A coveted portfolio: from family-run to FTSE-listed.

Manley Communications

Husband-and-wife team Ian & Lise Manley looked to our company to help build Manley Communications into Africa’s premier perception management consultancy. Our PR software systems enabled their team to manage and orchestrate thousands of communiqués for celebrated hotels, award winning spas, fine restaurants, hand-crafted wines and exquisite jewellery.

ACQUIRED: 2004
Cape Town, South Africa

CSARITE

Our cloud-based systems handle the global logistics of a gemstone so exceptional, it is 10,000 times more rare than a diamond. Only recently discovered in our lifetime, Csarite is mined 3,000 feet high in the Anatolian mountains of Turkey. Our software controls all aspects of operations, from stock management to full ledger control, for the most naturally precious gemstone in the world.

ACQUIRED: 2012
Istanbul, Turkey

Areva

The world leader in the design and construction of nuclear power plants, Paris Bourse CAC Mid 100 listed Areva NP employs more than 75,000 engineers globally. They looked to our company to provide software systems to coordinate communications across all their partners and touchpoints for their shareholding company Lesedi Nuclear Services.

ACQUIRED: 2004
Cape Town, South Africa

Bentley

Our company was hired to strategise on dealership customer experience for the regions of Wales and the South West of England. Through bespoke digital campaigns our software implemented pioneering methods to deploy smartphone-optimised emails. Our systems enabled lead generation, sales of official Bentley accessories, event co-ordination, preowned sales and customer retention.

ACQUIRED: 2009
Wales & South West, UK

Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Our team set to architect a catalogue and reporting tool used to register suppliers of power station equipment and related services. With an annual revenue in excess of $13.8 billion, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd utilise our information and datapoints to guide them in selecting suppliers and service providers aligned with national guidelines on localisation, KPIs and other key metrics.

ACQUIRED: 2019
Pretoria, South Africa

1066 Pianos

Trusted supplier of the world’s finest pianos for more than three generations, 1066 Pianos hired our team to develop a Piano Configurator to allow their clients access to more than 26.1 million possible combinations of tailoring. From Los Angeles to Lagos, Budapest to Beijing, private commissions at their Cambridge workshops include pianos made to a moisture-resistant Superyacht Specification representing the ultimate in musical precision.

ACQUIRED: 2012
Cambridge, England

Royal Paris

As featured in the film The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, an 1850’s coffeemaker re-created from 24-carat gold by a team of Paris-born craftsmen, featuring a crystal carafe drafted exclusively by BACCARAT. Royal Paris looked to our team to provide e-commerce solutions and key integrations with third-party payment providers. Considered an engineering marvel, the machine combines fire, steam, vacuum, pressure and gravity to percolate the finest coffee strains in the world — without the use of electricity. A superlative objet d’art.

ACQUIRED: 2015
Paris, France

Department of Science and Innovation

Our team looked to design and develop a custom system used by industry organisations to assist in capturing key research and funding outcomes. The collected information is processed by our software and used to report on the effectiveness of grants — and as justification for further funding from the Treasury on behalf of the South African government.

ACQUIRED: 2015
Pretoria, South Africa

Reveal Investigations

Headquartered in Beverly Hills, specialist investigations firm Reveal required tailored UX/UI development coupled with integrated frontend solutions. The firm employs more than 100 private investigators positioned throughout the United States. Discretion has earned them business from Fortune 500 companies to the most demanding law firms in the country.

ACQUIRED: 2012
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Karsten UK

Our team developed a logistics planning application for Karsten UK Limited, one of the largest importers and processors of quality fruit and vegetables within Europe. Our tailored systems allow a distributor of perishable goods to accurately coordinate, plan, and manage warehouse stock levels, incoming orders and the timely dispatch of goods. Accuracy of live data were key objectives.

ACQUIRED: 2017
Spalding, England

Old Mutual

London FTSE 100 listed Old Mutual PLC awarded our company a multi-year contract to design, develop and maintain one of South Africa’s largest intranet projects servicing their Group Direct Sales division — providing their employees with the resources required to liaise with brokers, representatives and branches for the marketing and selling of insurance products worldwide.

ACQUIRED: 2004
Cape Town, South Africa

Gray & Farrar

A matchmaking service to billionaire families, Gray & Farrar are headquartered in Mayfair, with offices located in Paris, Monaco, Brussels, Geneva, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore, Los Angeles and New York. The firm looked to our company to design a private portal where their partners could be introduced to the world of G&F. Security aspects of the project were paramount.

ACQUIRED: 2014
Mayfair, London