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16/07/2015 14:52

RNS Number : 6699S
Hornby PLC
10 July 2015
HORNBY IMPROVES ITS LOGISTICS AND DATA CAPABILITIES
Hornby Plc ("Hornby"), the international models and collectibles Group, is enhancing its supply chain by partnering with parcel delivery company DPD. This will in turn lead to the development of train station parcel collection through specialist, Doddle. Hornby also confirms stage one roll out of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Microsoft Dynamics AX) to upgrade its IT platform. This will improve its data capabilities across sales, logistics and finance. 
DPD has topped Money Saving Expert's customer satisfaction poll of parcel delivery firms for the last two years. It will replace UK Mail as Hornby's main UK delivery service. In addition to its traditional delivery service, DPD recently launched its new 'Pickup' initiative, which will give consumers the opportunity to pick up their online orders from a range of retail locations across the UK. Doddle, the UK's first fully dedicated, staffed, online shopping collection and returns service located in train stations, is part of this network.
Over the last year Hornby has been developing a new IT system to enable a significant upgrade to the Company's sales, logistics, data and financial capabilities. This new ERP system has now been launched in the UK. Once embedded within the UK operation, it will be rolled out across Europe facilitating better communication and increased efficiencies.
Richard Ames, Hornby Chief Executive, said: 
"The delivery of these projects will strengthen our business model and ultimately benefit our customers. DPD runs an award-winning delivery service and with Doddle as a partner enthusiasts will have the convenience of being able to collect their model train purchases from a major train station near them.
"I am very pleased that the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX, our new ERP IT system, has gone ahead as planned this summer. It is the result of significant investment and hard work. It will enable us to improve our planning and stock management processes in the UK considerably. Once it is rolled out to the wider group, then we can really start to unlock cost savings and efficiencies across our business."
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Date: 10th July 2015
For further information contact:
Hornby Plc 
Broker Profile
Richard Ames, Chief Executive
Simon Courtenay 
Nick Stone, Group Finance Director
Harry Rippon
01843-233500 
020-7448-3244

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