Klipboard Success Stories - Global

BVS Brackley

Kerridge Commercial Systems — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:43:24 GMT

For most garage owners, the "Debtors List" is a source of constant stress. At BVS Brackley, a busy independent garage, that list had spiralled to two full pages of outstanding invoices. Here's how they cut it by 75%, virtually eliminated no-show losses, and removed the admin from taking payments.

Harvey & Brockless

Kerridge Commercial Systems — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:56:23 GMT

Harvey & Brockless is a leading UK-based fine food wholesaler, specialising in premium cheeses, charcuterie and artisan products. Serving a diverse customer base, from independent retailers to high-end hospitality venues, the business relies on efficient logistics and consistent service quality to maintain its reputation in a competitive market.

Frank Key Group

Kerridge Commercial Systems — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:51:41 GMT

About Frank Key Group

Frank Key Group is an established UK building materials supplier and plant & tool hire business, operating since 1907 with branches across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and surrounding regions. The business serves both trade customers and DIY professionals, providing building materials, landscaping products, and operating a dedicated plant and tool hire division, offering a wide range of equipment, from small tools to large plant machinery.

Chinook Lumber

Kerridge Commercial Systems — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:05:29 GMT

About Chinook Lumber

Known for supplying premium lumber and quality building materials to its customers, Chinook Lumber is a well-established and highly respected lumberyard based near Seattle, US. Founded in 1988, the business specialises in lumber, decking, fencing, roofing materials and much more, serving both professional contractors and homeowners. Over the years, Chinook Lumber has established long-standing relationships with local suppliers to ensure the highest quality building materials are provided. Chinook Lumber are proud to work with the very best – including Trex, Azek, TimberTech and Milwaukee.

Fenton Packaging

Kerridge Commercial Systems — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:50:17 GMT

About Fenton Packaging

Fenton Packaging, a national packaging stockist and distributor, is reaping the benefits of up to-date, accurate insights into its sales activity after renewing its focus on CRM over the past 12 months. The business intelligence (BI) tool is now benefiting every area of the organisation, saving considerable amounts of time and eliminating manual data input processes.

Dairygold Cooperative Society

holly.bacon@insphire.com (Holly Bacon) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:31:42 GMT

Dairygold Cooperative Society, one of Ireland’s largest agricultural-retail businesses, operates across the south of the country with annual revenues exceeding €1 billion. Its critical retail and operational systems run 24/7/365, supporting both branch trading and integrated external facilities, such as eCommerce and mill-processing operations.

Hy-Ram Engineering

holly.bacon@insphire.com (Holly Bacon) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:30:30 GMT

Hy-Ram Engineering are the market-leaders for designing and manufacturing specialist tools and equipment for plastic and metallic distribution pipelines. Known on a global scale, Hy-Ram specialises in the water, gas, wastewater and industrial sectors, offering an unparalleled suite of products and services crucial for the seamless jointing, installation and maintenance of utility distribution networks.

We spoke with James Thornton, Commercial Director, and Ben Norman, Senior Hire Desk Controller, about the key-role Hy-Ram has played within this niche industry, as well as how Klipboard rental ERP, OnRent Office, has been supporting their day-to-day operations within their hire services for nearly 20 years.

Established in 1976 by Peter Hallam, Hy-Ram specialised in the design and sale of hydraulic rams, pumps, power units, manifolds and other associated components. Then, in 1979, Hy-Ram acquired Britton and Kimberley, including ongoing business, stock, all assets and workforce. This kickstarted the growth and diversification Hy-Ram to this day pride themselves on.

Throughout the 1980’s, Hy-Ram played a pivotal role in the supply chain, supporting the mining industry, as well as the offshore oil and gas sector. We quickly developed a strong reputation for high-quality engineering and pioneering solutions in both areas. This led us to work alongside British Gas, supporting with troubleshooting and offering consultancy services to challenging situations as polyethylene pipelines began to increase in popularity in the gas distribution in the UK.

The development of the equipment and correct installation methods for polyethylene pipes needed to be developed quickly, whilst maintaining the highest standard, and Hy-Ram are proud to have played its role in that ground-breaking time.

James Thornton, Commercial Director

Key milestones that mark Hy-Ram's impressive growth in the earlier years:

1984: Hy-Ram had launched its first butt fusion machine range with 180mm, 250mm, 315mm and 400mm offerings with manual handpump hydraulics.
1987: Hy-Ram obtained full British Gas approval for their butt fusion equipment.
1990: Hy-Ram launched its fully automated butt fusion machine range, capable of a fully controlled process, offering the highest quality PE pipe installation.

Having built a strong reputation in the manufacturing process, Hy-Ram then launched its UK hire business in 1988. This was a strategic business decision after identifying a gap in the market for this type of hire in the utilities sector, and still to this day, Hy-Ram is the only UK business that offers both the manufacture and rental of these specialist tools and equipment for plastic and metallic distribution pipelines.

That's where Klipboard enters the picture, having had the privilege of supporting Hy-Ram for nearly 20 years. Ben Norman, Senior Hire Desk Controller, oversees Hy-Ram's OnRent Office system, utilising our software to ensure the business maintains optimal equipment utilisation, reports are quickly turned around and sent out to customers each week, as well as managing the overall hire operation side of the business.

Hy-Ram utilise OnRent Office to push through all the hire and repair operations side of the business. The system saves us a lot of time, especially on a typical Monday morning for the reporting side of things. Using the report scheduler, we can instantly send out 60,70+ live hires, as well as receive automatic reports that enables us to analyse the on-hires, off-hires and exchanges from that previous week. Without the scheduler, we would physically have to do the reporting which would take us at least a few days. Whereas with OnRent Office, it can take 5-10 minutes, gauging all the information from our depots, brings it into one central place and then we can analyse it and move forward from there.

Ben Norman, Senior Hire Desk Controller

Hy-Ram operate hire and repair from three depots across the UK, located in North Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and North London, with the addition of their head office that acts as their manufacturing site also in North Nottinghamshire. However, by having a strong base in the UK, this has not limited their audience reach with clients situated across the globe, including North America, Australia, Europe and many more locations. Therefore, the demand for stock is high and to ensure Hy-Ram are proactive, they rely on OnRent Office to notify of any shortages, what's in repair or service, ultimately enabling them to forward-plan for those busy periods and commit to jobs without hesitation.

Within our OnRent Office solution, we utilise the stock availability percentages and minimum stock levels and this enables us to be active and proactive by being able to see what’s available in each depot, where we need to put more stock, what we need to turn around, what equipment is in repair or in collection. And that just continues to help us grow.

Ben Norman, Senior Hire Desk Controller

Hy-Ram's impressive selection of utilities equipment available for hire include:

Butt Fusion
Electrofusion
PE Pipe Squeeze Off
Flow Stopping
Pipe Cutting
Under Pressure Drilling Technology
General & Safety Tooling

Our rich history and deep expertise in hydraulics manufacturing and functionality has provided us with a unique advantage. To this day, we proudly produce our own hydraulic rams and cylinders in-house, which features on our butt fusion equipment and larger diameter PE pipe squeeze-off tools. The commitment to maintain our in-house manufacturing is part of our foundations and core DNA that makes us Hy-Ram! Our butt fusion machines are now the 5th generation and illustrate our 40+ years of expertise.

James Thornton, Commercial Director

Pro Shore

holly.bacon@insphire.com (Holly Bacon) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:43:47 GMT

Operating in a niche market, Pro Shore offer a ‘one-stop-shop' supply of equipment to the civil engineering and pipe laying sector of the construction market. From lightweight trench and manhole boxes, through to hydraulic frames and trench sheets, Pro Shore offer a comprehensive product range for all excavation and shoring requirements.

Marine Offshore Designers

holly.bacon@insphire.com (Holly Bacon) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:15:29 GMT

Based in the UK, Marine Offshore Designers are the experts when it comes to positioning operations in the offshore energy and renewable sectors. Many leading companies in these industries rely on MOD's service to accurately move and position assets across Europe with complete peace of mind.

MOD was founded by a team of experienced professionals who saw the need for a smaller specialist operation in the industry that was dominated by big players. Located in Great Yarmouth (UK), MOD was established in 1985 to complete in the field of rig moves. Fast forward to today, MOD has since opened another depot in Aberdeen, increased numbers of the team and expanded its services. We recently spoke with Graham Lambert, Engineering Manager @ MOD, to discuss their success story in more detail and how w Klipboard’s Rental ERP, OnRent Office, has supported their impressive growth over the years, as well as day-to-day operations.

GTAccess

holly.bacon@insphire.com (Holly Bacon) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:26:11 GMT

Having been in the game since 1982, GTAccess has evolved from a small electrical contracting company into the fourth largest powered access company in the UK. With 12 running depots across the UK, GTAccess are the experts when it comes to the hire or outright purchase of a powered access platforms, training or service plans for your own equipment. Klipboard recently had the pleasure of meeting with the team at GTAccess to reflect on their unique journey, business successes and the relationship they hold with Klipboard that dates back 20+ years.