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Thu 28th Nov 2002 : STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
REACT (The Regional Technology Centre) has been helping Sheffield-based company M&G Olympic Products, who design and manufacture a range of custom built stainless steel products, including staircases, balustrades and handrails to ‘polish’ up its IT infrastructure.

For more than 40 years, M&G Olympic Products has maintained its position as a leading specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of custom built, stylish architectural metalwork, that has enabled it to benefit from the recent property boom.

The firm, which also manufactures canopies, catering, sanitary, hospital and swimming pool equipment, employs 62 people and has a current turnover of £3m.

M&G Olympic Products managing director, Mark Winckle said: “We work closely with architects and building contractors to produce stylish staircases and balustrades for a wide range of properties across the UK. These include commercial properties such as car showrooms, office blocks and luxury flats and houses, some of which are owned by celebrities.

“As an expanding company, our IT systems had evolved in a rather ‘piece meal’ fashion and were not integrated. Departments such as accounts and sales could not communicate efficiently, and when REACT visited us to discuss our CAD/CAM technology requirements they flagged up the benefits of putting in place a dedicated IT network system.” REACT consultant, Philip Hudson said: “We have revolutionised the way M&G Olympic operate and, as well as getting their IT systems up and running, we have also trained their staff to ensure they understand and use the new technology to its full potential.” Mark Winckle added: “Working with an independent organisation like REACT that not only sources and arranges the installation of equipment but also takes on the roll of ‘troubleshooter’ has been really beneficial. We are now working much more efficiently and an added bonus is that we have managed to reduce our paper mountain!”