Digital Adaption provides vendor-neutral ERP implementation, migration and data support for North West manufacturers. This page is the broader ERP implementation route; if the priority is LN-specific migration, reporting, compliance evidence or post go-live rescue, use the Infor LN Consultant UK page.
Digital Adaption is an ERP and data consultancy based on the Wirral, working with manufacturers across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Book a callEmail usMost ERP consultancies will sell you a methodology. I bring hands-on delivery experience.
I have spent 15 years inside ERP transformations across different systems, from single-site upgrades to a £4.5m consolidation of four legacy systems onto one Infor LN cloud instance.
Digital Adaption is not a body shop reselling junior consultants. When you work with me, you get the person who has run the migrations, fixed the data, and sat in the go-live war room at 6am on cutover Monday.
ERP projects succeed when data, reporting and cutover controls are owned properly, not left as implementation afterthoughts.
Full lifecycle ERP delivery support across systems. For LN-specific work, use the dedicated Infor LN Consultant UK page. I own the part that sinks most projects: data migration readiness, loading sequences, referential integrity and cutover planning.
Grown through acquisition and running three different ERPs? I have consolidated four legacy systems onto a single cloud instance for a 220-user manufacturing group.
Bad data is the number one reason ERP projects fail to deliver their business case. I cleanse, deduplicate and structure your master data before migration, then put ownership in place so it stays clean afterwards.
A new ERP breaks every report your business relies on. I rebuild business-critical reporting on the new data model so it works from day one, then go further with stock, logistics, OTIF and SLA dashboards. If you are already live, see post ERP go-live reporting rescue.
Already live and drowning? Reports that do not reconcile, stock figures nobody believes, month-end taking twice as long as promised. This is usually a data problem, not a system problem, and it belongs in a reporting rescue workstream.
I can support selection, requirements, migration design, report catalogues, test planning and cutover governance without pushing a software licence.
ERP failure statistics are grim for a reason. The software is rarely the problem.
Not the vendor, not IT. I help you establish business ownership of data before a single record is migrated.
I catalogue and rebuild business-critical reports before cutover, not after the complaints start.
The system going live is the start, not the finish. I build reporting and data foundations that turn an ERP investment into actual operational improvement.
Read how four legacy ERP systems were consolidated onto one Infor LN cloud instance for a UK manufacturing group.
Three-year ERP transformation across four manufacturing businesses and 220 users.
Over £1m in additional revenue enabled and around £300k in annual operational savings.
The honest story of data migration, load sequence, cutover, reporting continuity and post go-live fixes.
I work best with owner-managed and mid-sized manufacturers, typically 20 to 250 users, in engineering, fabrication, aerospace and industrial products. Companies big enough to need a proper ERP, small enough that a failed project genuinely hurts.
Based on the Wirral, I work in person across the North West: Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Warrington, Preston and everywhere in between. I also deliver remotely for clients further afield.
Matty Hatton founded Digital Adaption after 15 years working inside ERP transformations for UK manufacturers, with deep specialisation in Infor LN and Baan.
His background covers the full lifecycle of ERP delivery: data migration and loading sequence design, master data rationalisation, cutover planning, and the post go-live reporting work that decides whether a project actually pays back. The flagship project of his career was a three-year, £4.5m consolidation of four legacy ERP systems onto one Infor LN cloud instance for a 220-user manufacturing group, a programme that delivered over £1m in additional revenue and £300k in annual savings.
He has worked across engineering, fabrication, industrial products and aerospace, and pairs ERP delivery experience with a strong data and reporting practice built on Power BI and the Microsoft Power Platform.
He holds an MSc in Digital Transformation and IT Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University and the Microsoft PL-200 Power Platform Functional Consultant certification. He lives on the Wirral and works with manufacturers across the North West and beyond.
Use these if your project risk is more specific than a full implementation conversation.
A focused 5-10 day review before import templates, test loads or cutover dates lock in avoidable data risk.
The specialist route for LN migration, item and business-partner data, Power BI reporting, compliance evidence and reconciliation when that is the ERP in front of us.
For ERP projects that are live but where finance, operations and Power BI no longer agree.
Honestly, it depends on scope, but for a mid-sized manufacturer expect anywhere from £150k for a straightforward single-site implementation to several million for a multi-site consolidation. The bigger question is the cost of getting it wrong, which is usually far higher. I will give you a straight answer on budget in the first conversation.
No. This page covers vendor-neutral ERP implementation support. If your immediate search is for an Infor LN consultant in the UK, use the dedicated Infor LN Consultant UK page so the scope stays focused on LN migration, reporting, reconciliation and compliance evidence.
Yes, and this is some of our most common work. Most post go-live problems are data and reporting problems wearing a system problem's clothes. They are fixable without ripping anything out.
I can support selection with a vendor-neutral view, including telling you if you do not need a new ERP at all. Sometimes the honest answer is that your current system is fine and your data is the problem.
Usually within a few weeks. Initial conversations and a scoping review can happen immediately.
If you are planning an ERP project, mid-way through one that is wobbling, or live on a system that is not delivering, get in touch. First conversation is free, and you will get a straight answer either way.
Book a call Start with a 30-minute data risk call