Milestones on our Digital Journey

Mark, where do you begin with digital transformation planning?

Mark Naylor

“It starts at the very top and we’ve seen from the leadership team that there is a long-term commitment to digitising the business. That’s really critical, having a clear strategy for the business and being able to apply those objectives to our digital strategy. Other aspects are either common sense necessities for any serious business, or standards which are driven by client requirements.

A couple of examples are our roll-out of Two-Factor Authentication across the majority of internal systems, which is a key component of Information Security. Then also maintenance and continued adherence to our ISO certifications and Cyber Essentials criteria. We take a holistic approach to digital transformation at Exyte Hargreaves and as we all know, the digital world is ever-changing and needs constant monitoring and adaptation.”

Which areas of the business have benefited most from digital transformation so far?

Mark Naylor

“We saw a big opportunity to work with our colleagues in the Manufacturing team throughout 2022. The factory deals with a phenomenal amount of design and product data on a daily basis across a number of disciplines. Much of that data was still being managed through traditionally paper-driven processes. We changed that and tablets are now used across the Manufacturing team. It’s a simple change really, but the impact is massive.”

Rob Davies

“It definitely is. That innovation led to another as we were able to completely reimagine our process for fabrication worksheets. Now, a digital output from the design team can be delivered to the tablets used in the factory. It’s made our manufacturing process much more efficient and also greatly improved data security.”

Mark Naylor

“There’s so many innovations which have been delivered or are planned in manufacturing. The potential is massive. With robotic and automated technology complementing BIM-led data processing it’s truly digital manufacturing in action!”