Call us +44 1404 514400
Email us sales@passfield.co.uk
Glendale Horticulture grow a wide variety of plants in large volumes to an equally diverse range of customers. As the business had grown, it had acquired multiple, siloed legacy management systems over different sites across the UK – and thus, had no unified view of the business. Glendale needed a single, unified system that could be implemented across sites – and that could meet the stringent demands of this large and complex business. After an exhaustive review of all the options, Glendale chose Passfield.
Making the transition
In September 2016, Glendale brought in Tony Milne, a highly experienced management consultant, to project manage Passfield’s implementation across the business. This was a major undertaking that required the buy-in of everyone in the company. With this in mind, Tony placed training as a priority and over several weeks, the Passfield team delivered tailored sessions that introduced users to the new functionality and way of working. “Training helped get everybody on board and speaking the same language” says Tony.
The Passfield team also worked hard on cleaning up existing data to create one, streamlined and accurate database. Moving over to Passfield required significant changes in business processes and the Passfield team worked very closely with Glendale to ensure a smooth transition.
The goal was to go live in time for the start of the new season – and that’s exactly what happened.
The benefits
Today, Glendale Horticulture runs on a single, fully transparent database across the business. Users can view all stock and activity at a glance, and sell available stock across sites. They’re also able to:
• use Passfield’s comprehensive configuration to ensure key supply demands of each business sector are met
• set up multiple nurseries and areas to facilitate the traceability of stock across the business
• carry out instant stock updates directly on the production nurseries
• create standardised Document and Label templates, with corporate design
• create sales quotations and quickly issue purchase stock to fulfil shortfall commitments
• use Passfield picking list functionality to streamline the picking and dispatch process
• integrate with an existing business-to-consumer website
• set up a detailed general ledger/department/cost centre look-up for powerful financial reporting.
• control user ability across the business.
As Tony puts it, “Users can press a button and see exactly what’s available, in which nursery, which greenhouse, and which batch. That kind of granular detail is priceless.”
Glendale Horticulture grow a wide variety of plants in large volumes to an equally diverse range of customers. As the business had grown, it had acquired multiple, siloed legacy management systems over different sites across the UK – and thus, had no...
read more
Premier Plant Producers has been using Passfield since 2004 and traceability has been one of the key benefits. The batch numbers (which are allocated at the point an order is placed) can be traced throughout the processes on the nursery as well as the...
read more
Majestic Trees is a multi award winning wholesaler of semi-mature containerized trees and has been using Passfield since 2004. Passfield handles their entire transaction process, from purchasing to selling, including automated back-to-back ordering and...
read more
Subscribe to our e-mailing list to receive news on special offers, system updates and more.
On the whole Horticulture had a very good spring and this reminded us to appreciate our involvement in an industry which both produces food (a guaranteed market need) and affordable pleasure for millions of gardeners...
Existing users, from large businesses to the very smallest, testify that Passfield software can provide costeffectiveness and hence a quick return on investment...
Leading innovative nursery The Bransford Webbs Plant Company has switched its entire stock and sales processing to Passfield's horticultural software suite...
One of Europe's leading farm cooperatives, which specialises in growing and packing salads and vegetables, is now using Passfield in their greenhouse near Ely in Cambridgeshire...
Company registration no: 3130617. Registered company name: Passfield Data Systems Ltd. Registered in England and Wales.
Registered address: The Globe, 165 High Street, Honiton, EX14 1LQ, United Kingdom
©2024 Passfield Data Systems. All rights reserved. Web Design and Hosting by Formoda
Befriend Passfield Data Systems on Facebook
Watch Passfield Data Systems on YouTube