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Improve efficiency in your Building Materials business during Covid-19

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Last month the whole of the UK was turned on their heads when the country was essentially shut down due to Covid-19. In the construction industry building sites up and down the country turned into ghost towns, with half-finished projects and building materials manufacturers and distributors not knowing when they would be back to ‘normal’. According to IHS Markit, 75% of manufacturers they surveyed in the last month reported a drop in activity due to Covid-19. Not surprising, to say the least.  

Change to Making Tax Digital for VAT

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Companies now have more time to get their systems ready to submit their VAT return using ‘digital links’. This is particularly relevant to those using multiple systems and some form of ‘bridging solution’ (often a spreadsheet type solution).

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3 Reasons Microsoft Teams works for our Marketing Team: beyond the obvious calling and video conferencing

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In the current lockdown, lots of people are getting to know Microsoft Teams as a video conferencing tool but having used it daily for over 3 months, I’ve discovered it’s so much more than just a way to conduct meetings remotely!

Join us at our Dynamics Sofa Summit virtual conference

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It's fair to say, a lot of people are either wondering what to do with their business or just tired of Netflix. Wouldn't it be great if there were a series of useful webinars to turn you attention towards?

 

Microsoft relax some CRM deadlines due to COVID-19

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In recent months we’ve learnt that Microsoft had decided to make several changes that would impact your CRM solution, so let's review them. 

 

Boost manufacturing productivity and flexibility with visual production scheduling

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We are pleased to announce that alongside our partners NETRONIC, who have been producing visual scheduling software for over 30 years, we have developed the Visual Advanced Production Scheduler (VAPS) which can provide great value to your business and solve your scheduling woes.

 

Business Central Spring 2020 Release - Approvals with Feedback

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There are many great new features in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 release wave 1, one of which is a refinement to the existing functionality for approval requests.

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