BUILDING a business which would enhance the performance of other firms was our focus when Derek Reid and I established Absoft, in 1991.
Our reputation for delivering a return on customers’ investment in SAP ERP (the business software package) was cemented through oil and gas – and that profile has allowed us to expand into new markets, buoyed by our reputation for optimising SAP systems to run at peak efficiency.
The close working relationships we have built with long term customers and securing growth in other industries have been crucial to our success.
We have endured two of the biggest downturns in the energy sector and have achieved longevity by being consistent and focusing on what we do best.
We’ve made choices along the way which haven’t worked out, but we’re stronger for them today.
Many of our customers have remained with us since our inception, and our approach is always to build those kinds of relationships.
We work with our customers to develop innovative SAP solutions, which improve processes, streamline procedures and help to protect their bottom line.
As we mark our silver anniversary, we are celebrating real success in expanding our work into multiple industries across the UK and beyond.
In the last six months alone, the growing reputation of our SAP support team has been further enhanced through a significant volume of new work, with a surge of contacts from sectors outside of oil and gas including the transport, local government, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing industries.
Work in oil and gas was for many years the focus of our business however, in our 25th anniversary year things have turned around, with nearly 50% of our turnover stemming from other sectors while the downturn has affected the energy sector.
Our work is focused on process optimisation, mobile user-interface solutions and migration services during merger and acquisition transactions.
These are enhanced by an integrated SAP support and managed service offering where our consultants monitor and patch SAP ERP systems, in-house or remotely, to achieve optimum efficiency on behalf of the customer.
We’re bringing the best practice methodologies we first created in oil and gas to every sector, with every piece of work we complete bringing an opportunity to add value for a customer in another area or industry.
We all thrive on providing innovative solutions for customers looking to address a whole host of common business challenges – going into those businesses, working closely with them to find and circumvent the issues they face.
A lot of hard work has gone into the past 25 years and, while it may take another few years for the oil and gas industry to stabilise, the fact that we have grown beyond the sector, and are not reliant upon it, gives us confidence.
We have the skills across the business to continue growing, building up the strength of our multi-sector offering to the marketplace.
By supporting the development of our people, nurturing new talent and building on the long-term client relationships we are renowned for, there is a bright future for the firm.