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ITS become isys with launch of exciting new identity!
ITS (Intelligent Time Systems Ltd) will re-launch our brand identity on Friday 17th October to address future opportunities for a more integrated approach to workplace management software.
Previously recognised as a market leader for their Time and Attendance software; Tru-Time, ITS have since identified the requirement for many businesses to integrate time and attendance with other functionality such as HR, Parroll, job costing, environmental management and access and security.
Besides re-launching the company name and identity, ITS will also unveil their innovative new branded suite of integrated products
 The company has been recognised by Deloites as one of the fastest growing technology companies in EMEA and recently picked up an award in the National Business Awards for growth and achievement in the South West and nationally.
There is a massively growing pressure on businesses of all sizes and types in the current economic and environmental climate to be more accountable. The need to more efficiently monitor and control budget, resources, environmental impact, security and safety is of paramount importance, and Isys research revealed that many inefficiencies identified within struggling businesses were a result of non-integrated systems, inaccurate data and poor communications or infrastructure.
Out of this was born the new Isys vision to deliver a suite of workplace management products that would integrate fully to manage all activity form full HR and absence management to access control, cost centre analysis and security measures.
Mark Nutter , Managing Director says:
‘Integrated workplace management will be key to future development for any business in terms of saving resources, improving efficiency and streamlining communications. Delivering stand-alone products has become out of date and it is no longer cost-efficient for many companies to run separate systems. Our products are also built from the ground up to allow for future developments and are scalable to grow with our customers’ changing requirements.’
‘Our new identity and product suite is founded on and will continue to reflect our commitment to putting our customers first, listening to and understanding their needs, the very foundations our business was built on’
The new name Isys Intelligent Systems was chosen to incorporate the ‘Intelligent’ aspect of ITS (Intelligent Time Systems) that is already recognised for time and attendance throughout the industry but also supports the fact that Isys now offer a range of systems in addition to time and attendance.
Isis was the Egyptian Goddess of of simplicity, from whom all beginnings arose, and is also the patron of nature, magic and transformation, all qualities that echo the new Isys brand values:
· Development
· Empowerment
· Professionalism
· Responsiveness
· Delivery of promises
· Integrity
· Future vision
· Courage to run with new ideas
· Listening to and valuing clients, placing their needs first.
The launch will be celebrated on 17th October with a champagne buffet reception for clients, stakeholders and press, where the latest Intelligent product – Intelligent Access will also be shown. Intelligent Access is a ground-breaking new web-based software solution for access control that will integrate fully with HR, Time and Attendance and job costing management. For more details on the product, please go to www.isys-group.co.uk
Mark goes on to say:
““The new identity and brand represents a simplification and strengthening of our corporate identity and offering. I hope that it will help us to achieve greater market presence and leadership for our evolving suite of management solutions.
We are very excited about the benefits this will bring our customers, supplier and employees, the current climate for organisations within the UK is such that workforce management is now critical to control costs and manage employees to optimum return.”
October 16th 2008
Intelligent choice for Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason are a highly esteemed and aspirational family run business renowned throughout the world for retailing high quality fine foods, speciality teas and hampers. The business has its famous shop front in Piccadilly, London where it has been based for nearly three hundred years.
Historically the company had never used an electronic system for monitoring and managing their workforce. They approached ITS as a reputable supplier to help them to address their T&A and HR requirements, which they felt were bespoke and unlike those of other organisations. Because ITS is equipped and experienced in creating tailored solutions for individual clients, we were able to deliver a Time & Attendance system that worked with their current HR philosophy.
Fortnum & Mason identified biometrics as the preferred data capture technology and opted for a biometric identity system for staff clocking in and out of their premises. ITS supplies this cutting edge technology through its preferred supplier UKB International to compliment and support the T&A and HR solutions provided by ITS delivering the most comprehensive, holistic system available.
The driving factors for Fortnum & Mason’s T&A selection were:
- Ease of daily use for administrators in the workplace
- Support for multi site, web access for flexibility and conformance with IT policies
- Scalability to cope with seasonal sales / staffing peaks
- Integration tools to ADP HR, to create an efficient and paperless workflow for all personnel records
- Highly secure but flexible biometric clocking, to suite the topology of their business
- Fixed cost implementation to satisfy their preferred project management ethos
August 15th 2008
Chickenshed Theatre make life easier with ITS Job Costing
 is an innovative theatre company who work using an inclusive creative process which means everyone is welcome, and everyone is valued. The company run Children's and Youth Theatre workshops for 600 people, education courses for over 100 students, community outreach projects and a network of satellite 'Sheds' across the country (and one in Russia) so even more can benefit.
Performances and projects vary dramatically and therefore can involve a high turnover and vast array of different suppliers, artists and contractors. Efficient Job Costing had always been an issue due to the transient and remote location of contributing parties, which is why they approached ITS for an effective web-based system.
 ITS Job Costing has allowed Chickenshed to neatly tie up specific or isolated cost areas to different performances, clocking or logging activities against activity for vastly improved cost management. The system has already saved a significant amount of administration time and has been found comprehensive and easy to use for busy creative professionals.
August 7th 2008
ITS success in National Business Awards
ITS were recently delighted to pick up a highly commended award at the National Business Awards both for their business success in the South West and nationally.
The National Business Awards is the UK’s number-one, cross-industry Awards programme; described by Gordon Brown as the ‘Business Oscars,’ and attract entries from a wide variety of successful organisations; from FTSE 250’s through to thriving entrepreneurial businesses.
ITS has enjoyed particular success over the past two years with growth in excess of 175 % in the last two years, the company has also been recognized by Deloittes as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe. The award was presented at an evening drinks reception at The Royal Lancaster Hotel London, on Tuesday 22nd July where photos were taken and presentations made.
“Without doubt, the award will help to boost our credibility to prospective clients, and has give all of our staff a real sense of recognition of their efforts.”
- Clare Gardner, Marketing Manager.
Mark Nutter, MD adds:
Our customers want to be more aware of exactly how their business is operating, to save time and cost and increase productivity, they come to us for an integrated solution –PC and web-based that we can tailor to their exact needs. It is by listening to and addressing those specific needs effectively that we have come to win our business over the competition and to achieve so much in the market place.
July 29th 2008
Wyke Farms choose integrated approach from ITS
 Wyke Farms is the largest independent cheese producer and milk processor in the UK with over 120 employees. The company Produces some of Somerset’s finest cheeses and are renowned for their award winning, GM free, traditional recipes. Although the family company have grown organically and have successfully maintained the art of traditional cheese making, the high-tech production dairy has the most up-to-date cheese making equipment in Europe. This is matched by their commitment to health and safety.
The company decided that to further improve efficiency and process control, an integrated approach to management of HR, T&A and Access and Security was required. Wyke Farms chose ITS due to the cost efficiency and flexibility of Tru-Time - a leading integrated solution for monitoring all these key business activities. The contract included training and support, clocking terminals and full T&A software including HR and payroll management.
We understood the company's requirement for retaining the traditional skills and processes of their master cheese maker, whilst remaining dedicated to technology with a forward-thinking approach to maintaining their market presence and customer satisfaction.
July 14th 2008
British Heart Foundation chooses ITS Access Control for new Head Quarters
The British Heart Foundation has recently completed the build of its state of the art new UK headquarters.
The cutting-edge build is a high-profile design project and required an intelligent access control and security system reflective of the open-plan, flexible office arrangements.The building’s futuristic design posed some architecturally demanding issues to installing access control and attendance monitoring.
Having to work with glass surfaces and partition walls in an open plan environment, ITS demonstrated the flexibility to design and implement a bespoke solution that the charity specified must also be scalable and future-proof. ITS specialist teams worked closely with the architects and main contractors involved in the fit-out, ensuring a fully integrated system that would be running smoothly from day one .
July 7th 2008
Tru-Time for Pure Organics
 Pure Organics Ltd produce high quality organic and additive-free frozen foods. The Wiltshire business is family-run, with strong values and since its establishment in 1996 has enjoyed healthy growth and expansion leading to a larger workforce and increased productivity. As the company grew and developed, they recognised the requirement to find an effective, easy-to-implement system for monitoring the time and attendance of their workforce, whilst improving the quality and efficiency of production. Pure Organics chose an integrated solution from ITS as an integrated system to look after both time and attendance and access and security on site.
The company is using Tru-Time which will integrate time and with access control and internal operations. Pure Organics expect to see reduced costs through efficient monitoring, reducing un-necessary absence and ensuring that the allocation of staff meets strict safety regulations and working directives.
July 4th 2008
ITS system chosen for Swindon's award winning new Central Library
Intelligent Time Systems win the Access Control contract for Swindon’s new Central Library.
Work on the library started at the Regent Circus site in January 2007, with a completion date of late summer 2008. The budget for build and development is estimated at £10million, with the new Library set to form a focal point for the regeneration of Swindon Town Centre. During the development process and prior to completion of build, the Council felt it was paramount that besides the award-winning sustainability measures and improved access and inclusivity, the library must also implement a system to monitor different levels of access for both the public and employees of the Library.ITS already supply Swindon Borough Council with flexi-time management and Access Control for many of the councils employees and buildings throughout Swindon including the civic offices, youth centres and schools.
The right credentials: When choosing a provider, Swindon Borough Council was looking for a UK based, (preferably local) supplier with the ability to develop their own software. ITS were able to offer a secure, partner-based relationship; delivering comprehensive, yet user friendly software solutions, packaged with Industry standard hardware and extensive support. ITS also had a proven track record in the public sector having successfully implemented Tru-Time in many government and local authorities including, Swindon Borough Council, Transport For London and the Environment Agency. With development and support teams on-hand in Swindon, the library will be guaranteed unrivalled response times and ongoing after-sales support service with ITS.
June 20th 2008
ITS celebrate success of new training courses
Intelligent Time Systems recently ran a series of training courses based out of the UK head office in Swindon. The courses have been a huge success, with many customers from the ITS portfolio attending.
Report Wizard, is a reporting application for Tru-Time, and Crystal Reports. Organisations such as ISS, JSP, Stockvale, Oldercare and Escombe Lambert all considered it important to attend the training sessions in order to get optimum results from their current Tru-Time systems.
The training day covers areas such as how to extrapolate data from payroll, HR and Absences into different reporting formats such as Word or Excel. It also provides knowledge of how to write your own reports within the Crystal programme and store them with the Tru-Time Report Wizard.
Due to the huge success and demand for the training ITS are pleased to announce that another set of courses will be running shortly. If you are interested in attending one of these course please contact the ITS Head Office on;
01793 715471
June 2nd 2008
ITS launch new access control software at IFSEC 2008
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The IFSEC exhibition at the Birmingham NEC 12th-15th May presents the ideal opportunity for Intelligent Time Systems to launch their ground-breaking new access control software.
What is unique about the product is that resellers can brand the software as their own. It will also integrate fully with a wide range of HID hardware such as the VERTX network door controller and iClass contact-less smart card.
ITS have been working in close partnership with HID to develop an exclusive access control solution that unlike any other software of its type can be branded for resale. Another key feature of this software is that it is web-based, enabling the client to remotely manage sites, building, doors and people. Presenting with HID on the HID stand, Intelligent Time Systems will be running demonstrations of the product, giving resellers the opportunity to view the software and its benefits
Marketing Manager Clare Gardner says…
“With nearly 32,000 people attending with the specific intention of identifying security solutions appropriate to their needs, this is a great opportunity to launch our new product”
Award-winning partnership  
In December 2007, HID presented Intelligent Time Systems with their prestigious Partner Of The Year award. This is an exclusive award, held only by ITS – who are also the first ever HID partner to receive it.
Managing Director of Intelligent Time Systems Mark Nutter said:
“We are really excited to be recognised as HID’s partner of the year, we have always had a great relationship, but it is a real honour to receive such recognition.”
With over 800 exhibiting companies and eight product areas, IFSEC is renowned as the most topical and up-to-date conference for the security systems industry. You can visit ITS and see the new software in demonstration at the HID stand situated in Access Control and Security Solutions (bottom hall 6).
All press enquiries to:
Clare Gardner / 01793 715471/ cgardner@intell-time.co.uk
May 9th 2008
Balfour Beatty reduce costs and meet new safety requirements with Tru-Time from ITS
 Leading construction company choose Tru-Time rostering solution to meet stringent workforce safety requirements for Network Rail’s renewal programme.
Balfour Beatty Rail have chosen Tru-Time Time and Attendance system from Intelligent Time Systems to schedule a workforce of nearly 600 personnel qualified to work on a renewal programme for its client Network Rail. The company is using Tru-Time with a bespoke rostering application designed specifically by ITS, that will link both with Tru-Time and Balfour Beatty’s internal costing and operations system. Balfour Beatty expects to see reduced costs through efficient rostering of employees working on the Network Rail renewal programme, reducing overtime required and ensuring that the allocation of staff meets strict safety regulations and working directives.
Jamie Henderson, IT Manager at Balfour Beatty Rail commented;
“We went through a full product assessment phase and felt that ITS’ solution was the best technological fit for our requirements. We do not follow the usual rostering or T & A requirements, and so we challenged the solution providers to meet our requirements quite specifically...
...ITS’ solution best enabled us to access information easily and to keep tight controls on HR information as well as ensuring staff are paid accurately. With an estimated spend of over £100m on our subcontractor workforce it is vital that we manage costs and get best value from our resources.”
March 12th 2008
Numatic chooses ITS for Time & Attendance solution
 Numatic International Ltd, the manufacturer of domestic, commercial and industrial cleaning equipment has selected the Tru-Time time and attendance solution from Intelligent Time Systems Ltd (ITS), for use at its headquarters in the south west of England.
The organisation - known for its famous ‘Henry’ vacuum cleaner, chose Tru-Time to monitor attendance and manage HR processes for its 700 staff. Since implementing the system, Numatic has enjoyed improved efficiencies and time saved on both HR and T&A issues.
Numatic required a solution to monitor attendance of growing staff on its mainsite, which has been developed to support new semi-automated production lines and warehousing. Following a detailed evaluation of six products (from an initial 25 shortlist), the company selected the solution from ITS Ltd for its flexibility, broad functionality and excellent references.
Numatic uses Tru-time both to report on historical data and access ‘real-time’ information, providing an up-to-the-minute snapshot of employees in the workplace. The T & A related information can be used by cost centre, department or allocated to jobs, enabling Numatic managers to monitor employee costs effectively. The team have also found the additional HR module invaluable - the payroll is integrated with the Time and Attendance system, enabling it to be processed faster and more efficiently.
Paul Manley, Manager of the project team at Numatic International said; “Prior to implementing ITS’ solution, we had to collate paper records and run through spreadsheets every Monday morning for the payroll. Now each supervisor has the information they need readily to hand in minutes. We can also track holidays easily at the click of a button, rather than having to trawl through clocking in cards. Having more accurate information at our managers’ fingertips enables us to identify where they may be issues and reward employees for high attendance, which has proven highly motivational.” www.numatic.co.uk
October 30th 2007
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