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The company also got support from Scotland's two enterprise agencies and now, five years later, it is on a much firmer financial footing.
Iain Pittman remains as a non-executive director but fresh faces have been brought in to oversee the next stage of growth.
Underpinning that is a £2.8m investment from the Business Growth Fund, external. It is being used to modernise many of the firm's systems, including a new website.
Iain Pittam sees that as crucial in developing the brand and selling it overseas.
He added: "Arran Aromatics is a real conundrum. A lot people believe it's a company much bigger than it actually is because of the brand profile it has.
"We've got a fantastic spread and coverage, however when it comes down to hard numbers and sales then we need to move that top line - we don't leverage the brand position that we have and we need to spend more time explaining about the island and about the heritage that Arran Aromatics share."
Alan Wade has ambitions for the company. He hopes to triple turnover in the next five years.
"We want to get the brand known further than the West coast of Scotland,"…
The company also got support from Scotland's two enterprise agencies and now, five years later, it is on a much firmer financial footing.
Iain Pittman remains as a non-executive director but fresh faces have been brought in to oversee the next stage of growth.
Underpinning that is a £2.8m investment from the Business Growth Fund, external. It is being used to modernise many of the firm's systems, including a new website.
Iain Pittam sees that as crucial in developing the brand and selling it overseas.
He added: "Arran Aromatics is a real conundrum. A lot people believe it's a company much bigger than it actually is because of the brand profile it has.
"We've got a fantastic spread and coverage, however when it comes down to hard numbers and sales then we need to move that top line - we don't leverage the brand position that we have and we need to spend more time explaining about the island and about the heritage that Arran Aromatics share."
Alan Wade has ambitions for the company. He hopes to triple turnover in the next five years.
"We want to get the brand known further than the West coast of Scotland,"…
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Arran Aromatics specialises in making soaps and body creams infused with original fragrances. Founded by Janet Russell and her husband Iain in the kitchen of their cottage on the Isle of Arran in 1989, Arran Aromatics has developed into one of the best-loved brands in Scotland, with a following that reaches around the world.
Growth and international expansion
Arran Aromatics has grown in several phases over the years and has plans for more growth and international expansion. However, in order to do so, the company needed the right software in place with the appropriate infrastructure that would not only support the company’s growth, but have the ability to grow alongside the company. The older, bespoke systems it had in place were not able to meet these needs, and the lack of resilience presented Arran Aromatics with many challenges as it grew.
The company has a flexible manufacturing operation over a number of sites in Scotland, and was looking for a local implementation partner that had a deep understanding of the particular challenges faced by the manufacturing industry. In addition, Arran Aromatics also required an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that met its specific business needs—including the ability to…