Milbury Systems Ltd is one of the U.K.'s leading and most successful providers of quality concrete solutions. Part of Eleco Plc, a publicly quoted group providing key components of modern construction projects. They design and manufacture building products used in the fabric of the building, software tools used to manage the construction project and sustainable construction to enhance environmental performance.

Milbury Systems and Eleco Plc:

• Focus on modern methods of construction to provide material efficiency and construction speed in precast concrete, timber and metal.
• Provide software applications to help its clients manage each stage of their construction project lifecycle, satisfying their drive for greater efficiency and improved management of projects
• Focus on Sustainable Construction improving environmental performance through material efficiency, faster construction times and efficient management of projects.

“We chose MS Dynamics NAV and In2grate business Solutions after extensive market research as they ticked all the right boxes for our requirements.”

Paul Eaton of Milbury Systems.

BUILDING ON TECHNOLOGY

The Group’s mission and vision is based around “Building on Technology” and this enables Milbury Systems to offer comprehensive design, manufacture and installation concrete solution packages for precast and pre-stressed structures, for both above and below ground schemes.

Milbury Systems is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company and the Lydney production facilities based in Gloucestershire have recently been awarded the BSI 14001 Environmental Certification.

The Lydney manufacturing plant has the capability to produce a range of units for many applications with varying widths, lengths and depths. The product range includes vertical pre-stressed and horizontal pre-stressed panels, free standing precast concrete wall units, concrete beams, concrete flooring plus various bespoke applications.

Milbury Systems offer the complete solution from design, manufacture through to installation, seeing a project through from start to finish. Their qualified team of Engineers can review any design requirements, this together with the manufacturing plant can reduce the waiting time for the product and overall completion of the project.

Prestressed panels offer a cost effective alternative to block work. With tongue and groove joints the concrete panels can sit securely within a steel frame for ease of installation and reduction of build time. Made to order the strength and resilience of each concrete panel is specific for its requirements and are used widely for projects such as earth retention and security.

Precast concrete units are an ideal solution for temporary requirements or where storage is required for loose materials for example; waste materials, aggregates, soil, fertilizer, crops etc. These freestanding units are also widely used as storage bunkers or division walls within warehouses and can be easily moved to form larger or smaller sections as the business demands.

Milbury Systems’ products can be used and adapted to a wide variety of applications including:

• Soil retention
• Storage
• Warehouse cladding
• Security walls
• Blast / Fire walls
• Agricultural applications

Milbury offer a comprehensive design, manufacture and installation service which gives the customer major advantages over using in situ concrete or masonry:

• Design responsibility taken by Milbury
• Economic solutions
• High quality factory produced pre-stressed concrete
• Dry and quick installation by experienced operatives

Milbury Systems’ in house design team are able to offer bespoke design packages that are innovative, practical and economical designs tailored to the customer’s individual requirements.

To support their continued growth and to maintain their drive for greater efficiency and utilisation of resources, the Milbury Systems management team recognised a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business management solution was needed to replace their existing systems.

The main business drivers included the requirement to have modern, flexible business systems that would meet both the current and future needs of a growing and changing organisation. Any new business solution had to be able to integrate into existing and future systems. As a result the use of an industry leading ERP that would be continuously developed and enhanced was seen as a high priority.

It was recognised that the solution would ideally have affordable industry specific modules that could be ‘added on’ when needed, including a Product and Estimating Configurator tailored to meet Milbury Systems’ business requirements.

Equally important was the system implementation process - the system provider had to have an in-depth knowledge of the system, genuine experience of working in demanding business environments, a proven track record of successful implementations and a robust financial profile.

Business Benefits include:

Milbury Systems continues to operate successfully in a highly competitive marketplace. Manufacturing to the right cost, delivering high quality products on time and providing business critical customer support operations. The solution implemented by In2grate Business Solutions resulted in major benefits to Milbury Systems business including:

• The new solutions supports the future growth and development of the Company
• Dynamics NAV is now the key system within the company providing access to accurate and up to date operational information across the whole business
• Improved planning and scheduling – full visibility of information across the business
• Industry specific Product and Estimating Configurator module for faster and more precise product quantity and cost estimating
• Automatic generation of dimension specific part numbers direct from the order entry process
• Easier and quicker access to data enables ‘continuous improvement’ raising quality, improving service levels and resulting in reduced operating costs – materials, labour and overheads
• Rapid integration capability to other systems including Microsoft Office
• Secure long-term investment as the Microsoft Dynamics NAV platform will continue to be developed and supported