Keep what works. Fix what hurts.

OPERATIONAL CONTROL FOR MANUFACTURERS

We understand manufacturing. We improve processes, prevent mistakes and protect margins, building software around what already works.

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Manufacturing first

We understand your operation, challenge the process and focus on improvements that protect your margins.

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Start alongside

Keep what works, including Sage or Xero. We fix what hurts and expand at your pace.

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Prove it first

No capex. Fixed monthly subscription. Three-month money-back guarantee on your first stage.

Our clients success stories

Who is Simportal for?

Different starting points. The same need for operational control.
UK manufacturers, typically £3m to £25m+ turnover, with complex, growing operations.

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Legacy systems

Existing systems that are ageing, rigid or difficult to change, and no longer fit how you operate.

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Get the other 30%

You’ve invested in ERP, WMS or MES, but gaps remain. Simportal fills them without replacing what already works.

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Excel & paperwork

Critical processes run on spreadsheets, paper and manual work arounds, held together by a few key people.

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Gaps & missing capabilites

Capabilities you don’t have yet, or systems that don’t talk to each other, leaving gaps in traceability, visibility and control.

Instant

traceability reporting, down from 20+ minutes per item

BRCGS AA+ rated

unannounced audit, Sep 26

80%+ lead-time accuracy

legacy Access database retired, full order-to-cash replacement.

100% digital production control

Excel and whiteboards replaced with a scanner-driven warehouse and production system.

How Simportal works

Real progress. Three months at a time.

We understand your business, agree the first priority and build a solution around how you work. Every stage has a clear scope, agreed outcomes and a three-month timeframe. Then we build on what’s working.

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Understand & improve

We examine your processes, challenge how things work and identify where time and money are being lost.

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Agree the priority

Focus on the biggest opportunity and agree a three-month Statement of Work with clear outcomes.

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Build together

We build around your operation, designing out mistakes and reviewing progress with your team.

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Go live

Put the solution to work alongside your existing systems, without unnecessary disruption.

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Build on success

Measure the results, agree the next priority and start the next three-month stage.

Trusted by

Don’t just take our word for it

“We proved it first. Then we switched off the old system, without
stopping the line.”

Peter Jolliffe – Managing Director, Thorpe Packaging (Film Converter)

“Working with Simportal helped Flexi-Films UK grow rapidly, reaching more than £10 million in sales and becoming the fastest-growing business in its sector.”

Andy Davies – Managing Director, Flexi-Films UK (Film stockist)

“With Simportal, IVC Evidensia has been able to generate more than £3 million in additional annual revenue across its 1,000+ clinics.”

Claire Slater – Group Commercial & Supply Chain Director, IVC (Veterinary Care)

“Our customers aren’t just buying a product. They’re buying a delivery date they can trust. Get the lead time right, and you win the work.”

Greg Russell – Managing Director, Aluminium Bending Specialists Ltd (Manufacturing)

“We’ve taken a lot of the manual work out of managing stock and production.”

John Smith – Supply Chain Manager, Bella+Duke (Food Manufacturing)

Not another off-the-shelf system.

Your operation comes first. The software follows.

Traditional ERP, MES and WMS products start with standard functionality that is configured or modified to fit. Simportal starts with your processes and builds what your operation actually needs.

01

Process before product

We challenge how work gets done, remove waste and design out mistakes before building the solution.

02

Built for your operation

No standard package to work around. Forms, workflows and business rules are created for the way your business needs to run.

03

One connected operation

Connect orders, planning, stock, production and finance without forcing everything into separate software modules.

From order-to-cash

  • Orders
  • Planning
  • Materials
  • Production
  • Quality
  • Invoice

Straight answers to fair questions

Where does it run?

Microsoft Azure, with enterprise-grade security and resilience.

Whose data is it?

Yours. Always exportable and always yours to take.

What if we part ways?

Your data leaves with you in standard formats.

Can Simportal support us?

Simportal runs live production at Thorpe Packaging and supports manufacturing businesses ranging from around £3m to over £25m in turnover.

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