Nichols plc is a multi million pound business, specialising in soft drinks and beverage systems and can trace its development back to the establishment of Vimto, a fruit flavoured cordial, created by John Noel Nichols in 1908. Since then, the company has developed progressively, entering new markets abroad and acquiring a number of companies along the way.

In order to streamline the business a select number of areas were identified as absorbing excess resource time and effort.

Working closely with Datel, a Sage accredited Business Intelligence partner, Nichols delivered Sage Business Intelligence (BI), an advanced reporting offering, to meet the immediate financial reporting requirements.