IT Infrastructure Review and Refresh

The AlchemistTechnology

Objective A national construction firm had outgrown its IT infrastructure and IT management practices. We were engaged to provide assistance with development of short and long term IT strategy, leading to the eventual rollout of new infrastructure. Solution Delivery The Infrastructure review highlighted several areas for change or improvement, leading to the development of fourteen individual projects. These projects required …

Infrastructure and Field Mobility Assessment

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective A height safety and rope access business had identified operational issues arising from a lack of access to key documents for site staff. The ability to view and maintain safety documentation was business-critical and work was being compromised or delayed when this could not occur. We were engaged to provide them with a strategy to both manage and access …

Merger & Acquisition Integration – UK

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective A multi-location UK Construction business was acquired by an Australian-based multi-national. The brief was to integrate the UK businesses into the IT network and ERP system used by the rest of the Group. Solution Delivery There was a heavy reliance on inconsistent spreadsheet systems throughout the UK organisation. Significant analysis of all the spreadsheet systems was required, with an …

HVAC Services Business Merger

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective A multi-national Construction and Services publicly listed entity needed to amalgamate four distinct Facilities Management operations into a single business unit. This involved physical relocation of two of the businesses, as well as operational and financial process discovery, documentation and re-engineering. Our brief was to successfully bring all the operations together into one business unit in a three month …

Integration of Electrical Acquisition

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective An Australian-based multi-national required the ERP implementation and re-structure of a recently acquired $140m Electrical contracting and service business. The re-structure included establishing a centralised back office for Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Payables. There was a need to minimise the manual and spreadsheet based systems, as well as to introduce Inventory control processes. Our brief was to deliver these …

Software and Hardware Upgrade for Multi-National

The AlchemistPeople, Process, Technology

Objective A software version upgrade was required for the ERP system of a 2000 user Australian-based multi-national. Due to the age of the incumbent server, a hardware upgrade was also required, which included a change to the underlying database structure. Solution Delivery The hardware and software upgrade had to occur simultaneously across nine countries. A complete operating system change was …