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Location: Farnborough International Exhibition Centre Date: 8th – 10th February 2022 Stand No.: E270 Fitfactory are excited to announce our appearance at Southern Manufacturing 2022, as the show returns for the first time since pre-covid times in 2019. We’ll be exhibiting on Stand E270 to promote our Streamline, Connect, Analyse, Level-up, Extend (SCALE) model and showcase Tricorn, our production control software for manufacturers. We’ll also be sharing Insights, a business intelligence solution designed to aid manufacturers in tracking KPIs and analysing team performance.  Returning after the pandemic with a bang, Southern Manufacturing is set to be one of the most important dates in UK manufacturers’

Leaders of a new company formed to enable manufacturers’ digital transformation are warning them to digitalise their businesses or risk ruin in the recession predicted for the UK economy. Tom Dawes, CEO of Fitfactory – newly created from three long-established industrial digitalisation businesses – said that only leaner, fitter and more agile companies will survive the post-lockdown world: “Even before Covid-19 UK manufacturers were under pressure to improve customer service while maintaining excellent quality, cost and delivery performance. In the new world, only the fittest will survive – and those will be companies that digitalise,” Dawes said. The recent Make UK/Santander report*

Leading Production Control Software, Tricorn, is now available through Fitfactory Technology Ltd. With more than 280 UK customers using the platform, Tricorn is one of the leading production control systems for manufacturing SMEs in UK. Established in 1986, the company has a proud reputation of providing simple to use software that helps customers improve productivity. And we are delighted to bring this to our customers through Ftifactory. Enabling digital transformation Now, building on Valuechain’s successful acquisition of Tricorn Systems Ltd. in 2016, Fitfactory has been launched to form the next chapter in the company’s history. We have combined the teams, clients

Fitfactory Technology Ltd., including their DNAsp and Tricorn MRP systems, are now listed as a technology provider for Made Smarter, a platform that unites people with the digital tools, innovation and skills they need to make an everyday difference to their business. After launching in 2019, Made Smarter launched an initiative which has seen them invest £147 million into UK manufacturing, and helping over 500 companies to adopt digital technologies. Fitfactory’s aim is to help companies through their digital transformation to get learner, more agile and more productive for Industry 4.0, so becoming a technology provider for Made Smarter is

Manufacturing Technology company Fitfactory announced they are joining the 5G smart factory project launched by AE Aerospace in January. The project will deploy the first 5G private network in an SME and will focus on 3 use cases to transform manufacturing productivity, working alongside WM5G, W5G, BT and Vision Intelligence. AE Aerospace operates a high precision engineering facility and produces parts for high-profile customers, including Rolls Royce, Raytheon UK and Moog. It has an ambitious growth strategy and believes that all three 5G-enabled trials delivered through the project will improve productivity and provide existing clients with a better quality of

Fitfactory are delighted to introduce Jason Pritchard as our new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Fitfactory! An experienced and forward-thinking sales leader, Jason will set the commercial vision for the business, ensuring we operate sustainably and continue to deliver value to our customers to help bridge the gap between technology and manufacturing. Jason commented, “Joining Fitfactory is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking innovative company, with great people all striving to achieve a common goal. Having been in the industry a while, I’m excited by the bespoke position that Fitfactory sits in. With its broad range of

Fitfactory Technology Group Ltd. today announced that newly appointed Chief Commercial Officer Jason Pritchard will retain his position as regional board member at Make UK Northeast. This news comes as Fitfactory also becomes members of Make UK. As a leading membership organisation, Make UK is enabling manufacturers to connect, share, solve problems and create opportunities together. They are engaging with Government and Industry to ensure that manufacturers can overcome current challenges and improve manufacturing productivity.     Fitfactory provides industry leading manufacturing software in the UK, to help manufacturers scale with digital technologies. Supporting more than 400 manufacturers, the company enables its customers to streamline manufacturing operations, connect and analyse disparate systems, and securely share information with customers and suppliers.  Jason Pritchard is newly

An exciting new release for the Fitfactory’s Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC) is now available. Linking with our Tricorn Production Control System, the SFDC gives manufacturing engineering companies greater control of their shop floor operations, enabling increased shop floor efficiencies, streamlined communication and reductions in administrative tasks. Working alongside the Tricorn Scheduler, many of our customers are already realising the benefits of the shop floor system. However, this new release allows even those without a scheduler to utilise its capabilities. Prioritised work-queues Provide shop floor staff with detailed work-to lists and electronic job packs with instructions and drawings so they have the correct information

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen joined Fitfactory’s new Chief Commercial Officer Jason Pritchard to open our new office in Stockton-on-Tees. This office will be the company’s third office alongside those in the North West and Southeast. Based at Fusion Hive, the new office will serve as Fitfactory’s base of operations to support our customers in the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland. Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor, came to commemorate the opening of the office and the launch of Fitfactory’s SCALE framework to digitalise manufacturing in the Northeast. This news follows the appointment of Chief Commercial Officer Jason Pritchard, who is deeply