Woodward Goes With BCPs Accord Again

Jeremy Woodward, former MD of the highly successful Woodward Foodservice company, has demonstrated his belief in Accord by investing in a complete Accord -- Distribution solution, from UK solutions provider BCP, for H & S Openshaw Ltd, the Bolton based foodservice wholesaler of which he is now Managing Director.

Stockport, UK (PRWEB) February 10, 2005 -- Jeremy Woodward, former MD of the highly successful Woodward Foodservice company, has demonstrated his belief in Accord by investing in a complete Accord -- Distribution solution, from UK solutions provider BCP, for H & S Openshaw Ltd, the Bolton based foodservice wholesaler of which he is now Managing Director.

The investment follows Openshaws recent acquisition by the Big Fish Group, operated by Jeremy Woodward, ex Iceland Chief Executive Malcolm Walker and Icelands former Finance Director Tarsem Dhaliwal.

One of the UKs largest independent fish distributors, Openshaws has been supplying fresh fish, seafood, game and poultry to the catering trade across the north west of England and Wales for more than 100 years. Clients include Salfords Lowry Hotel, Manchesters Restaurant Bar and Grill and the Living Room chain.

BCP (Business Computer Projects Ltd) is one of the UKs leading suppliers of specialist Supply Chain solutions to the Food and Drink Wholesale industry.

The Openshaw system, which will be implemented during April, covers the complete Accord solution - including Purchasing, Sales Order Management, Stock Control, Telesales and Financial Accounting.

A key element in securing the contract was BCPs food and drink industry background and their recognised position as a leading supplier of solutions to the foodservice market, with other clients in this sector including Woodward Foodservice, Holmes Catering, Musgrave and T Quality.

Jeremy Woodward built up the Woodward Foodservice business from a small family company in North Wales to a national food service operation with a turnover exceeding 100m. He believes the Accord solution, implemented at Woodwards in the early1990s and still in use there, played a significant part in the companys dramatic growth: Powerful IT is critical to success in the highly competitive food service market. Accord delivers proven capabilities which are second to none. The Telesales and Service Level Reporting features -- both vital to food service operators -- are particularly powerful and I have no doubt that Accord will help us successfully grow the Openshaw business and extend its geographical reach."

For further information please contact Pauline Higgs at BCP:

T: 0161 355 3000

F: 0161 355 3001

E: pauline.higgs@bcpsoftware.com

W: www.bcpsoftware.com

About BCP - www.bcpsoftware.com

Founded in 1979, Business Computer Projects Ltd (BCP) is a leading systems house specialising in supply chain solutions. Our Accord® systems offer end-to-end, web enabled supply chain solutions for delivered wholesale, cash & carry and retail distribution. Dedicated versions are available for the food and drink sector where we are regarded as one of the market leaders.

All our systems have been developed using Progress 4GL ensuring they are user friendly and easy to tailor, with powerful, flexible reporting and management information facilities. Their OpenEdge(TM) architecture makes them suitable for use on a wide range of platforms, giving clients maximum choice and flexibility in hardware and operating system platform selection and allowing easy integration with many other technologies, such as .NET, Java and Web Services.

As a technology innovator, BCP systems are in the forefront when it comes to applying new technologies to the Food Industry Supply Chain. Recently these include Voice technology in the warehouse, using Web Services and EDI-INT for Supply Chain Integration and keeping abreast of new developments in the industry, such as Chip and Pin". We also operate a number of managed services for our clients, including AIMS (Accord Internet Messaging Service) for passing information reliably and securely between sites, an EFT Bureau and an EDI Bureau.

BCP clients include SPAR, Musgrave, BWG, Woodward Food Service, William Morrison Supermarkets, Pets at Home, Pedigree Wholesale.

For further information or photographs please contact Pauline Higgs at BCP:

Tel: +44 (0)161 355 3000

Fax: +44 (0)161 355 3001

Email: Pauline.higgs@bcpsoftware.com

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