Manchester-based Lowry Capital needed a web-based system tailored to its lending processes. CBS developed an application with a graphical dashboard of key metrics, shaped through regular demonstrations and client feedback.
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30 YEARS OF BESPOKE SOFTWARESoftware development
Software development
in Manchester.
From a lending dashboard to a unified school timetable, our work in Manchester starts with understanding the business behind the software.
Discuss your projectA CITY OF DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTSFinance & professional servicesEducation & specialist schedulingManufacturing & growing SMEsBESPOKE SOFTWARE · CBS SOLUTIONS · SINCE 1996
MANCHESTER & GREATER MANCHESTERA broad economy.
A broad economy.
Specific software needs.
Manchester’s industrial heritage now sits alongside a large financial and professional services sector, creative and media businesses, and digital, cyber and AI activity. Advanced manufacturing remains part of the wider city-region’s economy. This mix is reflected in Invest Manchester’s sector overview.
The city’s connections across Greater Manchester and the M62 corridor place it within a network of customers, suppliers and teams. For a business operating across that network, software often needs to make information accessible across different roles and locations, while keeping the process clear.
CBS has developed bespoke software for businesses in and around Manchester since 1996. From our Burnley base, we work closely with Manchester clients to understand their requirements and develop applications around their own processes.
REAL MANCHESTER PROJECTSDifferent challenges.
Different challenges.
Built around the client.
These projects show how a bespoke application can answer a requirement that an off-the-shelf system does not quite meet.
At Chetham’s in Manchester city centre, we redeveloped music scheduling software and integrated academic lesson data from Capita SIMS, giving students one timetable for both types of lesson.
Read the case studyOur wider Greater Manchester experience also includes Truslit (Bury) Limited, one of our longstanding clients. Explore our Bury page.
Finance and business information
Bring records, workflow and reporting into an application that reflects your own decision-making process. Lowry Capital provides a real example of a client-led approach.
Education and complex scheduling
When standard timetabling tools do not capture the way an organisation works, a bespoke system can connect specialist schedules and existing data.
Connected operations and AI
Reduce duplicate entry between systems and explore AI for a defined task, such as preparing document information for review, rather than adding another disconnected tool.
A FEW PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Before we begin.
Do you have a Manchester office?
CBS is based in Burnley and works with clients across Manchester and Greater Manchester. We can discuss suitable meeting arrangements when we talk about your project.
Can you work with a system we already use?
Yes. Our Chetham’s project connected a bespoke music timetable with existing academic lesson data. We start by understanding your application and data before proposing an integration or replacement.
Is the service only for Manchester city centre?
No. We work across Greater Manchester, including Bury, and with businesses throughout the North West and nationwide.
LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT STEPStart with your business.
Start with your business.
We’ll take it from there.
A question, a challenge or an idea. A free consultation and a no-obligation quotation.
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