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WMS supplier strikes it Rich with new CEO for USA

Posted on 23 August, 202129 July, 2025 by David Priestman

WMS technology innovator SnapFulfil is taking its North America business to the next level with the appointment of experienced transformational leader, Rich Pirrotta, as CEO.

He reports in to overall CEO Tony Dobson and comes on board as demand for SnapFulfil’s agile, responsive and cost-effective solutions has never been greater due to the explosion in e-commerce and faster moving goods.

Rich has over 30 years’ experience in line executive and management consultant roles for the likes of Procter & Gamble, Deloitte and Logicalis, across 35 countries worldwide. Over the years he has proven cross-organisational expertise in sales, operations, growth, strategy, finance and change management.

Hugh Stevens, Chairman of parent company Synergy Logistics, said: “Rich brings extensive global experience in complex, high growth enterprises across manufacturing, supply chain, technology and professional services. With SnapFulfil now positioned as the premier cloud-based WMS provider, he is the person to progress the US business as we meet the pivotal challenges of a post pandemic world.”

In the past 12 months, SnapFulfil has seen significant growth in demand for its SaaS solution, which has been boosted by market leading Remote Implementation (RI) and self-configuration capabilities.

Rich (age 55) said: “It’s an exciting time in the technology sector with companies really pushing forward with their digital transformations.
SnapFulfil’s advanced WMS software delivers strong value through rapid ROI, industry-leading deployment speed, superior functionality and low total cost of ownership (TCO).

“My focus is to enable the growth trajectory of our current and potential customers by providing their warehouse and fulfilment operations with leading edge capabilities. We have the team and track record to deliver.”

About SnapFulfil: It’s a best-of-breed, real-time warehouse management system (WMS) which drives highly efficient fulfilment operations, allowing companies to do more with fewer resources. An innovative, cloud-based subscription model has flexibility at its core – delivering cutting edge solutions and a lower total cost of ownership than traditional on-premise installations. This unique blend of Tier 1 functionality, proven delivery methodology and enterprise class IT infrastructure, means more and bigger companies are turning to SnapFulfil to optimise inventory, space and labour within their facilities.

Nuvoola launches real-time SaaS solution

Posted on 14 June, 2021 by Keith McKinley

Nuvoola Inc., a North-America-based artificial intelligence firm, has launched a new enterprise solution for supply chains that improves operational efficiency in yards and terminals by automating processes, providing real-time insight and visibility into logistics operations.

This SaaS solution, called LUKE AI for Manufacturing and Distribution Centers (MDC), is an intelligent process optimisation solution meant to streamline yard operations and increase logistics efficiency. The complete solution comprises a reservation system for carriers to schedule their time of arrival, an automated check-in and security process for truck drivers as well as an intelligent dashboard that displays operational insights and performance indicators.

With its self-serve reservation feature, carriers and shippers can schedule an appointment allowing the site to optimize their operation logistics and increase dock worker’s productivity by synchronising appointment requests with dock or terminal capacity.

Easily integrated into existing camera infrastructure, LUKE AI for Manufacturing and Distribution Centers uses machine vision to digitise and centralise information in real-time such as the arrivals and departures of trucks, trailers, and containers, purchase orders, seal numbers and temperature readings.

At the gate, Nuvoola’s contactless self-serve kiosk can be installed to automate driver’s identification and vehicle identification to reduce check-in time while providing secured access to the site. Once identified, the kiosk tells the drivers where to go, improving the flow of operations and increasing the gate throughput. Paired with the reservation system, this decreased gate congestion and reduces dwell time.

The solution also generates operational performance indicators in real-time via customisable multi-site dashboards to quickly identify opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

“We’re excited to be able to bridge the gap between transport and warehouse management with an easy-to-implement solution that streamlines yard and terminal operations. Our solution offers full visibility over assets, inventory and shipments allowing companies to increase productivity through automation and better communication between all parties,’’ said Martin Renière, President of Nuvoola. “They can increase partners’ satisfaction while monitoring their performance.’’

LUKE AI for Supply Chain and Logistics is the latest solution launched by Nuvoola. It joins the company’s other AI solution, LUKE AI for Health Screening and Protection (HSP), launched in mid-2020. LUKE AI is the artificial intelligence platform that drives both solutions and is an acronym for “learn, understand, know and execute”.

WMS at Heart of Expanding Business

Posted on 29 October, 202029 July, 2025 by David Priestman

Workplace solutions leader Resource Furniture Services (RFS) has signed a fully bundled, five year contract for SnapFulfil’s advanced cloud-based warehouse management system (WMS), as business stacks up.

The London-based company, which is one of the most established and experienced full service independent installation and relocation businesses in the UK and particularly excels in the financial, legal, government and education sectors, begins with 10 licensed users, but with the flexibility to scale up. With three new warehouse facilities recently added across the capital, RFS can now offer in excess of 50,000 sq.ft of storage and distribution capacity. As a result, they needed to rationalise their inventory management and tracking system and make the operational leap from a small to medium sized business.

Mark Cronk, Joint MD for RFS, explained: “It’s the right time to take the next step and prove to customers old and new that we have the foresight and aptitude to further improve our service capacity and quality procedures. RFS is big on accreditation too and the fact that SnapFulfil is Gartner-backed was an important consideration. We do have a bespoke scheduling system with a warehouse component, but it is paper based, manual and very labour intensive, with the potential for human error and misinterpretation especially as we expand. So, first and foremost, a user friendly and best-of-breed WMS will bring an automated and consistent approach and save us valuable time and money.

“Additionally, we like the fact that SnapFulfil is scalable and will grow with us as a business. Furthermore, with a reputation for multiple efficiency gains, it will quickly start to pay for itself; plus as a digital and system-driven initiative, it will really focus and sharpen the approach of both our warehouse operatives and us as a senior management team.” http://www.snapfulfil.com

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Investing in WMS more than Window Shopping

Customers Invest in SaaS Transitions

Posted on 27 October, 202029 July, 2025 by David Priestman

Iptor, the Swedish based leader in enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services has achieved exceptional success in Norway, Sweden and Finland in the first half of 2020. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the business has secured four major ‘wins’ with both new customers and significant increases in investment from existing customers. The company, which was acquired by Bregal Unternehmerkapital alongside investment from CEO Jayne Archbold and Chief Marketing and Product Officer Christopher Catterfeld, in January, has announced the following new contracts:

Swedish lubricating grease manufacturer Axel Christiernsson has increased its investment in Iptor by adopting its Iptor DC1 SaaS solution to improve efficiency and simplify processes. The company, which has production plants in Sweden, the Netherlands, France and the U.S.A and operates globally, needed to future-proof its technology. Adopting Iptor DC1 will help it reduce time consuming processes, become more streamlined and ensure capacity flexibility without additional cost – and always with high application availability.

Finnish high-performance luxury sailing yacht manufacturer Nautor has invested in Iptor SaaS to drive efficiency and expansion by upgrading to Iptor DC1 v11 and Project Chain Management. Moving from its previous on-premise software to SaaS means Iptor now takes care of Nautor’s entire ERP platform and infrastructure enabling the company to focus on its core business – producing the famous luxury Swan sailing yachts.

Norwegian headquartered Tess, which produces special hoses, hose fittings and other products related to hydraulics and subsea and is also the country’s largest distributor of welding and gas equipment, has selected Iptor as its provider of Cloud Managed Services, running Iptor DC1, its flagship cloud-based ERP solution. Iptor replaces Tess’ current hosting provider. With products distributed through more than 140 service centers across the country, all with locally adjusted products, services and inventory, the ability to be flexible and better manage capacity fluctuations without additional investment, was a key factor in the selection of Iptor.

Finnish heavy transport specialist VTA Tekniikka Oy has upgraded to Iptor DC1 v11. The company, which imports and sells lifting devices and cargo space temperature control equipment plus special technology for trucks, needed a technology solution that enables it to efficiently and simply manage its operations, allowing for capacity flexibility whilst maintaining quality standards. As well as the upgrade, VTA Tekniikka Oy are also implementing the Iptor Aperio open API platform. This allows VTA Tekniikka Oy to take advantage of the flexibility of advanced API based integrations and mobile solutions.

Jayne Archbold, Iptor CEO, said, “The challenges of the past six months have been unprecedented. However, it has also been a time where efficient operations, distribution and supply chains have never been more important, and technology plays a crucial role in this. Our customers have recognized the need to continue to invest in their IT and we are delighted they have shown trust in Iptor. We have made substantial investments in our technology over the past 18 months as well placing great emphasis on building long-term partnership with our customers. We look forward to continuing this for many years to come.” http://www.iptor.com

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