Barcoding.co.uk enables Argos and B&Q

soft furnishings supplier to operate in real time. Radio frequency data collection and communications links seamlessly with leading soft furnishings supplier's ERP system, delivers real-time benefits and

supports excellent customer service

Primeur, the UK's leading manufacturer, importer and distributor of soft

furnishings has implemented a high-tech wireless, paperless data collection and

communication system designed, supplied and installed by Barcoding.co.uk. The

WiFi barcode solution has boosted efficiency and accuracy, enabling the

company to handle a product line of over 1126, with about 5 million individual

items per year being imported from suppliers in India and Europe.

Serving major and independent retailers, the company supplies such

well-known names as Argos, B&Q and Wilkinson with cushions, rugs and floor mats.

The entire Primeur site - across the three warehouses - is equipped with 20

Proxim WiFi access points, comprising an appropriate mix of AP700 and AP500

devices. These enable real-time data collection and communication using

handheld computers equipped with barcode scanners. The devices run terminal

emulation and talk directly to the ERP system. This enables operators to place the

correct item in the correct stock bin. Then by also using the portable

terminals to assist with picking, accuracy is maintained with items matching the

picklists displayed on the handheld devices.

Glynn Robinson is Systems Support Manager for Primeur. He talks

enthusiastically about the system saying that is of "great benefit" to the company. "We

are able to run a very well-managed business using real-time data. This is

the right approach for us and has eliminated vast amounts of paper, which

reduces operational and environmental costs and significantly boosts accuracy," he

says.

Primeur relies on Barcoding.co.uk for ongoing service and maintenance and

enjoys an excellent business relationship. "Barcoding's service is excellent,

the team responds quickly to our needs and this means we in turn are able to

provide the high levels of service our customers expect from us," concludes

Glynn Robinson.

soft furnishings supplier to operate

in real time

Radio frequency data collection and communications links seamlessly with leading soft furnishings supplier's ERP system, delivers real-time benefits and supports excellent customer service

Primeur, the UK's leading manufacturer, importer and distributor of soft

furnishings has implemented a high-tech wireless, paperless data collection and communication system designed, supplied and installed by Barcoding.co.uk. The WiFi barcode solution has boosted efficiency and accuracy, enabling the company to handle a product line of over 1126, with about 5 million individual items per year being imported from suppliers in India and Europe.

Serving major and independent retailers, the company supplies such well-known names as Argos, B&Q and Wilkinson with cushions, rugs and floor mats.

The entire Primeur site - across the three warehouses - is equipped with 20 Proxim WiFi access points, comprising an appropriate mix of AP700 and AP500 devices. These enable real-time data collection and communication using handheld computers equipped with barcode scanners. The devices run terminal emulation and talk directly to the ERP system. This enables operators to place the correct item in the correct stock bin. Then by also using the portable terminals to assist with picking, accuracy is maintained with items matching the picklists displayed on the handheld devices.

Glynn Robinson is Systems Support Manager for Primeur. He talks enthusiastically about the system saying that is of "great benefit" to the company. "We are able to run a very well-managed business using real-time data. This is the right approach for us and has eliminated vast amounts of paper, which reduces operational and environmental costs and significantly boosts accuracy," he says.

Primeur relies on

Barcoding.co.uk for ongoing service and maintenance and

enjoys an excellent business relationship. "Barcoding's service is excellent, the team responds quickly to our needs and this means we in turn are able to provide the high levels of service our customers expect from us," concludes Glynn Robinson.