Operational Control is the goal. We help you get there

Operational Control Is The Goal

As operations grow, systems stop reflecting how work actually happens.

Control doesn’t break. It slips.

At first, nothing feels wrong. But teams spend more time checking than acting.

We build operational control systems for growing manufacturers, shaped around how your business actually runs. Materials, production, quality and traceability on one platform, integrated with Sage or Xero so your accounts stay exactly where they are.

No big-bang migration. No forced change.

We start with one focused area, prove it with evidence, and expand only when the results say we should.

Everything you need to run the operation. Nothing you don’t.

Commercial

From enquiry to invoice.
Customers, orders and pricing managed in one place. Invoices raised in Simportal and posted straight to Sage or Xero.

Materials (MRP)

Know what stock you actually have.
Stock, purchasing and goods in captured in real time, across every location. Planning driven by live availability, not reconciled spreadsheets.

Production (MES)

Control where work actually happens.
BOMs, works orders, planning, output and WIP on one platform. Data captured at the point it occurs, by scanner or mistake-proofed entry, whichever fits the workstation.

Quality (QMS)

Traceability you can rely on.
Checks, non-conformance reports and approvals built into daily work. Batch traceability from goods in to despatch, ready for audits, recalls and compliance.

Warehouse (WMS)

Right stock, right place, proven.
Picking, packing and despatch under control, with stock takes that no longer stop the operation. Warehouse teams see what production needs before it runs short.

Management

See the business as it runs.
Dashboards, KPIs and exceptions drawn from live operational data. Margin visibility by job, product and customer.

Built around how manufacturers actually operate Learn how we work →

Who Simportal is for

Simportal is built for manufacturers where operational complexity is starting to outpace control, and where mistakes are costly.

Typically, that means businesses that:

handle regulated or high-risk materials such as food grade packaging, medical packaging, plastic film or pet food
operate across multiple stock locations, stages or sites
have outgrown spreadsheets but do not want the cost, risk and rigidity of a traditional ERP
run a legacy system that no longer reflects day-to-day operational reality
need reliable traceability for audits, customers or compliance

If your team is regularly reconciling stock, double-checking movements, or explaining inconsistencies after the fact, Simportal is likely a strong fit.

You do not need an ERP. You need operational control.

Simportal, integrated with Sage or Xero, runs materials, production, quality and traceability, shaped around how your operation already works.

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traceability of food-grade film for audits, recalls, and compliance

£3M+

revenue boost from improved operational control

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consistent stock accuracy across multi site operations

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raw material traceability across goods-in, production, and dispatch

Don’t just take our word for it

“Traceability and compliance are no longer a burden — they’re built into how we operate every day”

Peter Jolliffe – Managing Director (Film Converter)

“Flexi-Films UK achieved rapid sales growth £10+ million, fastest growing business in industry sector”

Andy Davies – Managing Director (Film stockist)

“MotorHome Depot Retail (Farnsfield) leads 2024 franchise sales, with Simportal selected as the preferred software”

Melvin Homer – Managing Director (Motorhome retail)

“IVC Evidensia increased annual revenue by £3+ million across 1,000+ clinics”

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

“WeatherTech eliminated sales process bottlenecks and increased sales”

Scott Ryan– Managing Director (Roofing)

“ABS achieved production visibility & validated cycle times”

Greg Russell – Managing Director (Manufacturing)

“It’s taken a lot of manual effort out of how we manage stock and production”

John Smith – Supply Chain Manager (Food Manufacturing)

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Our clients success stories

Thorpe Packaging

check_circle Full MRP, MES, QMS and WMS delivered on one platform

check_circle Legacy ERP retired without stopping the line

check_circle Traceability reporting cut from 20+ minutes per item to instant. Stock accuracy above 99%.

Flexi-Films UK Ltd

check_circle From spreadsheets to a complete operational system with Sage integration

check_circle £10m+ turnover with controlled stock accuracy across multiple sites

Unibox

check_circle Complete stock control across on-site and off-site locations

check_circle Year-end stock take standardised, manual collation near zero

Bella & Duke

check_circle End-to-end raw material traceability embedded in daily operations

check_circle Turnover doubled while maintaining stock accuracy above 99%

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IVC Evidensia

check_circle Stock takes completed across 1,000+ clinics without closing operations

check_circle £3m increase in annual sales enabled through biannual stock takes

ABS

check_circle Entire business run on Simportal with accounts integration

check_circle Trusted cycle time data embedded into quoting and planning

See more client success stories

How adoption works

One proven stage at a time

Every Simportal deployment starts the same way: one focused area where control is slipping most, built around how your operation actually runs.

Simportal runs in parallel with whatever exists today. A legacy ERP at Thorpe Packaging. Spreadsheets at Flexi-Films. Practice management systems across IVC Evidensia’s 1,000+ sites. Your team compares both, validates the data, and builds confidence on evidence rather than promises.

Then it expands. For most of our clients, Simportal now runs the entire operation: MRP, MES, QMS and WMS on one platform, with Sage or Xero handling the accounts. Several have gone further, adding time and attendance, holiday approvals, contract storage and review management.

One fixed monthly fee – £3,450. Unlimited users, continuous development, no per-user costs, no upfront capital.

And if you’re not completely satisfied after 3 months, we’ll give you a full refund.

Assess Your Operational Control

Isn’t this just an ERP?

It covers the scope of one. It works nothing like one.

The problem with ERP was never the ambition. It was the delivery model. Rigid modules you bend your business around. Per-user licences that punish growth. Implementations measured in years, budgets measured in hundreds of thousands, and a system that stops evolving the day the consultants leave.

Simportal delivers the scope without the model:

Built around your process, not configured to its nearest fit. Your terminology, your workflow, your shop floor.
One fixed monthly fee – £3,450. Unlimited users. No upfront capital. Compare that with a mid-market ERP: a six-figure implementation, per-user licences on top, and consultancy fees before anyone has scanned a single pallet.
Adopted one proven stage at a time, running in parallel with what you have until the evidence earns the switch.
Continuously developed. The system grows as your operation does, because development is part of the service, not a change order.

And if you’re not completely satisfied after 3 months, we’ll give you a full refund.

Straight answers to fair questions

Where does it run? On Microsoft Azure, with enterprise-grade security and resilience.
Whose data is it? Yours. Always exportable, always yours to take.
What if we part ways? Your data comes with you in standard formats. No lock-in by hostage-taking; clients stay because the system earns it monthly.
Can a small firm support us? Simportal runs live production at Thorpe Packaging, 1,000+ sites at IVC Evidensia, and businesses from £3m to £25m+ turnover. The platform is the product of one focused team doing this and only this.

Assess Your Operational Control

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