Speedy (Hire) Plc

Contract Resource Services

Summary

A relationship built when Catch succeeded where many others had failed.

Catch used their extensive connections within the Dynamics AX market to find contractors with the right balance of business and systems knowledge.

About Speedy (Hire) Plc

Speedy (Hire) Plc is a leading provider of equipment and support services to construction, manufacturing, industrial, rail and related industries.

Since their foundation in 1977 they have grown to an approx £500m organisation with more than 100,000 customers, 4500 employees and a national network of 450 depots.

This makes them the 'biggest' in their sector and with scale comes resources and the ability to make things happen. But,their pride lies not in absolute size but in 'leadership' .Being the 'leading' company in their sector is what motivates and drives their ambition.

They believe that their success has been based on sticking to simple principles; Understand our customers, provide imaginative service solutions that integrate with our customers' needs, adopt a positive 'can-do' attitude.

Thereafter they try to keep it simple and do it well!

Contract Resource Services

Speedy (Hire) Plc implemented Dynamics AX across 2000 users, 500 depots and 10 offices.

They use a specialised 'Rental' version of the product. A Microsoft reseller did the initial implementation and a lot of the ongoing customisation but Speedy were keen to employ their own specialists to ensure that they were getting the best out of the system; particularly in the Financial modules.

They spent two and a half years trying to find a resource company who would be able to supply people with the level of experience that would be required for their challenging implementation.

In the words of John Bottoms who was CIO at the time:

"Failed! Until I found Catch who absolutely hit the nail on the head. Very good contractor found. Catch can provide financial experts who have moved out of business and into consultancy.

I had lots of meetings with candidates who all had the perfect credentials.

I selected one who understood our financial requirements but there were several others of those that I interviewed who could equally have done the job.

SAP and Oracle consultants are easy to find but in the AX world they are very thin on the ground so to be offered a choice of candidates is exceptional"

Key Benefits to working with Catch

Good Candidates
Great Networking
Easy to deal with
Good Working Relationship
Efficient
Effective
Very Professional
Knew what Speedy were looking for