Within the Information Technology industry, the only constant is change.

When clients invest in computers, there is inevitably a compromise between what is the latest, most desirable technology and what is affordable. Garbutt & Elliott specialise in Business Advice and therefore it is within our interests to ensure clients increase the efficiency of their computer system whilst remaining within their budget.

We aim to help clients achieve a stable and secure computing environment within which they can carry out their business.

We can advise on many aspects of the use of computers within a business; help is available for selecting and configuring accounting software packages, specialist report writing including the interpretation of financial data, forecasting, payroll, computer backups, virus checking, PC networking and e-mail.

Additionally we have formed partnerships with selected providers of complementary services, such as software training, web site design / hosting and network cabling.

In the first instance clients should contact director Susan Reid. Whatever your query or issue, if we cannot provide the solution ourselves, we will know someone who can!

Benefits

We’ll give you support and advice
Many small and medium sized companies don’t have a computer department and therefore there is often one person who has been volunteered to "look after" the computer system.

This can be a very difficult role to carry out, especially if you have limited IT experience. For example, there may be times when you need to ask for advice about improving your company’s computer system. Alternatively you may want to discuss problems that you are having with the existing system and what you can do to solve these problems.

Even in companies where there is a dedicated IT department, there will always be some areas where experience is lacking. In the event that you need someone with specialist skills, we can put you in touch with an expert who will give you the advice and guidance you need.

At Garbutt & Elliott Business Systems we have a department of computer consultants that includes qualified accountants, networking engineers, software and hardware specialists. Whenever you need us, please get in contact.

We’ll help you invest wisely
In our capacity as business advisors, we want to ensure that not only are you getting products that suit your requirements, but also that you are getting good value. Before making any purchases, we will help you to formulate questions to your supplier so that the purchasing decisions you make are informed choices, rather than "blind decisions". As computer consultants our aim is to make sure you get a system that suits your business, rather than make you spend the largest amount of money possible.

As we have access to tax consultants, accountants and business advisors, we can help you budget for any purchases you have to make and even help you claim tax relief.

We’re independent
Another major benefit of Garbutt & Elliott Business Systems is that we are totally independent. We do not attempt to push you to buy from a particular range of products. It’s our aim to find out what you want from your computer system and then suggest the best product or combination of products to suit you.

We’ll help you make the most of what you’ve got
In the sections above, we’ve concentrated on developing your computer system, however you may be happy with your current computer system and would just like it to be checked out. In our "free network health check" we will be looking to see that your current computer environment is as stable and secure as possible and making suggestions if any omissions or weaknesses are apparent.

We can help your staff develop their knowledge,rather than completely take over, we aim to work alongside your staff, enabling them to build on their existing computer knowledge.

We are with your business for the long term
We view relationships with our clients as long term and want you to feel that you’ve always got access to computer specialists whenever you need them. By the same token, whenever we find new ideas or products that could be beneficial to your company, we’ll let you know.

Sage

As a quality software provider, Sage are one of the great success stories to emerge from the 1990’s. Their success is largely based upon providing a range of high quality accounting software and support predominantly to the owner managed or "SME" business sector. The Line 50 range of Sage software includes accounting, payroll, job-costing, personnel and cashflow programs which integrate with each other to save data input duplication, and can link to Microsoft products such as Word and Excel, as well as industry specific bespoke software.

As an Authorised Sage Reseller of the Sage Line 50 range, and as more and more of our clients use Sage software, Garbutt & Elliott have invested in the necessary resources to offer a full range of support and advice services including software installation, system set-up to suit your business, reports design and form layout design. We also provide high calibre training to client specific requirements to existing and prospective Sage users. We have also been accredited as a Sage e-business centre and can offer independent advice and support on the emerging platform of the e-commerce marketplace.

Enquiries for any of these services should be directed through director Susan Reid.

Orbis

Garbutt & Elliott Ltd achieve Partner status with Intelliware Systems to provide Orbis Intelliware products.

Garbutt & Elliott Ltd are pleased to announce their recent appointment as ‘Intelliware Partner’ to enable them to provide the Orbis Intelliware product range to their customers. Orbis Intelliware has been tipped as being one of the top UK born products for 2002, providing practically any organisation with a powerful software toolset to improve and promote commercial efficiency and trading advantage. Orbis automates every day repetitive and menial tasks, by providing an active and dynamic link to practically any type of database. In practical terms this means Accounts systems and Databases have been provided with a service that will interrogate and act upon pre-defined rules and conditions, enabling any fundamental event to be automatically acted upon, thus avoiding the element of human error or inefficiency.

Susan Reid of Garbutt & Elliott Ltd said “Orbis will provide our customers with a method of driving their commercial activities and adding a new dimension to their current financial and database systems”. Sue continued, “It is without doubt a formidable application and can be applied to practically any environment, providing a host of advantages to users. Garbutt & Elliott Ltd has invested in the expertise and skill set to cater for requirements Orbis will bring us".

System Check

So that you can get to know us and we can get to know you and your computer system, we’re offering a free initial meeting and network health check.

We will come to your offices, listen to what you have to say about your business and discuss where you want to take it in the future. We’ll have a look at your computer system, starting from the cabling right the way up to the software programs you use.

In our experience, many computer systems evolve in a piecemeal manner without the business having a structured plan of where they want to get to. In order to move a system forward, it is important to identify potential problem areas and plug these gaps. We believe it is always best to build a computer system with good solid foundations before adding the "whistles and bells".

Your company will see real benefits from a snap shot view of where the computer system is now. Please get in contact with us, on either of the telephone numbers below and ask to speak to Susan from the Business Systems team. Alternatively, please send us a message via the Contact Us section on this web site.

Meet The Team (click on a photo to see their profile)