20 years of innovation

22 July 2011

This year marks our 20^th anniversary at Access. It's been an amazing journey and we've had some great moments, most of which I've had the opportunity to share - first as a dealer and latterly as the MD of Access before the management buyout (MBO) in March.

My relationship with Access started not long after I set up Armstrong Consultants in 1993 with three university friends - Ket Chauhan, Mike Audis and Rob Parkinson, who today all sit on the board at Access. We soon became a dealer and enjoyed a very close working relationship with Access. It's hard to believe that all of this started from my parents' dining room table!

During that time we've seen many positive changes as Access has grown both organically and through acquisition. At every stage of growth we've aimed to continue our innovative, entrepreneurial spirit and we encourage this approach across the business. The importance of innovation can't be underestimated - and it's embedded deep within the company. It's certainly played an important part in building a strong brand and software portfolio as we continue to improve and develop new products and services.

But for us, innovation is also about the people - the great ideas that shape and improve processes and working practices both within Access and with our customers. For this reason, I believe that innovation will play an important part in our future success - at every level throughout our business.

My passion for delivering solutions that make a real difference to business grows year-on-year. Along with my team, we live and breathe the software and consultancy that we provide and how this can help businesses work better and faster. We understand that the ability to operate efficiently and continually improve business processes is key to maintaining that competitive edge. It's our aim to continue to help companies achieve this.

Chris Bayne
CEO

Posted in Business, Technology | By Chris Bayne

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Chris Bayne

I'm the CEO for Access UK & Ireland as well as the parent company, Access Technology Group (ATG). I work closely with our sales and development teams on upcoming trends and new features as well as with our customers, helping to meet their specific user requirements. I enjoy watching sports and having active holidays, and I'm a good weather golfer and a gadget collector. I'm an Apple iPhone and iPad addict, and I strongly believe the iPad is a viable business tool.

3 comment(s) for “20 years of innovation”

Jon Cook Says:
29 July 2011
Glad to have worked with Chris and the Access team to deliver a complete end to end solution at the Parasol Group Congrats on the 20 year annivesary to the whole team.
Chris Bayne Says:
13 August 2011
Thanks for the comment Jon, glad you're pleased with your solution. We look forward to working with you for many years to come.
Peter Crowder Says:
12 October 2011
Pleased to hear that you continue to work closely with your customers Chris.

Your strategy of being led by the demand of customers and what they want you to supply, rather than what people think you should supply is admirable.

If you continue listening carefully to your customers, your ambition to expand on successes in vertical markets such as manufacturing and complex distribution may well be realised.

Good luck to all at Access.

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