CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
20 July 2007
Implementation Investments
Horizon Utilities to Increase Grid Reliability, Tighten Supply Chain With IFS Applications
IFS announced that Horizon Utilities, the third largest municipally-owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, has selected IFS Applications to help it manage its facilities in Hamilton, St. Catharines, and Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Horizon Utilities will implement IFS Applications to streamline infrastructure improvement and maintenance activities, and to tighten its supply chain for raw materials and parts. The utility will also implement IFS Applications for finance and human resources management.
"Ensuring the reliability of our physical assets is our top priority," Horizon Utilities Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Basilio said. "Moving from our various existing computer systems to a unified enterprise application will allow us to manage our maintenance crews and capital projects more effectively - and that increases grid reliability and allows us to better serve our business and residential customers."
IFS is a leading application vendor to the energy and utilities industry, and has more than 130 customers involved in power generation, transmission & distribution and water & sewage. Customers include the world's largest hydropower plant, Three Gorges (P. R. China), nuclear power plants OKG (Sweden), PBMR (South Africa) and Qinshan (P. R. China), grid operators such as Svenska Kraftnät (Sweden), Statnett (Norway) and TenneT (The Netherlands) as well as distributors such as Vattenfall (Sweden), Fortum (Sweden), and Hafslund Energi (Norway). Reliable and safe asset management and workforce management are critical processes in the energy and utility industry, to which IFS has provided solutions for more than 20 years.
"IFS has long been a world leader in enterprise applications for the power generation, transmission, and distribution industry," said Cindy Jaudon, president and CEO of IFS North America. "More than 20 years ago, our company had its start developing software applications used in the utilities industry, so we are very accustomed to the demanding uptime and reliability requirements companies like Horizon face. We welcome Horizon Utilities to the global family of utilities running their operations on IFS Applications."
About Horizon Utilities
Horizon Utilities Corporation is the third largest municipally owned electricity distribution company in Ontario and provides electricity and related utility services to over 231,000 residential and commercial customers in Hamilton and St. Catharines. The company is owned by Hamilton Utilities Corporation and St. Catharines Hydro Inc. and operates out of facilities in Hamilton, St. Catharines, and Stoney Creek. Horizon Utilities is regulated by the Ontario Energy Board. Horizon's 360 employees are committed to delivering a safe and reliable supply of electricity, providing unparalleled customer value and helping to create a culture of energy conservation in Ontario.
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