TOUCHSTONE GROUP PROVIDES NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MAYBOURNE HOTEL GROUP

- SunSystems Accounting to deliver improved functionality and software integration across luxury hotel business -

Date: Super-luxury hotel company, Maybourne Hotel Group, owner of three of the world’s most renowned hotels - The Berkeley, Claridge’s and The Connaught - has placed an order worth £200,000 with Touchstone Group for the implementation of Sunsystems  financial accounting and management reporting solution. The new solution will replace their existing AS400 JD Edwards finance system and provide the necessary functionality and scalability needed by the Group to meet their demanding expansion plans, improve financial reporting, reduce staff training costs and cut the Group’s expenditure as a whole.

Ralf Balzer, Director of Information Technology, Maybourne Hotel Group, comments, “Our legacy system had been in place for a long time but we realised that it was simply no longer suitable for us and so began to look for a more advanced solution. We wanted a finance solution that was reputable in the hotel industry and so looked to Touchstone Group for guidance. They recommended SunSystems Accounting as it is built upon a modern technology platform, is easy to administer, incredibly user-friendly and able to integrate seamlessly with other systems. Overall, SunSystems fitted our criteria exactly.”

SunSystems Accounting modules are specifically designed to provide immediate access to all financial and accounting information to support fast and effective decision making. The Accounting module delivers Ledger Accounting and Budget & Commitment Control, while additional options for Corporate Allocations and Asset Register enhance the breadth of the financial management offering.

Balzer continues, “Touchstone Group’s solution stood out to us in the evaluation process because of the company’s notable proven track record with supplying similar solutions to other hospitality clients. Additionally, Touchstone Group proved to us that the system had a much greater flexibility than the others systems we looked at, and our staff will not need such a high level of training which is a huge relief on our resources.”

Following the implementation of the necessary hardware infrastructure, Maybourne Hotel Group is looking to transfer its Accounts Receivable ledger across to SunSystems Accounting, which will form part of the Group’s next IT project.  

Balzer concludes, “We are very impressed with the professionalism and level of service that we have received from Touchstone Group; everything has been delivered within the timescales we requested. The qualities that the new solution will add to the business will be a massive support to the company as we look to expand our hotel services outside of the UK.”

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Incorporated in 1982, Touchstone Group plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (LSE:TSE).
Touchstone Group provides integrated business software solutions and consultancy services to mid-market & enterprise level organisations to harness the power of technology for business improvement.
Touchstone Group combines an intimate knowledge of its clients’ vertical markets with a strong partner portfolio. Coupled with teams of experts to support the entire integration process, the Group is able to provide a highly professional service, helping each client to find the right technology solution to support its business needs through addressing a broad range of business activities; such as ERP & CRM, corporate performance management, procurement, document and records management, and enterprise resource management (ERM). 
From business analysis, solution definition, programme & project management, technology & infrastructure, to development, solution implementation and client support, Touchstone is able to integrate and deliver exactly the right combination of technology components to streamline its clients’ complex business processes and deliver ongoing, incremental change.