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Once upon a time...
It all begins 40 years ago on the cusp of decimalisation
| Our History: | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's | 2010's |
| 1970's: Decimalisation in February 1971 saw till salesmen Stan Pigg and Malcolm Hall use their commission to invest in their own cash register business. They launched Invicta Business Machines Ltd in the December of 1971. Initially they sold Gross, Sweda and NCR cash registers. Electronic tills came onto the UK market during mid 70's at which time Stan became one of the founder members of the buying consortium know as Cash Regas. Machines were imported under the Cash Regas label in very large numbers. |  |
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| 1980's: It was during this period that Invicta Business Machines Ltd started to buy Cash Register systems from Sharp UK. In the early 1980's preset machines started to be sold in ever increasing numbers, mainly into the hospitality business and back office systems became available. The company expanded slowly, selling mostly in the South East of England and additional sales and technicians were employed. Stan Pigg retired in 1982 and at this time Michael Boyes became a partner. A second office was set-up in the south to cover expansion. |  |
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| 1990's: Invicta Business Machines Ltd started to sell a PC based retail back office stock control system called "Stockmaster" that was written exclusively for the Company. The product was a great success and was responsible for the leap into system selling as PC based EPOS technology quickly advanced. Neil Mitchell started at this time to keep abreast of in-house technical developments, and went on to support Stockmaster and write the complementary retail product "Newsround". In 1998 the company briefly went international, winning the EPOS contract to supply EPOS systems for a new fast craft cross channel ferry service to Oostende and Dunkerque. |  |
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| 2000's: In 2000 Steve Boyes became involved in the business, buying out Malcolm Hall's shares and becoming Managing Director in the October. The software arm EPOS Developments Ltd was founded in 2001, and Neil moved over to full time software development. Nick Turner-Brown joined the company in 2002 and became Sales Director. By 2005 the company had expanded with sites in London and Birmingham, and was supplying mostly "in house" stock control software with touch screen tills. Quantum software was launched in 2009 and EPOS Group had full ownership and control of all software systems installed from this date. |  |
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2010's >
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| 2010's: This decade has bought further expansion with the purchase of G V Gowland and Sons Ltd, which has enabled EPOS Group to establish a strong presence in the North with an office and team in Rochdale. The future looks bright with exciting new products in development that will open up the advantages of Quantum to a larger customer base, and enhance the gains to our current customers. |  |
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It all began in 1971 at the start of decimalisation in the UK. Two young till salesmen, Malcolm Hall and Stan Pigg were at the heart of the product changeover with their customers. With the new till business in and around London seeing huge growth, so too did their commission. Keen to invest their hard work they began a venture to supply reconditioned cash registers in the South East, and in December 1971 they founded Invicta Business Machines Ltd. Malcolm and Stan were expert salesmen and in these early days the company became established selling mechanical and electro-mechanical cash registers.
From those humble beginnings EPOS Group was born. Since then the firm has gone from strength to strength and the company's goal today, 40 years on are pretty much the same; to create real results for their clients by focusing on the point of sale and back office framework. With the growth of clients and in house expertise has come product developments and business expansion; now EPOS Group is nationwide, with offices in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Southampton.
The Brand in 2012: Brand Vision, Values and Mission
Today, Steve Boyes is at the helm of EPOS Group. Steve uses "ambition" and "caring - commitment" as brand values inherent in EPOS Group to illustrate the ongoing philosophy to help support the customer. The company's culture speaks volumes about their approach...
"Our leadership style will encourage openness and communication with a mixture of ambition and care. We encourage the development of individuals; the nurture of their ideas and this is clearly apparent in the continued innovative development of Quantum, our EPOS solution, this forms the backbone of the business today."
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