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Newbury, UK – 10^th March 2010 – As part of a multi-million pound business transformation programme, Connaught plc has been working in partnership with 2e2 to consolidate and streamline its IT framework. Using Microsoft Dynamics AX, delivered by 2e2, Connaught will enjoy return on investment and reduced costs, projecting full payback in less than two years and seeing £3m of benefit per annum thereafter. 

 

With a turnover of £660m, Connaught plc is the leading provider of integrated services in the UK.  Its 10,000 employees offer a field based service across the British Isles. Created in 1982, the group has grown rapidly and since 2000 much of its expansion has occurred through the acquisition of a number of complementary businesses, including most recently environmental support services firm Fountains plc. These successful acquisitions have brought a number of challenges, including how to integrate heterogeneous software environments, all running independently from one another.

The first stage is to implement Microsoft Dynamics™ AX, as part of the organisation’s multi-million pound business transformation programme.  Other parts of the programme include the integration of presence information into CRM so that Connaught can find and deploy field engineers to site much more quickly.  2e2’s track record in enabling mobile workforces is one of the key reasons for Connaught selecting them; 2e2 are a real partner for delivery across the transformation portfolio.

 “Connaught successfully completes 1.3 Million jobs per year.   A single project costing and procurement system will lay a foundation that helps us move forward into the new decade making delivery of those jobs more efficient and less costly.  It will also act as the platform for our future growth into new areas. Moving to one system will allow us to better predict the needs in our business and deliver improved pro-active maintenance with our existing contracts.  This in turn should result in higher levels of customer satisfaction.” Commented Lucien Wynn, Group IS Director at Connaught plc. “Once AX is implemented it is important that we can surface the information within for management information purposes.  As a result it needs to work seamlessly with our reporting and analytics systems.  2e2’s track record in integrating line of business systems served to reassure us further that we had chosen the right company to partner with to deliver this implementation.”

Connaught, a FTSE 250 plc with a turnover of £660m, is the UK’s leading integrated services provider operating in the social housing, public sector and compliance markets.  Connaught’s service range includes planned and response maintenance; estate cleaning and grounds maintenance; gas, electrical, water and fire safety; health and safety consultancy and training.

For more information visit www.connaught.plc.uk

2e2 is a systems innovator; an agile, customer-focused provider of end-to-end next generation IT services.  The company creates innovative solutions that transform business processes, reduce infrastructure costs and enhance performance – ‘creating business advantage’ for its customers.  2e2 focuses on solutions and managed services for medium and large private and public sector organisations, delivered on premises, in the cloud or as a hybrid.  2e2 has worked with many companies within the telecommunications, media, healthcare, retail, transport, public, financial services and professional services sectors. 

 

2e2 guides its clients towards their goals though a combination of deep-level business and technical expertise, an extensive knowledge of today’s technologies including innovations around web and cloud computing, and a mature and highly capable delivery and services infrastructure.

 

2e2 has established strong industry ties, with the highest level of accreditation achieved with Microsoft, Oracle, HP, Check Point and Cisco. In addition to an eco-system of complementary vendors and ISV’s.  This enables 2e2 to deliver a greater breadth of vendor-neutral and unbiased solutions to its customers.

 

In 2008, 2e2’s Group turnover was £194million. It employs 1,300 staff, operating across the UK, Benelux, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.