What we do

    BPD Zenith was founded to help businesses maximize the benefits of their software solutions over the lifecycle of their physical assets.

    BPD

    Today, BPD Zenith is a leading IBM Maximo Enterprise Asset Management partner for asset intensive organizations worldwide.

    As one of the few Maximo partners providing Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Asset Performance Management (APM) expertise across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, we combine a local presence with global expertise to deliver tailored asset management solutions and trusted partnerships wherever you are on your maintenance journey.

    Our leading MaxiCloud platform brings together best of breed solutions to future proof your modern business.

    Our History

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    1989

    George Lightfoot, our founder, begins working with the Maximo product.

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    1994

    Company is incorporated as Big Polka Dot (we bet you wondered where ‘BPD’ came from!).

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    1998

    Opens Head Office in Carlisle, UK, and becomes BPD Consulting Limited. Sets up the in-house technical team for the first major Oil & Gas project.

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    2006

    IBM acquires the Maximo product from MRO Software. BPD becomes an IBM Premier Business Partner, allowing BPD to re-sell the software as well as deliver implementation services.

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    2008

    Becomes BPD Zenith Limited to reflect the move towards becoming a total solutions provider for Maximo. ‘Zenith’ comes from the highest point on a journey – BPD Zenith fits the bill.

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    2011

    BPD demonstrate their expertise in the facilities management sector by building a high security solution for FTSE 250 company. This was our first fully hosted solution.

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    2012

    After a successful implementation for a large international Oil & Gas operator, BPD set up operations in Canada establishing an office and large client base in Calgary and Vancouver.

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    2015

    BPD Zenith increases its presence in the U.S. by opening its office in Houston, Texas.

    -Winner of prestigious IBM Beacon Award for ‘Outstanding Software Solution for Service Delivery & Management'.

    -Named IBM’s Maximo Business Partner of the year.

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    2015

    BPD merges with Australian business partner SBS Global, establishing BPD as an international Maximo provider and enhancing its SaaS capabilities, and delivery solutions using cloud technology... MaxiCloud is born!

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    2016

    BPD secure MaxiCloud subscribers in Oil & Gas, Renewables and Transportation sectors.

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    2018

    BPD announces the opening of its first Southeast Asian office – BPD Zenith Singapore.

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    2019

    BPD celebrates 25 years of worldwide, world class asset management, powered by IBM Maximo and IoT solutions.

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    2019

    Winners of IBM Watson IoT Excellence Award for Business Development.

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    2020

    Premier Oil & BPD Zenith win the 2020 MaximoWorld Award for Best Global Maximo Upgrade Project!

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    2021

    BPD Zenith proudly announces partnership with Galanthus Partners - allowing BPD to invest in continued growth of the team and future product opportunities.

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    2022

    BPD Zenith announces the acquisition of Lexco Limited - the leading IBM Maximo Partner in Hong Kong.

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    2022

    BPD Zenith announces ISO 27001 certification across the entire business/group. 

    Our Vision

    “To become the world’s first global Maximo partner outside of IBM; using locally based consultants wherever possible while leveraging expertise and best practice processes employed by the global group. Our aspiration remains to become a leading one-stop solution provider for asset management.”

    Our Values

    Straightforward Approach

    Straightforward Approach

    BPD Zenith prides itself on delivering on time and within budget. We provide professional advice, and our clients receive a system that matches their business requirements.

    Ethos of Integrity

    Ethos of Integrity

    We are committed to doing what is right. BPD Zenith has built a strong reputation with its clients based on its honesty, the quality of its delivery and value for money

    Long-term Partnership

    Long-term Partnership

    We understand the importance of supporting our clients over many years to drive significant change. We continue to guide clients through system development and add-ons and enjoy the benefits that such on-going collaborations bring to all parties concerned.

    Dedicated Personnel

    Dedicated Personnel

    BPD Zenith attracts quality personnel and trains them to very exacting standards. We train our team with a combination of IBM Maximo certification and specific, targeted internal training.

    Our BPD Zenith Ecosystem Partners

    Our BPD Zenith Ecosystem Partners

    BPD Zenith believes in providing the best solutions with the best in the business. We have strategic partnerships with companies who share our vision and ethos. These complementary business partners allow us to broaden the services we offer to our clients.

    Our Mission

    “To enable our customers to maximize the benefits of their software solutions to deliver optimum business efficiency and return on investment.”

    Sustainability

    Our commitment to achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions...

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    BPD Zenith is aware that achieving Net Zero emissions confers significant benefits for ourselves, our customers and communities at large. It is intended that this Carbon Reduction Plan will serve as a roadmap for the company’s commitments to the reduction of our carbon emissions. 

    BPD Zenith, a leading provider of enterprise asset management solutions, is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions as part of its efforts to reduce its environmental impact and support a sustainable future. As an organization that works with clients across a range of industries, BPD Zenith recognizes the importance of taking responsibility for its own emissions and setting an example for others to follow.

    By reducing our carbon footprint, we aim to contribute to global efforts in addressing climate change, while also promoting awareness and attracting customers who share its values. Through a combination of measures, including energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy sourcing, and offsetting, BPD Zenith is working to achieve Net Zero emissions and create a more sustainable future for all.

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    Our Pledge

    “At BPD Zenith, we are committed to building a sustainable future for our planet and future generations. By making this pledge, we are committing ourselves to creating a more sustainable future for ourselves, our communities, and our planet"

    Our People are Our Assets

    Excellence starts with a group of bright, passionate professionals committed to making a difference in today’s digital world. Meet our team.
    Oliver Garthwaite

    Oliver Garthwaite

    Group CEO

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    Oliver is CEO of BPD Zenith and a director on the Global Board.

    He has spent the majority of this career in the finance industry, with a focus on emerging markets, software and technology investing. He has an MBA from Columbia Business School.

    Oliver is focused on product, customer success and business expansion and works closely with Henrik to ensure healthy operations for all stakeholders.

    Henrik Fridlund

    Henrik Fridlund

    Group CFO

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    Henrik is the Group CFO and a director on the Global Board.

    He has spent the past decade in the finance industry focused on technology and software investments in a wide range of end-markets. He has a BSc in Finance and Accounting from the Stockholm School of Economics

    Henrik is focused on strategy and business expansion and works closely with Sam to support the business across the globe.

    Samantha Firth

    Samantha Firth

    Chief Finance Officer

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    Sam works across the wider group to deliver the day-to-day Finance and Administration related operations with the local teams across the globe.  Working closely with Henrik,  she divides her time across the various departments that support the internal business activities.

    Sam has worked for BPD for more than 25 years and believes that a flexible approach helps to maintain relevance without forgoing consistency and quality. She enjoys working in a multi-disciplined environment and that has been well supported by her BA (Hons) International Business Studies degree.  The requirement to support core business functions and help them to operate efficiently remains an important key objective.

    Sam will provide assistance to the group whenever and wherever she is asked to do so – the challenge of overcoming the unusual happens often enough to keep things fresh but not too much to make it impossible – yet!

    Graeme Sharp

    Graeme Sharp

    Chief Marketing Officer & Strategic Sales

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    Graeme is the CEO for Asia Pacific and a director on the Global Board.
    With over 20 years of Maximo experience, Graeme is one of the leading evangelists in the Asia Pacific asset management arena.

    Graeme is dedicated to advancing the profession of asset management and is passionate about cloud, analytics and smarter operations. Over his career, Graeme has been responsible for delivering major business and IT projects that have multi-million-dollar business benefits for major national and international companies, particularly using the Maximo product suite.

    Graeme is a highly experienced Project Manager, Maximo Consultant, Design Analyst and Trainer with over 25 years of experience in Transportation, Energy, Water Utilities, Local Government, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Retail and IT.

    Kenton Turner

    Kenton Turner

    Chief Technical Officer

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    With over 25 years of experience, Kenton is a technologist, solutions architect and business leader. Kenton has a breadth of experience that provides him with the knowledge to understand all the aspects of bringing solutions to market.

    His technical and commercial knowledge of Infrastructure, Middleware and Application, gained over 25 years in the IT industry provides the real World experience required to really know how solutions are created and delivered.

    With a background in real-time computing, Databases, and Application software, Kenton has led technical and sales teams for Informix and IBM.

    Based in the Cotswolds Kenton is a frustrated golfer and guitarist, a proud father of three and husband of one.

    Simon Nicholson

    Simon Nicholson

    MANAGING DIRECTOR | North America

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    Simon is the Managing Director for BPD Zenith in North America. Simon has over 25 years’ experience working in the software industry, and over 10 years’ experience delivering Maximo solutions.

    Simon is an ambitious CEO with a background in IT Consultancy who is conscientious, enthusiastic and professional in all aspects of work. His approach is one of hard work, motivated by a desire to achieve both for himself and his team. He is a confident communicator and is able to build a rapport with people at all levels in all industry verticals, both clients and vendors alike. This has brought Simon success over the years as an IT Consultant, Project Manager, Business Director and CEO.

    Mark Michael

    Mark Michael

    MANAGING DIRECTOR | ANZ

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    Mark is the Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region. With over 20 years of asset management experience, Mark is responsible for BPD Zenith in Australia and New Zealand.

    Mark is particularly interested in using data to help the Manager optimize the life and operation of assets. Most recently he has been working with IBM’s Maximo EAM and IoT products along with web-based tools to enhance the experience for users of the information.

    Richard Donaldson

    Richard Donaldson

    MANAGING DIRECTOR | UK & Europe

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    Richard is the Managing Director for the UK and European operations. Richard joined BPD Zenith in 2009 as a Maximo Consultant, after 7 years in the Nuclear Industry. He went on to become the Maximo Custodian for many of BPD’s North Sea Oil & Gas clients, eventually joining SMT in various roles, always ensuring a level of quality is maintained across our delivery team and that our customers are happy with their Maximo services.

    As CEO, he now oversees all UK and European business operations while retaining a ground level approach with clients and the team and enjoys being involved in overcoming the challenges a Maximo implementation can face.

    Global Team

    Diane Wilson-Long

    Group Administration Manager

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    Diane is based in the UK and is fully conversant with all aspects of business support. She is responsible for the Administrators across the regions and their input to the Finance structure. She is responsible to the Country CEOs and Global Board.

    Xufeng Jiang

    Group Finance Manager

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    Xufeng is based in Australia and brings a wealth of financial expertise and knowledge of the BPD Revenue and cost streams to the role.

    She is responsible for the finance structure and the overall delivery of the requirements to the Country CEOs and Global Board.

    Paul Irving

    Group Product Development Manager

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    Paul has been supportive of many of the BPD sales initiatives and is responsible for all our Maximo Accelerator solutions.

    Paul is currently focussing on building our IoT offerings including a subscription to Asset Health Monitoring for assets around the world.

    Steven Cliff

    GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM MANAGER

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    Steven started BPD life in the UK and moved to Calgary where he has worked on huge Maximo projects as a Technical Consultant. He is incredibly well respected amongst his colleagues and by the clients he has met.

    The Global Infrastructure Team manages all BPD’s hardware infrastructure and the setup of Maximo on this hardware. With standardized hardware setups across the globe, these can be managed on a 24/7 basis.