Centric Software®, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market leader, is delighted to announce that the global Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) leader, Hultafors Group, has successfully completed the first phase of its Centric PLM™ implementation. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and related goods like cosmetics & personal care and food & beverage as well as multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Hultafors Group is one of Europe’s largest companies with a premium portfolio of personal protective equipment and hardware solutions. Driven by a shared vision to improve how the world works, the group maintains an unwavering commitment to quality, sustainability, and innovation at every level. With a heritage that dates back to 1883, Hultafors Group has built a reputation for excellence through customer-focused product development, earning its brands international recognition and leadership in their markets.
In November 2023, it adopted Centric PLM as part of its global, company-wide digitalization program to achieve ambitious growth and sustainability goals. Two of its major brands, Snickers Workwear and Solid Gear, went live on time with Centric PLM in February 2024 marking a significant milestone in their journey toward more efficient and transparent product lifecycle management while attaining valuable key learnings for the continued rollout with more brands from both brand segments.
“The first KPI of our Centric PLM project, which we achieved, was to have all high level BOM (bill of materials) information entered into the system,” says Jenny Falk, Digital Growth Manager at Snickers Workwear. “As part of a larger digitalization journey, having structured and accessible data is crucial.”
Falk shares that housing all BOM and certification documentation in one single repository has dramatically reduced manual data entry as well as powered efficiency and speed. In addition, “The entire BOM process is now a lot more structured and much faster and that’s really helped us with sustainability reporting,” shares Falk. “In January 2025, a key provision of the AGEC (Anti-Waste and Circular Economy) law will come into effect in France. The law, which aims to reduce waste and promote recycling, mandates stricter rules on the traceability of products, especially in terms of their environmental impact and their lifecycle management. Without Centric PLM, we would not have been able to meet this legislation — this is a huge benefit to us.”
Falk explains that Centric PLM’s single source of truth ensures all information is up to date and has greatly improved the workflows.
“In the past, we collected information from many different systems and the teams had to spend time double checking data,” says Falk. “Now, the information is available to everyone, at any time, in a single place. This is one thing that Centric PLM has really improved in our way of working.”
Falk comments on the project implementation process and relationship with the Centric Software team over the past year.
“The workshops and onboarding sessions with the Centric Software team have gone very well and they were extremely responsive,” Falk comments. “They heard what we were asking for and helped us define our requirements.”
Nearly one year into its Centric PLM rollout, Falk reflects on lessons learned and shares advice for companies embarking on a digital transformation project.
“Centric PLM is redefining our company’s ways of working. My first piece of advice is to take time to clean and reorganize data, the second is to leverage Centric team’s expertise and the third is to start working in the system as soon as possible to really understand the power of the tool,” advises Falk.
“We are thrilled that Hultafors Group has had a successful experience with their Centric PLM implementation that has laid the groundwork for a great part of their global digitalization project,” says Fabrice Canonge, President of Centric Software. “We look forward to a long-term partnership with this innovative and sustainable company.”
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