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About us

Innovative software solutions; enhancing business performance

At Redfish, our mission is to provide innovative software solutions that support a customer’s business objectives, improve communications, and remain flexible as a business grows. Our clients need meaningful information at their fingertips so they can manage their cash flow, spot trends, mitigate risks, and improve efficiency. And over the many years that we’ve been designing software, not only have we made that our mission… we’ve achieved it too.

We listen. We challenge. We deliver.

Working with Redfish

Our enviable reputation for creating industry-specific systems has been hard earned, but it’s been worth every grey hair. We’ve designed software for businesses across many industries, but we know that no one size fits all. So we ensure each new solution is designed by experts who have worked in a sector and understand the challenges a business faces in that sector.

Our Approach

At the start of every project, our first step is to take the time to understand exactly what a client is trying to achieve, and why. We discuss your goals, challenge your assumptions, and uncover your hopes and aspirations for what the right software solution could do for your business. For only by understanding how the nuances and vagaries of your industry affect your business are we able to tailor the right solution to your needs. And once we have that understanding… your wish list becomes our to-do list. Be prepared for a software solution that will help your business fly.

We’re with you every step of the way

Switching from an existing system, whether it’s paper-based or electronic, can be a daunting prospect. However at Redfish, we support each customer every step of the way to ensure their operation enjoys a smooth transition with minimum disruption. We provide initial training and guidance, backed by full help desk support. And this is then followed up with on-going biannual upgrades, further user training, and continuous client account management. Be assured, you are never in this alone.

Our team

Craig Labudek - Managing Director

Craig Labudek -  Managing Director

You don’t need to spend too much time with Craig before you see his innate ability to conceptualise and innovate.  It is these qualities, together with Craig’s genuine passion and intellect, that are constantly driving the Company forward into new areas.

In his role as MD, Craig is responsible for the strategic direction and business development of the Company  - although by his own admission his natural environment is still programming!  He graduated from Durham university with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and had a successful international IT career within both IT and industry before setting up Red Fish Systems.

Craig established Red Fish with the vision to “do something new” - nearly 10 years on the Company continues to fulfil that ambition constantly anticipating, creating and developing new products into an ever expanding industry base.

Nick Simons - NMS

Nick’s aim is to “lead the development of the NMS and its associated products to make it the best and most used and trusted product on the market”. Nick has over 16 years’ experience working within the nursery industry in a variety of hands on roles including nursery practitioner, NVQ assessor and nursery manager. Who better then to be involved in the development of the NMS since it’s conception – initially as a user and now as expert – than an experienced nursery manager, fully knowledgeable on all aspects of running multiple nurseries, and having successfully led the inspection process to an Outstanding Ofsted outcome. Nick joined Red Fish in 2013 with the challenge to start something new and build it from the ground up – he is integral to the ongoing development of the system, something which he completely believes in because he understands how it can revolutionise the safe, smooth and successful running of every nursery.

Jim Sykes - Head of Operations

With over 35 years’ experience in the IT sector, across both hardware and software, James has worked for a range of companies from small start ups to Local Authority to internationally recognised organisations across a diverse range of industries including retail, engineering, chemical, manufacturing and software. With such a breadth of skills and experience James expertly leads the development and delivery of new or bespoke products to market. He does this in his naturally calm, friendly yet professional manner ensuring the products are of the highest quality and delivered on time so that we not only meet, but indeed exceed, our clients’ expectations. James joined Red Fish in 2013 because he “wanted to be part of a young and growing company with what I believed had a great future. Wind forward a few years and, despite perhaps a few grey hairs, we are still young, still growing and we definitely still have a great future!”