Greenstar invests in software to aid expansion

The company – which provides refuse and recycling collections to 24 local authorities and nearly 400 blue chip commercial customers – is to replace its existing operating system with REgenerist software during 2009.

The move comes after a period of steady growth for Greenstar during which it has acquired businesses with different operational and financial systems (see letsrecycle.com story). As a result, the software is expected to help achieve consistency and improve overall efficiency.

REgenerist is provided by Dutch-based IT company Qurius and is based on an award-winning business application known as Microsoft Dynamics NAV technology. It was selected by Greenstar following a successful pilot in Leicester.

Greenstar UK finance director Michael Topham said: “We looked at many solutions but REgenerist clearly stood out as the right one for our sector and our business. It proved itself in our Leicester pilot project by going live on time and within budget, and we're confident that we can achieve our ambitious growth plans more quickly and efficiently by having REgenerist as our end-to-end business solution.”

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REgenerist comprises accounts, sales, purchases, contract management, waste tracking and analysis, fleet management, equipment hire and human resource management in a single integrated system.

The software helps to standardise business practices, so ensuring that Greenstar's current and future expansion is carried out in a controlled fashion.

Greenstar UK's business systems manager David Gooding, who ran the pilot project, said: “We were confident that REgenerist had the functionality we needed to support our business growth. The pilot project proved that Qurius was the team to deliver the solution. We were impressed with the depth of knowledge that the Qurius team had about our sector.”

REgenerist will manage the financial functions within Greenstar and all contracts, material movements, processing and transport will be managed through the single solution, creating greater operational efficiency.

Jason Fazackerley, REgenerist business unit director at Qurius UK, said: “The years of experience in our team allows us to take incredible technology and use it to create real competitive advantage for clients. Qurius is proud to be working with Greenstar as we believe it has an excellent strategy for success, while its sound business philosophy makes for a very strong partnership between our organisations.”