30 years running production at Magna Specialist Confectioners

ERP, output management and native IBM i EDI — connected and running at the heart of Magna's operations for over three decades.

ClientMagna Specialist Confectioners
SectorFood manufacturing
Relationship30+ years
PortfolioFull highgrove portfolio
30+Years as a client
Fullhighgrove portfolio
LiveIBM i EDI — IPLS native

The relationship

For over 30 years, highgrove has supported systems at the heart of Magna Specialist Confectioners' operations — including ERP (Mangrove origin), output management, and live native-IBM i EDI.

The relationship spans the full highgrove portfolio: Mangrove ERP, PrintBOS / PB Digital for output management and omnichannel delivery, and IPLS TBT EDI running natively on IBM i — no front-end servers, direct integration with production systems.

Technologies in use

IBM i Mangrove ERP PrintBOS / PB Digital IPLS TBT400 IPLS TBT EDI highgrove managed service

The platform

Magna runs on IBM i — and has done throughout the relationship. highgrove manages the IBM i environment alongside the application layer: ERP, output, EDI and the integrations that connect them.

The native IBM i EDI deployment (IPLS TBT EDI) means Magna's EDI runs entirely within the IBM i environment — no front-end servers, no middleware, direct integration with Mangrove ERP and production systems.

The outcome

Operational continuity across three decades. The systems at the heart of Magna's production have been supported, evolved and modernised by highgrove — quietly, dependably, as the business has grown.

If your operational systems matter, talk to people who've been keeping them running for 35 years.