The HBP Group specialise in helping manufacturers and other businesses implement MRP solutions which help them increase efficiency, reduce downtime and give them the time to focus on running their own business.
The HBP Group specialise in providing MRP systems which help manufacturers increase efficiency, reduce downtime and give them the time to focus on running their own business.
Our organisation consists of two businesses; HBP Systems Ltd and Kamarin Computers Ltd. HBP are based in Lincolnshire and Kamarin are based in Cambridgeshire. Between us we cover the vast majority of the UK and work under the The HBP Group name to provide a seamless service between our northern and southern offices.
During your communication with us you may deal with some of our fantastic people from both HBP and Kamarin and you will receive the high levels of support and guidance you’d expect from a national provider, but the care and attention you’d need from a local provider.
Together we help business choose better software solutions to create better business for everyone.
Our head offices is based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, a town known for it’s history and tradition of manufacturing with the steel works a key part of the local economy. It fact, we can see the steel works from our windows!
Our southern office is based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and between our two offices cover the whole of the UK.
Although our physical locations are important, with online project management tools we can manage, install, train and support all of our MRP solutions remotely so it doesn’t matter where you’re based, we can help!
Our mission statements is “Best Today, Better Tomorrow” which focuses us on providing the best possible service we can every day, but continuing to learn and develop as a business so that we never stop improving.
We break down this mission statement into three areas which we believe are vital in our own success and that of our customers.
Passionate
We truly care about our customers and our business. As a management owned business we work within the organisation every day and have a loyal and experienced team who share our passion for delivering software projects that help our customers achieve their own goals.
Trustworthy
Your software and resource management systems are likely to be one of the backbones of your own success so it’s vital that you can rely on the partner you choose to work with. We work hard to ensure we have strong relationships with our customers so that can turn to us, and know what to expect, with any issues that face them.
Forward-Thinking
Because the MRP Solutions and IT industry is forever changing and the needs of our customers change too, it’s important that we think to the future and provide advice, and solutions, that don’t just fix today’s issues but are ideal for the future too.
Implementing a new MRP solutions into a business is a big step and requires investment in time as well as money. It’s vital that we work closely with you to fully understand your requirements and how your business interacts with technology, which is what we’ll do from the minute you start dealing with us.
Our structured process of running MRP and software projects has been honed over 30 years and uses concepts from well-known project management process such as Agile and Prince II. Because every step of your IT implementation is documented it makes internal handovers to support seamless and you’ll be kept in touch as every step of the way.
If you decide to make an enquiry with us then we’ll match you up with a software consultant who will focus on understand your business, the technology you use currently and what you’d like to achieve. All of our software consultants have decades of experience in the industry, so they understand exactly what is needed to meet your needs.
As your project moves through our business we’ll assign you a dedicated project manager who will work with the software consultant, our engineers and anyone at your business to organise and schedule all work required, including any third party work needed. You’ll be kept up to date at every stage so you understand all of the timescales related to your project.
Because we document every step of your process it means that our internal systems are constantly updated with information about your project. This means that once the implementation phase is complete, our support team have full visibility of the work completed ready to help you out with anything needed in the future.
We believe that strong relationships are built by connecting with multiple people in your business and we do that by ensuring our management team check up with you at key stages of your project, ensuring that you happy with the progress. We share direct contact details for all key members of staff, including managers and directors, so you can always get hold of someone if you need them.
The quality of your Advanced Business Cloud Essentials implementation is directly related to the technical ability of our staff, which is why, as an absolute minimum, every one of our support consultants is qualified in Advanced Business Cloud, is AAT accredited and has been trained in Prince 2 and Agile project methodology, meaning they understand both business accounting and business fundamentals.
To ensure that you have a dedicated point of contact within The HBP Group, we assign you an Account Manager who oversees our support contracts with you. All of our account managers have a huge amount of experience in the software industry and will provide regular updates, statistics and reviews of our performance, your account manager will also help you with anything else you need from us
Before joining forces as the The HBP Group in 2005, HBP Systems and Kamarin Computers began their journeys as software resellers in 1991 and 1981 respectively.
As two of the fastest growing software consultants in the UK, HBP and Kamarin provided accounting software that computerised the finance function of thousands of businesses throughout the 1990s. As the businesses grew, well-known software solutions from Pegasus, Advanced and Sage were complimented by a complete range of IT solutions which enabled us to help businesses with their entire IT and software requirements.
When The HBP Group was formed in 2005, we were able to use our combined knowledge to offer software solutions across the UK.
Today, we help thousands of businesses each year with software and IT solutions, including our MRP solutions, Advanced Business Cloud Essentials which provides a cloud-based and affordable solutions to manufacturers of all sizes.
In 2019 we were awarded the Advanced Business Partner of the Year and were named an Advanced Ultimate Partner, recognising the work we had one with manufacturers and Advanced Business Cloud Essentials.
Our accreditations and certifications are recognition of our work with some of the leading authorities in the industry and show that we really know what we’re talking about!
As the current Advanced Business Partner of the Year we are recognised as the leading partner to provide, implement and support Advanced Business Cloud Essentials.
Our Ultimate Partner status recognises the investments we have made in staff training related to Advanced solutions such as Advanced Business Cloud Essentials.
As a Microsoft Gold Partner (the highest level you can get!) we are perfectly position to help businesses transition to the cloud with solutions such as Microsoft 365.
As a Cyber Essentials Accredited business you can deal with us safe in the knowledge that any data we deal with is kept secure and processed in a safe and secure fashion.
Book a Free Business Process Review
Understanding your current processes it a vital step before implementing a new software solution. Our Business Process Review identifies three areas of challenge in your organisation and offers a streamlined way of managing each one with MRP.
Following an initial discussion we can make recommendations, including a visual diagram of your existing process, along with detailed explanations of your proposed new solution. It takes around 30-45 mins to have an initial chat and it’s completely free!
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