Warminster, BA12 9DA,
United Kingdom
Lyons Seafoods Technographics
Lyons Seafoods Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Lyons Seafoods and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 313 Lyons Seafoods employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Lyons Seafoods has purchased the following applications: SAP S/4 HANA Finance for ERP Financial in 2018, SAP HCM Leave Management for Absence and Leave Management in 2014, Microsoft Power BI for Analytics and BI in 2016 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Lyons Seafoods is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with SAP , In-House Applications , The Mcquaig Institute 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 Lyons Seafoods revenues, which have grown to $154.0 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 Lyons Seafoods 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.
Lyons Seafoods Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
ERP Financial Management
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| SAP | Legacy | SAP S/4 HANA Finance | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management | Absoft | 2018 | 2018 |
In 2018, Lyons Seafoods implemented SAP S/4 HANA Finance as its core financial application. The deployment positioned SAP S/4 HANA Finance in the ERP Financial category and served the companys corporate finance and accounting functions across the United Kingdom.
The implementation configured SAP S/4 HANA Finance to support standard financial modules including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed asset accounting, cash management, and financial close and reporting capabilities. Configuration emphasized chart of accounts alignment, statutory reporting templates and transactional posting rules consistent with ERP Financial operational practices.
Absoft served as the systems integrator for the engagement and Lyons Seafoods retained IT Projects Manager Joe Slaughter to oversee SAP initiatives and project governance. The program integrated SAP S/4 HANA Finance with other enterprise systems managed by Lyons Seafoods, establishing a single financial system of record and reconciled transactional flows between SAP and downstream operational applications.
Operational coverage focused on finance and corporate accounting teams, with configuration and workflow controls instituted under IT project governance to standardize month end and statutory processes. Training, change control and release governance were part of the rollout under the IT organization, led by Joe Slaughter, to sustain SAP S/4 HANA Finance as the primary ERP Financial platform.
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ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management |
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2017 | 2017 |
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ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management |
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2019 | 2019 |
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HCM
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| SAP | Legacy | SAP HCM Leave Management | Absence and Leave Management | HCM | n/a | 2014 | 2014 |
In 2014, Lyons Seafoods implemented SAP HCM Leave Management to centralize absence processing across HR and operations. SAP HCM Leave Management was positioned as the company's Absence and Leave Management solution to formalize leave recording, approval workflows, and absence reporting.
The deployment included configuration of leave types, approval routing, absence calendars, and integration with the SAP HR and payroll module for attendance reconciliation and overtime processing. Job costing inputs were captured and linked to the SAP job costing module so absence-related labor and direct material traces were reflected in production cost records. The implementation used standard absence management workflows and time capture patterns consistent with Absence and Leave Management systems.
Operationally the application supported production support administration at the Warminster site from November 2016 to March 2025, where daily workforce scheduling, roll call, and coordination of agency workers were managed alongside SAP attendance records. HR, payroll, and production supervisors used SAP HCM Leave Management to track employee attendance, absences, and overtime and to support operational scheduling changes. Business functions impacted included HR administration, payroll processing, production scheduling, and frontline operations.
Governance emphasized training and compliance, with leads delivering training sessions, maintaining mandatory training certificates, and controlling training records within SAP. Competency assessments for critical control point operators were documented to enforce food safety standards including BRCGS, covering cooking, metal detection, and date coding tasks. Quality control checks and record keeping were coordinated with absence and leave processes to maintain regulatory and internal compliance.
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Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Core HR | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Employee Self Service | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Payroll | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Talent Assessment | HCM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Talent Assessment | HCM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Time and Attendance | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Analytics and BI
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Market |
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| Microsoft | Legacy | Microsoft Power BI | Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI | n/a | 2016 | 2016 |
In 2016 Lyons Seafoods implemented Microsoft Power BI to support Analytics and BI use cases across its business process landscape, positioning Microsoft Power BI as the primary visualization and self-service reporting layer. The deployment targeted centralized reporting and operational analytics for business process owners and operational teams, with reporting delivered through published dashboards and interactive reports.
The implementation included creation of semantic data models, authored Power BI reports, and scheduled dataset refresh routines, with an in-house Power Platform Developer building solutions. Power Apps and Power Automate were deployed alongside Power BI to capture transactional inputs and automate workflows, aligning report consumption with automated process triggers.
Integrations explicitly connected SharePoint and SAP into the Power Platform, consolidating SharePoint lists and SAP extracts into unified Power BI datasets via hybrid data connections for cross-system reporting. Governance was managed through internal developer ownership and a move towards DevOps practices, establishing version control and deployment lifecycle controls for reports and automations.
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Data Warehouse | Analytics and BI |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Collaboration
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2017 | 2017 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2015 | 2015 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at Lyons Seafoods
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Apps Being Evaluated by Lyons Seafoods Executives
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