Levallois-Perret, March 12, 2025 – Groupe Poujoulat, the European leader in smoke evacuation systems and wood-energy solutions, announces a strategic partnership with software provider IFS and its integration partner Arcwide to deploy IFS Cloud.
The "ERP OnBoard 2026" project aims to build the Group's new information system, unifying its various entities to enhance productivity through improved data sharing and task automation.
This collaboration will optimize synergies between teams, while maintaining a flexible organizational structure to support the Group's evolution.
By implementing the IFS Cloud ERP system, facilitated by Arcwide's teams, Groupe Poujoulat will be able to:
- Centralize and automate data to improve productivity and reduce management costs.
- Deliver an enhanced customer experience and optimized delivery times through streamlined processes.
- Modernize its information system to support its international growth and future projects with innovative, integrated solutions.
The deployment of the IFS Cloud ERP will equip Groupe Poujoulat with a modern tool capable of sustaining the growth of its metal division, including on an international scale.
This strategic partnership highlights not only our commitment to excellence, but also our unique expertise in serving industrial companies. By joining forces with a recognized leader like Groupe Poujoulat, we are strengthening our ability to deliver innovative and high-quality solutions. This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to meeting the specific needs of our customers while contributing to industrial performance.
This strategic partnership highlights not only our commitment to excellence, but also our unique expertise in serving industrial companies. By joining forces with a recognized leader like Groupe Poujoulat, we are strengthening our ability to deliver innovative and high-quality solutions. This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to meeting the specific needs of our customers while contributing to industrial performance.
About Groupe Poujoulat
A leading player in decarbonization and energy efficiency, Groupe Poujoulat is the #1 European manufacturer of chimney flues and industrial chimneys, and the #1 French supplier of biofuels (logs, pellets, firelighters) for domestic use. The group achieved a turnover of 352 million euros in the 2023/2024 financial year and employs 1,750 people.
About Arcwide
Arcwide, a joint venture of BearingPoint and IFS, provides unique expertise in technology-driven transformation. It is the combination of IFS Cloud's technological expertise and BearingPoint's business expertise that maximizes value delivery to IFS Cloud customers. Arcwide consists of more than 500 passionate and determined consultants based in 19 countries, working alongside around one hundred IFS customers worldwide.
About IFS
IFS is the global leader in industrial AI and enterprise software for companies who build and service assets, manufacture and distribute goods, and manage service-focused operations. We deliver award-winning enterprise applications that enable companies to connect and distribute data across their operations, customers, and suppliers. This enables enterprises to make better decisions and achieve better business results. We are committed to helping our customers thrive by focusing on their Moment of Service™.
IFS Cloud is a fully composable, cloud-native enterprise platform powered by AI, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to its customers' specific requirements and evolving business needs. It covers the needs of enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), supply chain management (SCM), IT service management (ITSM), and field service management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data, and analytics to enable its customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel in their Moment of Service™.
IFS was founded in 1983 by five university friends who pitched their tent outside their first customer's site to ensure they would be available 24/7 and that customer needs would come first. Since then, IFS has risen to a position of global leadership with over 6,500 employees in 80 countries. Driven by its core values of agility, customer focus, and trust, IFS is recognized for its added value and support of strategic transformations. IFS is the most recommended vendor in its sector. Discover how its solutions can help you today at ifs.com.
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