Case Study: Hargreaves Foundry achieves 17% stock reduction and improved customer service with Kerridge Commercial Systems' K8 Manufacturing

Hargreaves advances with K8 Manufacturing

Hargreaves Foundry, a cast-iron manufacturer and long-standing customer of Kerridge Commercial Systems, had outgrown its legacy IT as it expanded from 200 to 5,000 SKUs. Facing degraded performance, excessive manual intervention and weak management information and stock control, Hargreaves selected K8 Manufacturing from Kerridge Commercial Systems to provide a comprehensive, integrated ERP platform for future growth.

Kerridge Commercial Systems implemented K8 Manufacturing with business process mapping, data conversion and user training, enabling demand forecasting, max/min replenishment and streamlined order processing (including multi-delivery orders consolidated to a single invoice and line-by-line discounts). The deployment delivered measurable benefits: around a 17% reduction in stock holdings, standard-item lead times cut by at least two days, on-time-in-full rising from ~95% to over 99%, improved management reporting and noticeable customer service improvements; Hargreaves is now planning further extensions such as CRM, EDI and barcoding.

Hargreaves Foundry

Helen Thornber

Group Finance Manager