Legacy and operational systems
Unison
Engineering calculation platform for manufacturing systems
Askew Brook built a web based application that assists operators of the tube bending machinery. It helps the o...
The Legacy Software Clinic
Everyone’s scared to touch it. But your business runs on it.
Legacy software modernisation does not have to begin with throwing a working system away. We start by understanding what the software does, why people depend on it and where the real risk sits.
The system may be old. The knowledge inside it is not.
Ageing bespoke software often contains years of decisions about how a business prices work, schedules production, manages customers or keeps an operation moving. Replacing it without understanding those decisions is where risk is introduced.
Some parts may be difficult to maintain or no longer supported. Other parts may still reflect the business perfectly well. A sensible legacy system modernisation plan separates the two.
What still works?
We identify the processes people rely on and the parts of the system that still earn their place.
Where is the risk?
Unsupported code, fragile hosting, undocumented integrations and knowledge held by one person all need different responses.
What depends on it?
We trace data, exports, connected systems and operational hand-offs before recommending change.
What should change first?
The first step should reduce risk or improve work, not simply reproduce every old screen in a newer framework.
Modernising bespoke software in manageable stages
The economics of software development have changed. More organisations can now start with a focused piece of work, prove the approach and move progressively instead of committing to a complete replacement before the existing system is understood.
See the real system
We sit with the people who use it, follow the work and establish what the software is doing in practice.
Choose the boundary
We identify a useful first area: a risky dependency, a repeated manual process or a part that can be separated cleanly.
Replace progressively
New software can be introduced alongside the old system, with integrations and data movement handled deliberately.
Bring us your worst system
The first step is simple: show us the software. Explain what people use, what they avoid and why the business feels stuck with it.
For selected genuine opportunities, after an initial conversation, we may recreate a small representative part at our own cost to demonstrate what a modern replacement could look like. This is offered only where the project and example are suitable; it is not a promise of free development.
- 01Show us the screens and workflows people actually use.
- 02Tell us what breaks, what causes worry and what the business cannot lose.
- 03We will give you a direct view of the options, dependencies and sensible first step.
Relevant system replacement and operational work
These projects began with outdated systems, manual processes or operational work that needed a more dependable software foundation.
Legacy and operational systems
Stockdales
Operational logistics platform with real-time fleet data
Used across depot operations and driver workflows
Legacy and operational systems
EYJ Ltd
Factory management system for production operations
The products they manufacture have to meet strict specifications that vary from project to project. These are...
A legacy application rarely sits alone
Modernisation often involves the systems around the application as much as the application itself. That can mean connecting it properly before replacement, improving reporting or moving one workflow at a time.
Connect what already works
Systems integration can remove manual hand-offs and create breathing room before a wider replacement.
Operational manufacturing systems
See how we work with factory, warehouse, reporting and connected operational workflows.
A defined first engagement
Understand how we scope a clear first piece of work and remain responsible as the system evolves.