actinic
company information
Actinic is a specialist UK EPOS and ecommerce company, providing e-commerce and point of sale solutions for small and medium retailers. Founded in 1996, Actinic has supplied solutions for thousands of companies in the retail sector, both online and offline.
The Actinic EPOS hardware and software are designed by former retailers and give a comprehensive feature set that is straight forward to operate at great value prices.
The company also offers two ranges of ecommerce products for web designers and self-builders. These comprise both web-based and desktop store-building solutions.
The Web Designer range:
Actinic Designer is a
development tool for commercial web designers deploying
multiple sites and allows seamless interaction
with Dreamweaver.
Site owners are supplied
with Actinic Catalog Client or Actinic Business Client software to operate their stores which have the
design features removed.
The Self-Builder range (for those wanting to create their own store):
Actinic Express is
an entry-level web-based shopping cart;
Actinic
Catalog provides everything a merchant requires to
develop and manage their own online store, including
capacity for growth;
Actinic Business is a more
sophisticated application for higher volume sites
and integration to Sage Line 50 accounting systems.
Actinic Business Plus allows users to manage an unlimited number of sites, and enables multi-user access for catalogue maintenance and order-processing on a small number of networked PCs.
Actinic Enterprise is a true multi-channel application suitable for successful and growing businesses with large order volumes, running on a highly scaleable local SQL database,
Users
can obtain annual maintenance for any product via
purchase of Actinic Cover.
Both EPOS and ecommerce lines are sold through channel partners including web designers, Internet Service Providers, web hosts and IT VARs.
Actinic is recognised as the UK's leading ecommerce company. Its software is used on over 10,000 live sites. Research shows that over 50% of SMEs using packaged applications to run their online stores use Actinic (source: pfa Research). Some of Actinic's better known UK users include Standard Fireworks, the Royal Opera House, Barnardo's, The Royal Navy, Scout Shops, Sunningdale Golf Club, and many more.
Actinic is an ecommerce company based in West Byfleet (Surrey) and has over 55 staff in six countries.
John Standen - Non-executive Group Chairman. John Standen joined the board in 2004. He is the chair or a director of a number of public and private companies, specialising in helping them to develop and achieve their strategies. The majority of his career was spent in investment banking, including as CEO of Barclays Corporate Finance. He is also Chairman of the Council of the University of Hull.
Chris Barling, Chief Executive Officer, co-founded Actinic Software in 1996. He has some 30 years in the IT industry. Chris held senior positions in Reuters and Cable and Wireless and spent time on the board of GLS (the UK's largest educational supplier), prior to founding Actinic. Latterly he has written many articles on EPOS and ecommerce for titles such as Independent Retailer and .Net. In 2005 he co-authored "Selling Successfully Online" with Bruce Townsend, Actinic's marketing manager.
Nick Kington, Director, has worked for Actinic for more than 4 years. Nick has previously held senior positions with Sage, Cable & Wireless and Dell, prior to Actinic. Nick is the director of the commercial side of the business and is responsible for sales, marketing and support.
Ben Dyer, Director Of Product Development, joined Actinic from Xyratex, BSkyB and BAE Systems. At BAE Systems he won Apprentice of the Year in 1997. At BSkyB, he was part of the team responsible for relaunching SkySports.com and its supporting infrastructure. Ben's role is to push forward the strategic development of Actinic's product portfolio.
The whole Actinic team
Registered office: Globe House,
Lavender Park Road,
West Byfleet,
Surrey,
KT14 6ND
Registered in England No. 3221222
