Direction.
Know what to do next. Independent advice, systems reviews and a practical plan for where to invest your time and money.
Make a planTECHNOLOGY DIRECTION,
DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION
AI, software and connected systems to help your business grow.
I'm Andy Hayes.
For over 30 years, I've helped businesses solve operational problems with technology. I work with owners and teams to decide what needs to change, then build the software, connect the systems and put AI to work.
Andy HayesFounder of Blast47 and Ambicentra
Photography: Daisy HayesI also created Ambicentra,
a software business.
a software business.
At Ambicentra, we develop software that connects operations, supports growth and gives decision makers better information. With a platform already used in customer operations and AI helping me develop and test faster, I can take your idea further without starting from scratch.
Ambicentra Core + Insight / An illustrated example
Connect your systems.
See what needs your attention.
Insight
Connected systems. Decision-ready intelligence.
THE AMBICENTRA SUITEA BLAST47 PRODUCT
Illustration: seven core and satellite systems connect to an integration layer. Their records, pipeline, sales, finance, jobs, targets and stock build a single management dashboard. All figures are illustrative. Focusing a system holds the connected view for inspection.
01 / CORE + SATELLITE SYSTEMS
INTEGRATIONConnect. Validate.
Make sense of it.
Make sense of it.
Connected dataReporting gapsEach system adds to the management view
Ambicentra InsightMANAGEMENT INFORMATIONDEMONSTRATION / SAMPLE DATAClarity for
Clarity for
decision makers.
One joined-up reporting view
Core records aligned
Revenue£128.4kAcross connected sales
Gross margin31.8%Revenue alongside costs
Customer pipeline£86.2k
Revenue target£135k
Revenue trendExample / six months
Operations & exceptions
24Jobs in progress
07Orders awaiting stock
03Overdue invoices
Sales + operations + finance.
The connections behind the numbers.
The data exists.
The full picture doesn't.
Separate reports. Manual consolidation. Exceptions hidden between systems.
Same business. A different way to see it.Everything should flow. Management should be able to see it.
Connect the systems, reconcile the information and surface the measures that matter. One management view, with the detail behind it.
Ambicentra Insight product demonstration. Illustrative architecture and sample figures, not a live customer feed.Connections, data checks and reporting are scoped to your business.
Everything should flow. Management should be able to see it.Connect the systems, reconcile the information and surface the measures that matter. One management view, with the detail behind it.
The core system is only part of the story.Customers, orders, work and financial information sit across different tools. Without the connections, leadership is left piecing the picture together.
Build around the business you already run.Connect the core platform to the tools around it. Bring the records together without assuming everything needs replacing.
Connect the customer story to commercial performance.Bring customer and pipeline information alongside orders and revenue, rather than leaving sales activity in a separate report.
See an order beyond the checkout.Connect sales and order information with fulfilment and finance, so management can see what was sold and what still needs to happen.
Make the financial picture part of the operational one.Bring invoices, payments and costs alongside the work they relate to. Build management reporting that explains the figures, not just lists them.
Bring the work outside the core system into view.Connect the specialist tools where jobs, service and delivery actually happen. Surface progress and exceptions in the management view.
Stop useful information disappearing into files.Bring agreed spreadsheet data, targets and exports into the reporting process, with validation and clear ownership rather than blind copying.
See the gap between an order and its delivery.Connect stock and fulfilment with sales. Show the shortages, outstanding orders and delivery exceptions that need attention.
Ambicentra Core handles the connections, data and processing. Insight turns that information into dashboards and management reports, so you can see where work has stalled and decide what to do next.
The thinking. And the doing.
Technology is
only useful
when it works
for you.
Too many tools. Information in the wrong places. The same job done twice. I work with your team to understand the problem, decide what is worth changing and deliver the improvement.
30+YEARS IN TECHNOLOGYAND COMMERCIAL DELIVERY
Development.
Build what is missing. Operational software, admin tools, reporting dashboards and customer portals, shaped around how your business works. Websites and ecommerce where they are part of the solution.
See practical deliveryIntegration.
Connect what you already use. Orders, payments, stock, marketing systems and reporting, with clearer information and less rekeying.
Connect the piecesSelected work / Real businesses
The brand you see.
The systems behind it.
Different businesses. Different problems to solve. Orders, payments, stock, enquiries and reporting, with the software and connections each business needs. These are examples of work delivered.
Self-storage
CONNECTED BUSINESS / BY BLAST47
Booking, payments and availability.
Online booking, Stripe payments and ID verification, connected to Space Manager, with lead generation and SEO.
SOFTWARE FROMA BLAST47 PRODUCT
A BLAST47 PRODUCTAutomotive / Trade
CONNECTED BUSINESS / BY BLAST47
Trade ordering. Connected.
Trade ordering and Stripe payments with Access Supply Chain integration, lead generation and SEO.
SOFTWARE FROMA BLAST47 PRODUCT
A BLAST47 PRODUCTRemovals / StorageCONNECTED BUSINESS / BY BLAST47
From search to enquiry.
Lead generation, SEO and appointment booking across the Bradshaw, BCL and Goodwins websites.
SOFTWARE FROMA BLAST47 PRODUCT
A BLAST47 PRODUCTSigns / Manufacturing
CONNECTED BUSINESS / BY BLAST47
Orders in. Operations connected.
Consumer ecommerce, lead generation and SEO on the outside. Sales order processing and Stripe payments behind the scenes.
SOFTWARE FROMA BLAST47 PRODUCT
A BLAST47 PRODUCTTourism / Leisure
DIGITAL DELIVERY / BY BLAST47
Connecting golfers and courses.
Lead generation and SEO for East Yorkshire Golf Passport.
Private chauffeur services
DIGITAL DELIVERY / BY BLAST47
A personal service, online.
A website focused on lead generation and SEO for private chauffeur services.
Agricultural engineering
DIGITAL DELIVERY / BY BLAST47
Built for a specialist business.
Consumer ecommerce, Stripe payments, lead generation and SEO for an agricultural engineering business.
Brewery / Retail
DIGITAL DELIVERY / BY BLAST47
The shop meets the brewery.
A consumer ecommerce experience connected to BREWW, linking the online shop with the brewery's systems.
The Ambicentra suite / A Blast47 product
Purpose-built software.
Part of the bigger picture.
I created Ambicentra to build on the software and systems experience behind this work. Our software is used within projects delivered for STAR, SCM Turbo, Britannia Bradshaw and Parrot Signs. Core provides the data and processing foundation, with Insight for reporting and industry solutions for specific workflows. Each deployment is shaped around the business.
Explore Ambicentra softwareWorking directly with me
Business experience.
Hands-on development.
I can talk through the commercial decision with an owner, understand the process with the team and work through the technical detail with a developer. I stay involved from deciding what is worth doing through to getting it working.
That might mean testing a new product idea, improving an existing process or taking ongoing responsibility for technology direction and delivery. You do not need a new website to work with me.
More about AndyIn their words.
Taken from LinkedIn recommendations and feedback about my work.
- Exceptional
- Practical
- Proactive
- Highly capable
On-site AI workshops
Practical AI.
For everyday work.
A focused workshop for teams who are new to AI. Explore the tools, try relevant tasks and learn how to check the results.
Delivered at your workplace, with space to try things, ask questions and relate the tools to your everyday work. If a task needs more than a workshop, I can scope that work with you separately.
THE BEGINNER WORKSHOP
2HOURS / ON-SITE
4PEOPLE / MAXIMUM
Up to 4 beginners. No technical experience needed.
£325 + VATTravel agreed separately. Payment before training.
Explore AI trainingAn ongoing working relationship
Start with one problem.
Keep making it better.
Start with a process that takes too long, a gap in reporting or systems that do not connect. As I get to know your business, I can help identify the next worthwhile improvement.
Sometimes that means making better use of what you already have. Sometimes it needs new software. Each next step has its own business case, scope and cost. Nothing is assumed or added without agreement.
How I work with youWant to hear from a customer? References are available on request.
Continuity by design
Founder-led.
Not founder-dependent.
Your access, documentation, client-specific source and operating knowledge remain controlled and transferable.
How continuity worksYOUR ACCESSYOUR DOCUMENTATIONYOUR CONTINUITY
Start with the business. Not the software.
Let's make
it work.
Tell me what takes too long, what does not join up or what you want the business to do better. I will help you identify a useful first step and agree the scope with you before any paid work starts.
Start a conversationDirect with Andy. No sales team in between.
