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Infor ERP LN positions GSH Europe B.V.’s for strategic growth

Implementation of Infor ERP LN across all GSH’s European branches

Barneveld, The Netherlands  - Jul 28, 2011

Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, announced today that GSH Europe B.V., a leading provider of technology driven facilities and energy management solutions, will implement Infor ERP LN across all its (12) European branches. The implementation is expected to be completed in the Netherlands and Belgium this year, the solution will be operational on January 1st, 2012. Other European branches including Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will follow at a later stage.

News Points

  • GSH Europe B.V. is experiencing rapid change, both from its acquisitions, expanded range of services and strong growth. To support this level of business change, the company is investing in new enterprise software solutions from Infor.
  • GSH Europe’s parent company, GSH Group, uses an IBM solution to manage its finance and back-office requirements. Different operational needs at the divisional level drove the company to select Infor ERP LN for its branches in Europe. GSH Europe B.V. were particularly impressed with ERP LN in the areas of financial administration, calculation and logistics and with the integration of data, outperforming the IBM solution were data integration is a manual customized process. As GSH requires real time insight into their financial administration this was crucial and made the choice for their new ERP system easy.
  • Infor ERP LN supplies detailed pricing calculations for service contracts, costs associated with a contract can be monitored continuously. As a result GSH Europe B.V. is better able to calculate costs for annual contracts with all-in service, including technical malfunction, which ensures contracts are profitable. ERP LN is also better able to support the company’s growth objectives. Previously GSH had a maintenance focus, today sales includes equipment and installation.

Customer Quote
“With the implementation of Infor ERP LN, GSH is ready for the next strategic growth phase, for both our building engineering and facilities support business units,” says Almer van Wensveen, CFO of GSH Europe B.V. “Maximum operational and financial transparency from the moment of calculation and installation right through to management and maintenance will contribute substantially to our organization’s profitability and continuity.”

Infor Quote
“We are signaling an increasing trend to use different ERP systems at the headquarters and at a divisional level. Divisions are often more complex and require greater operational control if margins are tight,” says Theo Koster, Regional VP Infor Benelux. He adds: “With Infor ERP LN, GSH Europe gains a better insight into its operations and its customer contracts. This helps the organization to better service its customers and manage its costs and margins across all its European operations.” 

Additional Resources

About GSH Europe B.V.
GSH Europe B.V. is a specialist in technical maintenance at building-related installations and is part of the GSH Group, with branches in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France and the United States. The business provides across-the-board services relating to technical facilities, from the design and installation phase through to management and maintenance. For more information, go to www.gshgroup.com.
About Infor
Infor is a leading provider of business software and services, helping more than 70,000 customers in 164 countries improve operations and drive growth.  To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

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