Brownhills, WS8 6JZ,
United Kingdom
Castings Technographics
Castings Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Castings and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 1154 Castings employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Castings has purchased the following applications: Sage 1000 for ERP Financial in 2016, Forms/Email Based ATS for Applicant Tracking System in 2015, Brighter*IR for Partner Relationship Management in 2020 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Castings is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Sage , In-House Applications , Equator or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Castings revenues, which have grown to $221.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Castings intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
Castings Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
Castings ERP
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| Sage | Legacy | Sage 1000 | ERP Financial | ERP | n/a | 2016 | 2016 |
In 2016, Castings implemented Sage 1000 as its ERP Financial platform. Sage 1000 was configured to act as the central finance system for the manufacturing group, consolidating transactional accounting and labor costing functions across the business.
The implementation emphasized integration with a Bespoke Timesheet System to capture employee time and labor allocation, and used Focus ThinkLink to manage various data imports into Sage 1000. Configurations included automated batch import routines and mapping templates to ingest timesheet records and other operational data into accounts, supporting standard ERP Financial capabilities such as general ledger posting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable workflows.
Operational coverage centered on finance and payroll processes, with the timesheet integration extending into labor costing for production operations. The project standardized import formats and established data validation checkpoints to ensure transactional integrity when moving external timesheet and ancillary data into Sage 1000.
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Castings HCM
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Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
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| In-House Applications | Legacy | Forms/Email Based ATS | Applicant Tracking System | HCM | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Payroll | HCM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Time and Attendance | HCM |
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2010 | 2010 |
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Castings CRM
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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| Brighter*IR | Legacy | Brighter*IR | Partner Relationship Management | CRM | n/a | 2020 | 2020 |
In 2020, Castings implemented Brighter*IR on their website to support Partner Relationship Management. The deployment placed Brighter*IR as the primary partner-facing layer on the corporate site, establishing a web-hosted channel for partner access and content delivery.
The implementation leveraged Partner Relationship Management capabilities common to the category, including a partner portal style interface, centralized content publishing for partner resources, self-service onboarding workflows, configurable access controls, and analytics dashboards for engagement tracking. Configuration focused on site-embedded delivery and role-based access to ensure partner materials and program information were published consistently through the website.
Operational ownership for the Brighter*IR rollout sat with commercial and channel teams, with the system used across partner management, partner marketing, sales enablement, and partner operations functions in the United Kingdom. Castings Brighter*IR Partner Relationship Management supports channel engagement and partner lifecycle activities through the corporate web channel.
Governance centered on web content approval workflows and user access governance, with phased content publication to the site and ongoing editorial maintenance processes. The implementation emphasizes web-native delivery of partner resources and structured role permissions to maintain content quality and partner access control.
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Castings IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at Castings
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Human Resources Manager | Manager | HR | |
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Group Financial Controller and Finance Director of CNC Speedwell | Director | Finance | |
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Group IT Director | Director | IT | |
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Payroll Administrator | Non Manager | HR | |
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Finance Director | Director | Finance | |
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Chief Executive Officer | CXO | Operations | |
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Apps Being Evaluated by Castings Executives
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