SMP Playgrounds selects K3 Microsoft Dynamics CRM to help streamline processes and sustain strong growth

Leading UK manufacturer of play equipment to deploy advanced CRM as part of business re-engineering strategy to become leaner and more responsive to new opportunities
 
Microsoft focused Business Technology specialist K3, has announced a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM project with SMP Playgrounds, a UK market leader in design and installation of play equipment, which will significantly reduce repetitive manual data entry and integrate with financial, manufacturing and project management systems as the firm streamlines its business during a period of strong growth.
 
With over 50 years experience, SMP Playgrounds offers a range of products and services aimed at fostering the physical and social development of all children, putting their needs and enjoyment foremost when creating play facilities. With headquarters and manufacturing in the UK, the firm supports a network of sales offices in over 40 countries.
 
We have had strong growth over the last year and we felt that now would be a good time to capitalise on our position and re-engineer some of our processes to make our company more efficient, explains Steve Sylvester, Managing Director of SMP Playgrounds.
 
SMP has experienced a 20% increase in sales over the previous year and exports over a quarter of its equipment with a range of end-to-end services including consulting, design, installation and maintenance.
 
At our current rate of growth, we would need to have employed several more administration staff to deal with the work load but with the implementation of the new CRM and improvements to our workflows, we expect to reduce the amount of repetitive and time consuming tasks and help add value to other activities.
 
Sylvester highlights additional benefits including closer integration into the quote generation and sales order processing systems with improved reporting for better targeting of marketing activities. Microsoft Dynamics CRM has a number of powerful capabilities like workflow automation and analytics, to help sales, marketing, and service teams easily share information and route tasks to provide a seamless customer experience.
 
We selected K3 based on the impressive level of knowledge they exhibited throughout the tender process and during our recent business re-engineering exercise, they have helped us define and improve our processes ahead of the implementation of the new software Sylvester adds.
 
About K3
K3 is the UK centre of excellence for CRM, Qlikview and Sharepoint solutions using Microsoft Dynamics platforms across a wide range of vertical sectors.  Over 600 customers rely on K3 to deliver powerful relationship management platforms across financial and professional services, manufacturing and retail.  With over 30 years of experiences in development, implementation and support, K3 provides CRM in a number of flexible options including onsite, managed and hosted environments.
 
K3 is part of the K3 Business Technology PLC which is a global leader in providing next-generation enterprise software for businesses in the retail, manufacturing and distribution sectors.  With more than 3,000 customer installations in over 30 countries, K3 is recognised as a safe, innovative and reliable provider of world-class solutions, backed by world-class service.  www.k3xrm.com