ProgressPlus
by Berkeley Myles Solutions Ltd
On-premise production control software for UK and Irish job shops, covering quoting, works orders, finite scheduling, shop floor data capture, stock, job costing, quality and delivery, with links to Sage, Xero and other accounts packages.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Light manufacturing product. Has bills of materials or recipes, consumes stock when you build, and tracks production, but time-phased planning is not verified.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula; accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how ProgressPlus does on each (0 of 6)
- PartialIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- UnknownIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- PartialIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- UnknownIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. No evidence found yet.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- UK precision engineering, sheet metal and fabrication job shops that quote, schedule and cost each job
- Sites with unreliable internet, since it runs on the local network
- Businesses that want concurrent-user licensing and shop floor terminals without per-device fees
Not a fit when
- Buyers who want a published price or a cloud product
- Anyone who needs documented time-phased MRP: the public pages describe shortage detection, not a planning run
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
No published price
This vendor does not publish pricing, so you cannot compare it against anything here without contacting them. We will not estimate a figure.
What moves the real bill
- Onboarding fee. The FAQ says to "budget for a one-off setup and implementation fee"; no amount is published.
- No published price. You have to contact the vendor, which usually means a sales call.
Pricing detail
No price is published. Licensing is by concurrent user, not device: "with a 10-user licence, only 10 people can be logged in and working at any one time." The Shop Floor Data Collection module "is sold as a one-off cost" and its collection points do not use user licenses. Link to Accounts and Quality Management are optional modules, and the vendor says it prices "everything as separate, transparent line items".
Checked on September 19, 2026. Source: progress-plus.co.uk(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
11 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing demand records that carry a required or due date.Know the answer? |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Partial | "Shortage detection before production is impacted" is listed; no calculation is described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing lead time fields that shift a suggested order or start date.Know the answer? |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation or a screenshot of replenishment or planning suggestions carrying dates.Know the answer? |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Yes | "Capacity planning and finite scheduling" is listed under Orders, Planning & Production Control.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Partial | "Fast, accurate multi-level quoting", and the FAQ talks about migrating "BOMs, routings, and inventory data". No BOM screen is described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); progress-plus.co.uk › Faqs(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of nested or multi-level bom structures, not just a flat component list.Know the answer? |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of recipe or formula records, ideally with batch scaling.Know the answer? |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | "Automatically generate works orders, track progress in real time".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Partial | Routings are mentioned only as data migrated at onboarding.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: progress-plus.co.uk › Faqs(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | "Shop floor data capture for accurate labour tracking", as a module with unlimited collection points.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); progress-plus.co.uk › Faqs(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | "Non-conformance management", calibration and "Audit-ready reporting for ISO / AS9100"; Quality Management is an optional module.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab); progress-plus.co.uk › Faqs(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes | "Full material and batch traceability".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of expiry, best-before, or shelf-life date fields.Know the answer? |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of serial number tracking on individual units.Know the answer? |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Yes | "Planned vs actual job costing" and real-time job profitability.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Partial | Purchasing and supplier on-time performance are listed, with a supplier portal; the purchase order workflow is not described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: Marketing page, read 2026(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | "Direct links already exist to Sage 50cloud, Sage 200cloud, Pegasus Opera and Opera II, Xero, Exchequer, and Tas", through the optional Link to Accounts module.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: progress-plus.co.uk › Faqs(opens in a new tab); progress-plus.co.uk(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a named storefront or marketplace integration.Know the answer? |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: public api documentation.Know the answer? |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of csv or spreadsheet export.Know the answer? |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- On-premise (vendor-supported), Desktop app
- Licensing
- Proprietary on-premise
- Team sizes
- 6–20 people, 21–50 people
- Manufacturing styles
- Custom or job-shop work
Integrations
- Sage 50cloud
- Sage 200cloud
- Pegasus Opera
- Opera II
- Xero
- Exchequer
- Tas
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- Every claim here comes from the vendor's product and FAQ pages; there is no public manual, so the record is held at partially verified.
- The same company now owns Javelin MRP, whose site points Javelin users towards ProgressPlus.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. Held at partially verified on purpose: the evidence is marketing and FAQ copy only, with no manual or price.
Researched 2026-09-19 from the vendor's homepage, product page and FAQ page, read in full. Held at partially verified on purpose: the evidence is marketing and FAQ copy only, with no manual or price. The product page is registered as a marketing source.
Sources we checked (3)
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Find documentation of how materials are planned: whether shortages are dated and offset by lead time.
- Get an indicative price per concurrent user and the implementation fee.
- Confirm BOM and routing structure, serial numbers and data export.
Still unknown: accepts dated demand, counts incoming orders, uses lead times, produces dated buy/make suggestions, multi-level bom, recipes & formulas, expiry & shelf life, serial numbers, ecommerce connection, api, webhooks, mcp support, csv export, full data export.