients with a better quality of
Fitfactory Hire New Chief Commercial Officer
Fitfactory are delighted to introduce Jason Pritchard as our new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Fitfactory! An experienced and forward-thinking sales leader, Jason will set the commercial vision for the business, ensuring we operate sustainably and continue to deliver value to our customers to help bridge the gap between technology and manufacturing. Jason commented, “Joining Fitfactory is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking innovative company, with great people all striving to achieve a common goal. Having been in the industry a while, I’m excited by the bespoke position that Fitfactory sits in. With its broad range of