Case Study: National Oceanography Centre achieves 20% productivity boost with Unit4 Financial Planning & Analysis

National Oceanography Centre - Customer Case Study

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is a world-leading oceanographic research institution based in Southampton, UK, with 650 staff and Europe’s largest fleet of autonomous vehicles plus two research ships. As it transitions from UK Research and Innovation funding to an independent non-profit, NOC needed a modern, flexible ERP to replace finance, HR, procurement and other services previously delivered via an Oracle shared-services model and to provide visibility and control across distributed, at-sea operations.

Partnering with Unit4 and G7 Business Solutions, NOC implemented a connected Unit4 ERP on Azure covering finance, HR, procurement, project planning and reporting, automating routine tasks and enabling secure access anywhere — including onboard ships. The cloud-based solution delivered a 20% reduction in outstanding tasks (boosting productivity), a unified HR experience, faster financial insight, and an adaptive platform that can be updated and extended with minimal disruption.

National Oceanography Centre

Sean Barrett

ERP Manager