Ten-year old Kirona is a Little British Battler (LBB) that has a promising future in the ‘field force automation’ market. Kirona impressed us with its end-to-end approach to field force automation that incorporates software and transformation services; and its strong financial track record.
It is already punching above its weight, with particular strengths in the Local Government and Social Housing markets, and a growing presence in Healthcare, Facilities Management and Utilities & Telco. 25,000 field workers rely on Kirona’s software around the world and it boasts some notable clients including Birmingham City Council, MITIE and Vodafone Ghana.
The Cheshire-based company cut its teeth in UK local government market where it got to grips with complex integration issues and business processes, enabling its early mobile tools to vastly improve the efficiency of mobile workforces. Today its products – Job Manager Mobile, Dynamic Resource Scheduler, Job Manager Server and InfoSuite – combine to enable field workforces to increase the number of jobs they carry out each day; reduce overheads such as fleet mileage and administration; and provide better customer satisfaction by committing to appointments and SLAs.
With aspirations to further develop new markets, increase international sales and embark on selective M&A, Kirona is definitely ‘one to watch’ in the future.