Ultimo and Pontifexx strengthen partnership in the DACH region

Sophisticated EAM solution

Ultimo, an IFS company, and Pontifexx Deutschland GmbH have signed an agreement under which Pontifexx will now offer the Ultimo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution in the DACH region with immediate effect. Pontifexx, a Dutch company based in Zwolle, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf, has been a partner of Ultimo since mid-2020. It is one of the first digital asset management consulting firms to partner with Ultimo to implement the market-leading EAM solution and to offer training and customer-specific configurations. The expanded partnership is the result of many years of successful and trusting collaboration. Customers benefit from the sophisticated EAM solution, Ultimo, and the know-how of Pontifexx when it comes to optimizing operational processes based on the data and knowledge gained through Ultimo. The two companies already have mutual customers, with the chemical company BÜFA being the first.

James Mansfield, Global Channel Director, Ultimo, says of the agreement: “We have been working with Pontifexx successfully and on a basis of trust for many years. The expansion of this partnership and the selection of Pontifexx Deutschland GmbH as a sales partner for the DACH region is the next logical step for us. This provides customers with expertise and know-how on all aspects of Ultimo as well as for operational digital asset management from a single source. Germany, Austria and Switzerland are key markets for Ultimo, and we look forward to working with Pontifexx and demonstrating our expertise to new companies. This collaboration will enable us to achieve our ambitious growth targets even more effectively.”

Jonathan Hoogenboom, Managing Director, Pontifexx Deutschland, is similarly pleased about this step: “Ultimo is the ideal solution for the digitalization of asset management in companies. With the practical experience and process know-how of our team, we effectively support companies in optimally coordinating systems, processes and the teamwork of everyone involved, helping them achieve a higher maturity level for digitalization and asset management. This collaboration offers new potential for existing and future customers.”

Improvement of asset management processes

Ultimo is the leading software for digital EAM. The cloud-based solution offers a whole host of modules which cover processes ranging from asset management to job orders and projects as well as maintenance management and HSE issues (Health, Safety, Environment) and simplifies their implementation and documentation. All data is available centrally and can be used on any PC and mobile device.

As an independent consulting firm for digital asset management, Pontifexx has been using the EAM solution, Ultimo, for over 15 years. The company provides its customers with assistance on the path to digitalized maintenance management. By using the data and analyses generated by Ultimo, the company provides support for further strategic development and lasting improvement of asset management processes. Pontifexx promotes targeted knowledge development through its own Pontifexx Academy – the training center at which Ultimo-certified specialists hold training courses for internal advisers and external customers.

Companies in the DACH region which obtain Ultimo through Pontifexx in future will benefit from the many years of practical experience of local experts in a wide range of sectors – from the food industry to chemical and pharmaceutical industries through to mechanical engineering. In addition, Pontifexx also develops its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) tools as add-ons for Ultimo and is closely involved in the further development of the EAM solution.