Norwegian Bergene Holm wood group selects IFS

IFS and Skog-Data have entered into a partnership agreement, in which IFS will deliver licences and implementation services, while Skog-Data remains responsible for operation and support. The contract is value at NOK 17 million (£1.7 million) and Bergene Holm, Begna Bruk, Eidskog-Stangeskovene, Kjeldstad Holding, Inntre and Romerike Trelast all expect to go live in 2012. The solution includes IFS Applications components for financials, distribution, document management, manufacturing and mobile clients for warehouse operations. The six companies' operations vary in size and complexity, so among the keys to IFS's selection was flexibility and scalability – and Bergene Holm CFO Øyvind Eriksen says that, being fully component-based, IFS Applications was clearly able to meet that challenge. "IFS has a proven track record within our industry, including successful deliveries to Moelven Industrier for many years," he comments. "IFS's consultants have shown world-class industry competence and this, together with their being located close to our operations, has been important in our choice," he adds. Hence, for Eriksen, the expectation is improved efficiency and supply chain communications.