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Roocroft & Wright Choose XeBusiness IT System


Manchester, UK 3rd January 2006

Fast growing corporate wear supplier Roocroft and Wright have awarded an IT systems implementation contract to XeBusiness for its world class apparel and textile business management product, Xe-ERP2.

The company will deploy Xe-ERP2 to manage its CRM (Customer Relations Management), Product Sourcing and Distribution operations to improve and streamline customer service, reduce cost and provide timely management information to facilitate quick and accurate decision making.


Commenting on the award of the contract, Barry Freeman, Managing Director of Roocroft and Wright said:

"We were using a general accounts package to help run our business and got to a point where our growth required a specialist apparel corporate wear system. XeBusiness demonstrated their product and convinced us it could handle our requirements both now and in the future at a cost that represented exceptional value."

David Cullis, Chief Executive of XeBusiness responded by saying:

"We are pleased to welcome another corporate work wear supplier to our client community. Xe-ERP2 is particularly strong in this segment of the industry as evidenced by the number of clients successfully using the system. We look forward to working with the Roocroft and Wright Team who share our philosophy of customer service excellence."

About Roocroft and Wright

Norfolk based Roocroft and Wright (formerly Barry Design Associates) supply corporate and club neckties and other items of corporate and formal uniform accessories to a wide variety of customers that include police forces, ambulance and fires services. Dress shirts, waistcoats and formal trousers have also recently been incorporated in the range that also includes ladies uniform neckwear, epaulettes, bow-ties and cummerbunds, that be can supplied to specific customer design specifications. All products are designed and made with exceptional quality in mind.

About XeBusiness

XeBusiness supplies computer based supply chain solutions for quick response and cost reduction - simply and economically. The company is a leading business to business provider of supply chain solutions to the textile and apparel sector that allow client companies to automate their in-house functional processes and to integrate these with systems in use at their customers, suppliers and business partners to improve service levels and reduce operating cost.

About Xe-ERP2

Xe-ERP2 is a world-class specialist management information and business management system for garment, footwear, soft goods and household textile suppliers operating in the retail and corporate workwear supply chains.

The system is suited to both SME's (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) and now in its 'enterprise' version large, international apparel and textile enterprises providing a highly competitive cost of ownership, coupled with ease and speed of implementation. All aspects of CRM, Distribution, Sourcing (including pre-production logistics and consignment tracking) and Manufacturing operations are covered fully integrated by the system, taking account of the specialist requirements of companies operating in the Textile sector.


For further information, please contact:

David Cullis at XeBusiness Ltd

tel: 0161 869 0430 or

email: david.cullis@xebusiness.com

Barry Freeman at Roocroft & Wright

tel: 01328 855 540

email: roocroftandwright@zetnet.co.uk