Case Study: Hotchkiss Air Supply Ltd achieves £70K annual savings and reduced overtime with Phocas

Saving costs is a breeze for Hotchkiss Air Supply thanks to Phocas

Hotchkiss Air Supply is the UK’s leading independently owned provider of ventilation and air movement products, operating for over 40 years with ten branches and £1.5m of stock. In 2017 MD Pete Slater shifted focus from customer acquisition to internal operations and cost savings but lacked visibility into manufacturing data and metrics, was paying around £10k a month in production overtime, and needed a way to measure labour, overheads and materials.

Hotchkiss chose Phocas for its ease of use and data adaptability, and Phocas built a bespoke manufacturing database that surfaced key KPIs. With clear, timely metrics the business reduced overtime and other internal costs, enabling faster, fact-based decisions and expected annual savings of at least £70k, while opening the door to additional Phocas financial modules.

Hotchkiss Air Supply Ltd

Pete Slater

Commercial Director