Headlam Group chooses Xiatech to drive its growth

Xiatech’s Xfuze Platform will enable Headlam Group to transform and automate its core technologies into a market-leading data and analytics capability

London, UK - 26 March 2024: Xiatech today announced that Headlam Group plc (LSE: HEAD), the UK's leading floorcoverings distributor, is the latest organisation to choose Xfuze, the world's first AI-powered, MACH-certified composable integration, data and analytics platform, to accelerate its digital transformation and business growth strategy.

Headlam Group’s IT team will leverage the full capabilities of Xiatech’s Xfuze platform to obtain a company-wide single view of data (customer, sales, product, inventory, etc) which will provide real-time insights to its colleagues.

“Headlam Group is on a high-growth trajectory, and underpinning this growth is the requirement to establish a data-first, composable, continuous and real-time data foundation that will scale as we grow,” said Kevin O’Brien, CIO, Headlam Group plc. “We chose Xiatech because of its proven Xfuze platform and team of experts who have the track record to help us on our digital transformation journey, which will drive revenue growth and capture increased market share.”

Xfuze will enable Headlam Group to shorten time to value, deliver operational efficiencies and provide new future-proof business and technology capabilities by integrating systems, data, analytics and processes so information flows across the organisation.

The all-in-one Xfuze platform, which features Smart Connectors, a Digital Integration Hub, a Unified Data Repository, an Insights Hub and Advanced Analytics powered by Composable AI, will enable the manufacturer to rapidly add new channels to market and generate more value from existing technology investments.

“We are excited to accelerate Headlam Group’s digital transformation so the company remains at the forefront of its industry,” stated Jonathan Summerfield, CEO of Xiatech. “Our Xfuze platform will play a critical role in integrating systems, creating a single, real-time view of accurate data and orchestrating the distribution of actionable insights across the group, which is needed to identify, improve and deliver operational efficiencies, technology modernisation and personalised customer service.”

Xiatech helps organisations improve business performance including time to value and efficiency gains by integrating systems, data and analytics through one ML-powered composable platform, Xfuze.

Xiatech has also pioneered Composable AI, the modular way to quickly generate tangible and incremental value from AI by effectively integrating, deploying, managing and governing AI across organisations at scale and pace using Xfuze. Get started by reading The User Guide to Composable AI.

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About Headlam Group plc Headlam Group works with suppliers across the globe, manufacturing the broadest range of products, and giving them a highly effective route to market, selling their products into the large and diverse trade customer base. The Company provides its customers with a market-leading service through the largest product range, in-depth knowledge, ecommerce and marketing support, and nationwide next day delivery service. To maximise customer reach and sales opportunity, Headlam operates 67 businesses and trade brands across the UK and Continental Europe (France and the Netherlands), which are supported by the group's network, central resources and processes.

About Xiatech

Xiatech is the pioneer of Xfuze, the world’s first AI-powered composable Integration, Data Management and Analytics Platform that innovatively connects systems, creates a single view of data and delivers actionable insights in one solution. Business and technology teams that use Xfuze are able to shorten time-to-insights, accelerate digital transformation, and extend the value of their legacy technology investments. To learn more about how organisations are quickly generating results in weeks, visit www.xiatech.io or our Xfuze Showplace.