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
I work with owners, managers and teams to solve business problems with technology. That might mean putting AI to practical use, building the software that is missing or connecting existing systems. Clear dashboards and management reporting give decision makers the information to act.
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.
One joined-up reporting view
Sales + operations + finance.
The connections behind the numbers.
Separate reports. Manual consolidation. Exceptions hidden between systems.
Same business. A different way to see it.Connect the systems, reconcile the information and surface the measures that matter. One management view, with the detail behind 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.
The thinking. And the doing.
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 TECHNOLOGYKnow what to do next. Independent advice, systems reviews and a practical plan for where to invest your time and money.
Make a planBuild 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 deliveryConnect what you already use. Orders, payments, stock, marketing systems and reporting, with clearer information and less rekeying.
Connect the piecesSelected work / Real businesses
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.

Online booking, Stripe payments and ID verification, connected to Space Manager, with lead generation and SEO.
A BLAST47 PRODUCT
Trade ordering and Stripe payments with Access Supply Chain integration, lead generation and SEO.
A BLAST47 PRODUCTLead generation, SEO and appointment booking across the Bradshaw, BCL and Goodwins websites.
A BLAST47 PRODUCT
Consumer ecommerce, lead generation and SEO on the outside. Sales order processing and Stripe payments behind the scenes.
A BLAST47 PRODUCT
Lead generation and SEO for East Yorkshire Golf Passport.

A website focused on lead generation and SEO for private chauffeur services.

Consumer ecommerce, Stripe payments, lead generation and SEO for an agricultural engineering business.

A consumer ecommerce experience connected to BREWW, linking the online shop with the brewery's systems.

The Ambicentra suite / A Blast47 product
Ambicentra is Blast47's software suite, used within the work delivered for STAR, SCM Turbo, Britannia Bradshaw and Parrot Signs. I develop and connect the software around each business. Not every customer uses the same products or the illustrated Insight dashboard.
Explore Ambicentra softwareIndependent. Hands-on. Accountable.
I'm Andy. I bring more than 30 years in technology, systems and software delivery, with an understanding of the commercial decisions behind them.
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. The conversation and the delivery stay connected.
I understand technology deeply enough to build it, commercially enough to direct it, and clearly enough to demystify it.More about Andy
On-site AI workshops
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.
Up to 4 beginners. No technical experience needed.
An ongoing working relationship
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
Your access, documentation, client-specific source and operating knowledge remain controlled and transferable.
How continuity worksStart with the business. Not the software.
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.