One of Uniware’s longest standing clients, BSkyB has been an esteemed client for 14 years.
Since 2002, Sky has been with Uniware through some our grandest changes and has seen us evolve into the company we are today. Being a major client, they have been one of the key players that have prompted some of our improvements which have helped us to continuously improve our products and services for our entire client base.
The relationship with Sky started with just 1 site but in 2016 the Uniware PoS estate has now been installed at 10 sites across the UK. Originally, these sites were all on separate databases but in 2014, they took the decision to merge and use the same database for the Uniware Cloud back office.
This enables staff to make use of the same products & promotions but also have the ability to assign different prices for individual sites. Users at each site are also restricted from other site information as per the Sky setup.
Catering provided by Gather & Gather
Gather & Gather, a MITIE business, took over the catering at Sky in 2013.
Their food is ethically sourced from local businesses around the UK and Ireland and the recipes they provide are healthy, fulfilling meals, making the most of the foods that are in season, when they taste their best!
Restaurant Mode with the HP Handheld
With several busy restaurants at various sites, Sky & Gather and Gather needed a restaurant PoS solution that would be quick and easy for the operators and provide a seamless experience for their customers.
This was one of the major projects that Sky had a great involvement in, helping us to create a system that had endless functionality using a Handheld PoS.
In the multiple restaurants across the 10 sites, Sky utilises the HP ElitePad’s for Mobile Point of Sale.
The HP ElitePad 1000 enables PoS operator staff to take orders at the table with the personalised PoS maps just as they would at a fixed point-of-sale terminal.
Customer orders are then sent straight to a receipt printer in the kitchen to the chefs. Operators can also send messages to this printer from the HP ElitePad with any amendment or special requirement!
In 2014, Sky decided to use our Upay software for payments which allows staff to top up their site cards online and view account activity at any time.
The Sky brand was crucial to this application and client so the team at Uniware worked with Sky to provide a white labelled version of Upay in Sky’s branding.
Sky’s branded version of Upay, “Feed Me online” is heavily used by staff at various sites, with over 350,000 Top-Up transactions taking place in 2017.
White Labelling Project
In 2014, Sky decided to use our Upay software for payments which allows staff to top up their site cards online and view account activity at any time.
The Sky brand was crucial to this application and client so the team at Uniware worked with Sky to provide a white labelled version of Upay in Sky’s branding.
Sky’s branded version of Upay, “Feed Me online” is heavily used by staff at various sites, with over 350,000 Top-Up transactions taking place in 2017.
