tk accelis Supply Chain Solutions UK, previously known as thyssenkrupp Materials UK, provides materials supply and processing, logistics and wider supply chain services.
The business operates across more than 30 countries and supports around 250,000 customers, from SMEs to international organisations in automotive, construction, aerospace and industrial manufacturing.
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Continue developing an established document management system, connect business processes and reduce manual administration.
DocTech’s relationship with tk accelis dates back to 2005. DocuWare has grown from an on-premise document management system into a central platform supporting Finance, HR, Quality and other business functions.
Different parts of the group had used SharePoint and alternative document systems. The business has since moved towards a more consistent approach, with DocuWare established as one of its main document management platforms.
Integration with SAP ERP connects documents to wider business processes, making information easier to manage and retrieve.
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In late 2025, tk accelis decided to move its established on-premise system to DocuWare Cloud. After around 20 years of use, the migration required careful planning.
DocTech managed the technical work throughout the migration, carrying out much of it outside normal business hours to minimise disruption.
The move was completed smoothly. Since then, the business has continued expanding its use of DocuWare, with dedicated internal resource identifying opportunities for document control, workflows and process improvement.
tk accelis and DocTech are looking at material test certificates as the next opportunity to reduce manual effort. These complex documents contain unstructured technical information that currently needs manual review.
The planned use of DocuWare Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) will explore automatic document classification and extraction of relevant information from unstructured content.
This work continues the long-term approach: identify document-heavy tasks, then assess where digitalisation and automation can reduce manual administration.
DocuWare now supports document management and workflows across Finance, HR, Quality and other areas of tk accelis Supply Chain Solutions UK.
The cloud migration provides a foundation for continued development. The aim remains to automate low-value administrative tasks so staff can focus on higher-value work.
of advice, implementation support and continued development with DocTech.
connects DocuWare documents with the business’s SAP processes.
DocuWare has continued to evolve with our business. Our move to the Cloud was handled smoothly by DocTech, and we’re now looking at new opportunities to automate and improve processes across the organisation.
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