Awards
Both the company and its products have received numerous awards
for innovation and excellence. Read below to find out more or watch a video from the 2009/10 Accountancy
Age Awards.
Access has been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in The Sunday Times Buyout Track 2012. The annual list showcases private-equity-backed companies with the fastest-growing profits (ebitda) over the last two years. Access was ranked at number 47 after profits grew 43% per year since 2009.
This award celebrates deal-making excellence, with previous winners including Lloyds TSB and Towergate. The £50 million management buyout saw the existing management team up with Lyceum Capital to buy the company from its founder. The judges praised the achievements of the Access board and the ambitious growth plan. “We…did what we believed to be the right deal to take the company forward,” said Commercial Director Chris Tossell. “We never expected to be named alongside…Wagamama and win Buyout of the Year.”
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Achieving a place (63rd) in these listings is something that we're very proud of. The Sunday Times Profit Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits, based on their latest 3 years of available accounts.
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2011
Access has been ranked as one of the UK's top employers, after reaching 85th in the mid-sized companies list. The Best Companies survey revealed strong levels of employee engagement with staff feeling they make a valuable contribution to our success - an 83% positive score placed us 15th in the overall list. This is our third year of recognition; in 2007 and 2008 Access - Harpenden (formerly Armstrong Consultants) ranked 17th and 19th respectively in the Best Small Companies to Work For category.
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Access has achieved Best Companies Accreditation One Star status. This 'Michelin style' system acknowledges excellence in the workplace and is based entirely on staff feedback. It focuses on employee engagement as being central to an organisation's success and growth.
Access earned FrontRange Solutions Best Performing Partner, Top 10 Worldwide honours in 2011; we received this status in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, FrontRange recognised Access as its CRM Partner of the Year. Prior to that, we were awarded FrontRange Solutions Best Performing Partner, Top 3, EMEA status in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Access also earned top honours as the largest FrontRange Solutions Reseller in the UK, awarded 2007, 2008 and 2009.
We celebrate triple success as Dimensions achieves best in
class for a third consecutive year. The win, which saw Access take
on nine key players including IRIS, Advanced Business Solutions and
Mamut, was awarded for excellent functionality, usability
and value for money.
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Access Dimensions has been awarded the Enterprise Accounting & Finance award at the SIFT Media Software Satisfaction Awards, seeing off competition from Advanced Business Solutions, Hansaworld, Corero Systems and PS Financials.
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The SIFT Media Software Satisfaction Awards 2010 ceremony marked a first award for SelectHR, which had previously been shortlisted at the Software Satisfaction Awards. Access' HR offering has won the SME Human Resources & Human Capital Management prize.
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Access' Group Financial Controller, Mark Salmon has picked up the ICAEW Faculty Prize at the SIFT Media Software Satisfaction Awards. This award recognises significant contributions towards best practice in the application of IT in business and accountancy.
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Access continues to build on its award-winning reputation with a win at the Construction Computing Awards. For the fifth consecutive year, Access Dimensions business and accounting software was voted by the construction industry as the 'Construction Accounting Software of the Year'.
Access wins Environmental Accounting Software of the Year on Earth Day, the fifth time that the company has received recognition for its Accounting for Carbon Emissions tool. The awards, supported by The Department of Energy and Climate Change, highlight companies that have made a significant contribution to improving the IT industry's environmental performance.
For an unprecedented second year running, Access clinched the 2009 Accountancy Age 'Mid-tier Software Package of the Year' award for Dimensions. Judges praised Access for its all-round performance from financials through to customer service, hailing it a clear winner.
For the fourth consecutive year, Access has achieved success in the Construction Computing Magazine Awards. Access Dimensions business and accounting software beat strong competition from Sage Construction to win this accolade. One judge commented "Access Dimensions has long been recognised as the premier accounting software for the construction industry, and this award confirms its top status."
Access received recognition again this year in the Manufacturer of the Year Awards when Cheshire-based customer Renthal won the 'IT in Manufacturing' category. Judges commended Renthal for the outstanding success of its Access Supply Chain solution, which has dramatically reduced lead times to customers.
At the highly acclaimed Sift Media Software Satisfaction Awards 2009, Access clinched the BASDA-sponsored Green Software Provider of the Year Award. This is the third time Access' Accounting for Carbon Emissions (ACE) solution has received recognition since it was launched in 2008.
Access Dimensions was voted the "clear winner" despite competing in a high-quality field that included Coda, Iris and Sage, for mid-tier package of the year. The company scooped the prize after a year of strong innovation and marketing, which saw the release of its Accounting for Carbon Emissions functionality. The award, presented at Battersea Park Arena on 12th November, is widely recognised as the highest accolade in the UK accounting software industry.
Established to reward high standards from software application providers serving UK businesses, the Software Satisfaction Awards are based on the views of genuine buyers and end-users. The ceremony, held at The Brewery in London on Thursday 30th October, saw Access repeat its 2007 success.
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Green Business Awards - Best New Product (Highly Commended) 2008
The highly acclaimed publication Management Today and ENDS are behind this prestigious award, which is a benchmark for environmental excellence in Britain today. Access received recognition as one of the highest placed IT companies in the awards with Accounting for Carbon Emissions.
Construction Computing Awards 2008
Access has seen three consecutive years of achievement in the Construction Computing Awards in 2006, 2007 and most recently, in 2008. These recognised our achievements both as a company and also for our software solutions.
Top provider of Mid-range Accounting Software 2007
Access beat off competition from Microsoft and Sage to win the 'Mid-range Accounting Software' category at the 2007 Sift Media Business Software Satisfaction Awards, held at The Brewery in London on Tuesday 9th October.
Financial Software Provider of the Year 2007
Access has been named 'Financial Software Provider of the Year' by readers of Real FD. The prestigious accolade was presented at the Real FD/CBI FDs' Excellence Awards, held at The Dorchester in London on Tuesday 17th April.
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Best of British Manufacturing IT Awards 2007 - Best use of IT in Supply Chain Management
These awards recognise organisations that have seen a good return on investment from their IT solutions. Access, Emley and customer, distiller Plymouth Gin, received major honours in the 'Best use of IT in Supply Chain Management' category for Access' manufacturing and distribution solution.
Manufacturer Live Awards 2007 - IT in Manufacturing
Access, Emley and customer Crosby Kitchens won the coveted IT in Manufacturing award for showing demonstrable benefits from the customer's investment in IT. The manufacturing solution improved efficiency at Crosby so much, they were able to enter new markets, increase turnover by 20 per cent and grow profits by 100 per cent.
Anglian Business Awards 2007 - Innovation and Technology
This award recognises excellence and achievement in the business community. Access received double honours, not only clinching the Innovation and Technology Award but also receiving the runner-up title for Business of the Year..
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Accountancy Age Awards 2005
In 2005 Access was declared winner of the prestigious "Mid-range Software of the Year" award for its flagship Dimensions software.
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