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App Support and Software Maintenance for Manufacturing

Manufacturing operations depend on reliable software. Our app support and maintenance keeps your production management systems, ERP platforms, and operational tools running without interruption. We handle bug fixes, security patches, OS updates, and performance tuning so your team stays focused on output.

Trusted by enterprises, scaleups and startups

  • British Gas
  • Lafarge
  • NHS
  • cinch
  • Bridgestone
  • Dole

WHAT YOU GET

Built around how your business works

  • Continuous bug fixing and OS security patches for live production systems
  • Performance tuning to reduce downtime and improve inventory accuracy
  • Legacy system integration support for existing manufacturing platforms
  • Flexible retainer model scaled to your app's criticality and release cycle
  • UK-based team with nearshore capability for extended support hours

Production systems never sleep, but software does age. Operating system releases, security vulnerabilities, hardware changes, and shifting business needs all demand ongoing attention. A bug in your production scheduler costs real money in downtime. A missed security patch exposes inventory and supply chain data. Neglecting maintenance on live manufacturing software compounds small issues into costly failures. Evolved Ideas treats maintenance as strategic defense, not reactive firefighting. Your CTOs and Product Owners need a partner who understands both the technical debt and the business pressure. We maintain systems so they improve over time, not just survive.

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Why Manufacturing Software Needs Active Maintenance

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What We Cover in Manufacturing App Maintenance

Our retainer covers the full lifecycle of bug fixes: identifying issues reported by your team, reproducing them in test environments, shipping patches to production without disrupting your schedule, and monitoring for regressions. We apply OS and security updates on your cadence, not ours, and handle the testing required to keep your ERP, production management system, or legacy platform stable through each release. Performance improvement is part of the service. If your system slows under load, we analyze bottlenecks in database queries, caching, or API calls, and fix them. Feature development fits into the retainer too. Small enhancements that improve workflow or close a gap between your system and a third-party tool are fair game. Larger features get scoped separately, but we don't pretend maintenance and development are separate silos.

Legacy Systems and Integration Challenges in Manufacturing

Many manufacturers run software built 5, 10, or even 15 years ago. Frameworks go out of support. Libraries become security risks. Hardware vendors drop driver updates. Rather than force a costly rewrite, smart manufacturers maintain what works and modernise in phases. Evolved Ideas has deep experience keeping legacy manufacturing platforms alive while they're integrated with newer systems. If your ERP talks to a modern inventory API, or your production scheduler needs to sync with a cloud supply chain tool, we handle both the old code and the new connections. We speak the language of legacy systems and understand why ripping and replacing isn't always the answer.

ABOUT US

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Founded in 2007 as a dedicated IT consultancy, Evolved Ideas has grown into a team of over 100 professionals, with a head office in Leicester and development hubs in Eastern Europe and Spain.

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19+
Years in business
200+
Successful projects
100+
Developers, designers and analysts
100+
Satisfied clients
  • Clutch Top Software Developers Leicester 2024
  • Clutch Global Fall 2024
  • UK Fintech Awards 2021 — Winner
  • UK Digital Technology Leaders Awards 2018

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

The team at Evolved Ideas work with us as extended team members, and very much as part of our team. They have just completed a major milestone in our development, going live with our new loan management platform, and we couldn't be happier.

Kate Kennedy

OUR EXPERTISE

What we build

Over 17 years building custom software and mobile applications, and leveraging AI and ML to build the software you'll need next.

  • SaaS applications
  • Web-based portals
  • Custom B2B software
  • Native iOS applications
  • Native Android applications
  • Cross-platform mobile apps
  • White-label software
  • AI integration
  • Machine Learning

LOCAL INSIGHT

Working with businesses in the UK

Manufacturing in the UK operates on tight margins and complex supply chains. Production delays cascade into lost revenue and damaged customer relationships. Your software must stay live and fast. UK manufacturers often inherit legacy systems from acquisitions or gradual upgrades, creating a patchwork of old and new platforms that need to coexist. Evolved Ideas sits in Leicester with access to nearshore teams in Spain and Ukraine, giving you timezone flexibility and UK-level service with cost efficiency. We understand the manufacturing operating rhythm: peak seasons, maintenance windows, inventory cycles. We time our updates to fit your calendar, not vice versa.

Where our teams sit

  • LeicesterHead office, UK delivery
  • Gran CanariaEvolved Ideas Spain
  • KyivEngineering hub

OUR PROVEN PROCESS

From first call to ongoing support

Our process has guided startups, scaleups and enterprises from concept to reality, and continues after launch.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    A free 30-minute consultation followed by a stakeholder workshop, where we listen to your challenges, validate assumptions and build an outside-in view of your situation.

  2. 02

    Plan & design

    We scope the project, define milestones and deliverables, then research your market, wireframe the UX and prototype the UI so the direction is agreed before a line of code.

  3. 03

    Build

    We assemble your dedicated team, establish reporting and work in iterative Scrum sprints, delivering a working MVP or proof of concept you can test with real users.

  4. 04

    Launch & support

    We ship, sign off, and keep your product current through our support service or a permanent extended team as your business evolves.

OUR SOLUTIONS

We build solutions for your business challenges

Technology is more than just code — it's a tool for solving real business challenges. Whichever route fits your stage, the same team delivers it.

Bespoke Software

With your long-term goals in mind, we help you choose the technology you need and develop a tech roadmap based on industry trends, emerging tech and your business requirements.

MVP Ideation & Validation

We have years of experience building proof of concepts and MVPs. We will take you from testing viability to building an MVP to validate your hypotheses.

Application Support

Tier 1 customer support, Tier 2 technical support and Tier 3 development support for applications and legacy software, delivered by our engineering teams.

Development Teams

If you need to build an IT team from zero or need staff augmentation, we can build the team you need — developers, designers, analysts and even fractional CTOs.

FAQ

Questions we hear most often

Still unsure how this would work for your business?

How do you handle critical bugs that affect our production floor?

We triage on your reported severity. If a bug stops a production line, it goes to the front of the queue. Your team tells us the impact, we verify it in our test environment, and we ship a fix within hours, not days. We don't use a ticket queue that treats a scheduling error the same as a minor UI glitch. Production impact determines priority.

What happens to our data during OS updates and security patches?

We plan updates around your operational windows, not ours. If your factory runs Monday to Friday, we test patches in a production-like environment first, then apply them on a Friday evening or scheduled downtime. We back up your data before any major change and test rollback procedures. Your data stays yours, fully protected and auditable throughout.

Can you maintain our old manufacturing software while we build new modules?

Yes. Legacy platform maintenance and new feature development can run in parallel. We carve out capacity for urgent fixes and security updates, leaving the rest of the retainer for planned improvements or new builds. This approach lets you evolve your system gradually without forcing an all-or-nothing rewrite.

How does a maintenance retainer work for manufacturing platforms?

You pay a monthly fee covering a fixed set of developer hours. Those hours go toward bug fixes, OS updates, performance work, and small feature improvements. Larger features or architectural changes are scoped separately. You control the roadmap. We report on time spent and what shipped each month so you know exactly what the retainer covers.

Do you handle integrations between our manufacturing software and third-party systems?

Integration work often falls into maintenance. If your ERP needs to talk to a cloud supplier portal or your production scheduler needs to sync with inventory, we build and maintain those connections. Some integrations are one-time, some need ongoing support. We assess the scope and include ongoing API maintenance in the retainer if it's routine.

Why choose an external team for app support instead of hiring in-house?

In-house teams excel at deep product knowledge and roadmap decisions. External teams bring fresh eyes, security expertise, and spare capacity for spikes without hiring overhead. Many manufacturers combine both. We take the maintenance load off your internal team so they can focus on strategy and new builds, not firefighting.

NEXT STEPS…

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Book a free 30-minute discovery call with our team — we'll understand your objectives and advise how bespoke software, MVP development, or an extended team can help your business.

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