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Picture by Doug Moody
Software company E-Max
Systems’ recent move to
new Teesside premises in
Thornaby is proving to be the
perfect location to continue
their growth.
Taking it to the
By Adam Steel
Max
E-Max Systems, the innovative software solutions company, has marked its record-breaking
start to the year with a move to a new Teesside office and an increase in its head count.
E
-Max Systems celebrated its 20th
anniversary last September and
the move to their modern new
office space, after six years in
their Darlington location, reaffirms their
commitment to growth and their support for
North East businesses.
“It’s an exciting time for us as we
continue to grow,” said Jason Pritchard, who
was recently appointed sales director after
five years with E-Max.
“We looked at various locations for our
new North-East office. Thornaby is ideal for
multiple reasons, and the accessibility it
offers through the A19 is second to none.
“Teesside has always been an industrial
and engineering hub, and we have a lot
to offer engineering and manufacturing
companies in the region. We have many
valued clients around Teesside, including
QA Weldtech, Teescraft Engineering Group,
Icon Plastics and Made For Trade and,
through our close working relationships
with the North-East Chamber of Commerce
and the North-East Automotive Alliance
membership organisation, aim to continue
our focus on local businesses.”
Designed to improve efficiency & grow
your business
E-Max Systems provide powerful, flexible
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and
MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning)
software solutions for the engineering and
manufacturing industries. Their software
is designed, developed and supported in-
house, enabling E-Max to offer impressive
value and shorter delivery timescales than
many of their competitors.
E-Max ERP, the company’s flagship
product, is designed to improve efficiency
within businesses and is proven to help
companies grow. The software is optimised
for SMEs and can be implemented for just
two or three users up to a maximum of
250. What makes E-Max’s software stand
out from the competition is its ability to be
tailored for individual engineering SMEs in
all areas of their business, from the initial
enquiry through to invoice.
E-Max have over 300 clients across the UK in
sectors ranging from aerospace to oil and gas.
“We know that every company is
different, with differing or unique processes,
so we tailor the software around them.
It almost feels as though they are getting
a bespoke system each time,” Pritchard
explained.
“One of our key USPs is that our
software is built by engineers, for
engineers - our founders were engineers
who understood the difficulty of finding an
end-to-end system that met the specific
needs of engineering and manufacturing
businesses. As they wanted to help these
companies achieve their growth potential,
they developed E-Max to be a scalable
product, meaning it grows with your
company - some of our customers have
been using E-Max for almost 20 years and
still love it!”
Pritchard said knowing their place in the
market and providing a superior product
and service have been key factors in E-Max
Systems’ growth.
“We don’t want to compete with huge,
expensive companies like the Microsoft
or SAPs of this world, our goal is to help
smaller businesses with a turnover of
roughly £1m-£15m. We tend to find a lot
of these companies are using multiple
spreadsheets or legacy systems that
don’t talk to each other and work is often
duplicated, or tasks missed,” he explained.
“E-Max ERP brings all their information
into one place, automates business
processes, and removes duplication, so
human error is virtually eradicated.
“Our clients find they can deliver on time,
more efficiently and at lower cost which
is what every business strives for. UK
manufacturing and engineering is currently
facing a great deal of uncertainty, so the
competitive advantage E-Max offers our
customers can only be a good thing.”