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Hot on the heels of the move to their new 'state of the art' distribution centre in Redditch, fast growing and award winning work wear supplier Praybourne have placed an implementation contract with XeBusiness for its flagship business management and MIS product, Xe-ERP.

The new system is expected to play a significant role in the company's on-going customer service improvement and trading cost reduction programmes and to underpin planned growth in the short, medium and long term.

Of particular importance in servicing industries like the rail sector will be the deployment of Xe-ERP's wearer pack management module that maintains information of the garment/uniform and accessory needs and entitlement of individual employees and deals with replenishment on an individualised, accurate and timely basis.

"We chose Xe-Business to partner us in the strategic IT area based on their track record and experience in our industry segment and the professionalism and understanding they demonstrated of our business requirements both now and going forward, said Ian Jukes, Managing Director of Praybourne. "Cost of ownership of the system was also an important factor," he added.

David Cullis, Chief Executive of XeBusiness said in response, "We are delighted to have been selected to partner this dynamic and forward thinking family owned business with a project that further strengthens our leading position as a specialist business systems provider in the work and career wear segment of the industry."

About Praybourne:

Due to Praybourne's expansion within the specialist clothing industry over the last three years, the markets in which the company operates have grown considerably as has demand for their products.

Major brands now operating under the Praybourne umbrella include:

• Pulsar and Pulsarneon - high visibility clothing incorporating the award winning Pulsarneon light system
• Pulsarail - a complete range of clothing and accessories for the rail industry
• Xcelcius - a range of thermal and flame retardant cotton and poly/viscose underwear

The company offers the advantages of dealing with a large and long established specialist supplier while retaining the ability to provide a personal service.

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-ERP

Xe-ERP is a world-class specialist management information and business management system for garment, footwear, soft goods and household textile suppliers operating in the retail fashion and corporate (work wear and career wear) supply chains.

The system is particularly suited to SME's (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) given its low cost of ownership and ease and speed of implementation. All aspects of CRM, Distribution, Sourcing and Manufacturing operations are covered by the system taking account of the specialist requirements of companies operating in the apparel and textile sector.

For further information, please contact:

David Cullis at XeBusiness Ltd Tel: 0161 869 0430 or email: david.cullis@xebusiness.com

Ian Jukes at Praybourne Ltd Tel:01527 61161 email: : ian.jukes@praybourne.co.uk