Europa preparing for Leonardo launch

Europa Worldwide Group has reported that it is counting down the days to the launch of its bespoke IT system, Leonardo. The company said that LeoRoad – the first launch in the Leonardo programme – is set to go live this summer and “will further improve responsiveness, efficiency, productivity and future scalability across all 11 UK sites”.

LeoRoad will include proactive operational monitoring of shipments, discrepancy management, customer and partner daily reporting, transit delay announcements (due to weather and other issues) and other features. The system will also be fully integrated with both CCTV and Europa’s new national telephone system.

The long-term goal is to provide a “fully integrated, end-to-end management system, working across Europa’s entire organisation, providing a fully harmonised system across the branches and partner network”.

Andrew Baxter, Managing Director of Europa, said: “The launch of this first phase of Leonardo follows a period of significant change within Europa including the move to Dartford and the launch of 1hub – which in themselves were incredibly demanding for the IT team. Despite that, this project has been the life-blood of our team for the past two years and it is a testament to their commitment and skill that we are in the final countdown to the launch of a completely bespoke system. One that will reap fantastic benefits for the business and our customers.”