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Documents - Part 3: Outbound Communication
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By Dan S.
11/08/2026
In the previous post in the series, we delved into some more advanced features. This post brings these features together and explains how they’re utilised to send emails, print files or upload files to file servers. Ad-Hoc An Outbound Communication Document can be created, populated and sent manually. This could be as
More Than a Website: A Digital Extension of Your Business
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By Andy J.
28/04/2026
When we design and build websites, our starting point is always your business and not a template. Every business has its own vision, expertise, and way of delivering value to its customers. Too often we see businesses forced to reshape themselves to fit “out‑of‑the‑box” website and ERP platforms, losing the very detail
Passed, Failed… or Waiting? Rethinking Quality Control
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By Jade C.
28/09/2026
For technology businesses, bringing a product or component into stock can be only one stage in making it available to the wider operation. Depending on the product, there may be inspections to complete, specifications to verify, certificates to check or test results to record before that stock is ready for its intended
Good Luck to our Marathon Men
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By Alan P.
23/09/2026
611 On Sunday 27 September three of our team - Mark, Gianluca and Matt are participating in the Ipswich Half Marathon. Mark is a seasoned marathon runner so it should be a walk in the park for him (no pressure, Mark). Matt is coming back from a knee injury which has been hampering his training, but he is going for it n
611 Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse
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By Jade C.
21/09/2026
Growth brings opportunity, but it can also expose processes and systems that no longer suit the business they've grown up with. Planet Eclipse has grown from a Manchester retail store into an international manufacturer and supplier of paintball equipment. As the business expanded, its existing software became increasin
Real-World Solutions for Today’s Finance Director
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By Alan P.
17/09/2026
De Facto ERP software is a highly configurable, cloud-based platform designed to be the financial and operational backbone of complex, multi-entity businesses. For Finance Directors (FDs) juggling tight margins, messy supply chains, and multi-company organisations, the system brings together total financial control and
Behind Every Good Website...
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By Jade C.
14/09/2026
Is a solid Content Management System (CMS). Being able to change a heading, replace an image or publish a new page is useful. But a good CMS should go further than simply letting you edit what's already there. We recently put that thinking into practice on our own website. As part of a wider update, our former Insights
The Drawing Changed. Did Everyone Get the Memo?
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By Jade C.
07/09/2026
In an engineering business, changing a drawing can be relatively straightforward. Making sure that change reaches everyone and everything it affects can be a different matter. A revised drawing or specification can have implications for purchasing, stock, production, suppliers, quality and ultimately the customer. So t
What Can Parts Distributors Learn From MGOC Spares?
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By Jade C.
31/08/2026
As businesses grow, the systems supporting them have to grow too. More products, new sales channels and changing customer expectations can quickly expose processes that once worked perfectly well. MGOC Spares is a good example. The business has grown from supplying parts for the MG Owners Club to managing a range of mo
How De Facto ERP Solves the Unique Challenges of Agricultural Parts Distribution
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By Alan P.
20/08/2026
In the agricultural parts distribution industry, timing is everything. When a tractor breaks down in the middle of a short harvest window, or a seeding component fails right as planting begins, distributors don’t just face an anxious customer - they face an emergency. Managing thousands of unique SKUs, handling intense
Leveraging Smart ERP for Packaging Efficiency and EPR Compliance
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By Alan P.
17/08/2026
Managing a packaging business in the UK has never been more complex. Operations Directors and management teams are no longer just tracking stock levels and production schedules. Today, you are flooded with material specifications, fluctuating material costs, supplier documentation, and strict compliance obligations. Wh
Meet Mark, our New Financial Controller
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By Alan P.
06/08/2026
Mark recently joined De facto Software as our new Financial Controller. We sat down with him to get to know him a bit better. What do you enjoy, do you have any hobbies? I’m quite an active person so when I am not working you will likely find me out on a training run for my next event. I have done a few marathons inclu