Case Study
IFS Applications Provides Complete Visibility and Enables Continued Growth
Whitford is a family-owned business that provides material coatings for a wide range of vertical markets including the energy sector and the automotive industry. It owns 40 trademarks, with business operations in 14 locations across the globe, including the UK, US, China, India, Brazil, Singapore, Italy and Turkey and has roughly 750 employees. Its fluoropolymer coatings are used for a variety of applications, from the ‘non-stick’ layer on frying pans to ensuring mobile phones have a glossy finish. In addition to the complexity of its supply chains, diversity of its innovative end products and customer use cases, Whitford, in common with other manufacturers in the coatings industry, must adhere to strict regulations that can vary over time and from market to market. All of whic