P&O Ferries signs with Unily to embark on digital transformation project
Unily has announced a deal that will see its award-winning employee experience platform support P&O Ferries’ frontline and corporate workforces, connecting employees to the organization wherever they are.
An intranet solution for frontline workers
With 182 years of heritage in the transport and logistics sector, P&O Ferries ships sail more than 27,000 times a year, transporting over eight million passengers, 1.6 million cars, and two million freight units. P&O Ferries’ workforce is dispersed and always on the move – of their 4,000 employees, more than 85% work on the frontline. This presents a unique challenge to internal communicators, one that Unily’s digital workplace platform is well equipped to solve.
P&O Ferries chose the Unily solution due to its track record in assisting global transport and logistics enterprises. Unily will develop and implement an Out-of-the-Box intranet solution specifically tailored to meet P&O Ferries’ unique business requirements. The flexibility of the mobile-first solution will afford P&O Ferries a powerful tool to engage their entire workforce from anywhere in the world.
The full-scale digital transformation project will provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for all top-down and peer-to-peer communication. A mobile-first approach and Office 365 integrations will play a critical role in the project. Access to best-in-class tools and state-of-the-art technology will empower P&O Ferries’ workforce, connecting them to the organization around the clock.
Key Platform Features:
- Branded native mobile app with push notification functionality
- Integration of Office 365 apps and tools directly accessible from the digital workplace
- Unily Broadcast Center, providing multi-channel communications that reach the frontline
- An out-of-the-Box solution capable of rapid deployment
- Targeted user experiences delivering relevant content tailored to the user
“We are thrilled to be working with a company with such heritage as P&O Ferries to implement a transformative digital workplace platform. We provide global enterprises like P&O Ferries a reliable, feature-packed, and innovative solution to optimize processes and communications, enhancing the digital experience of all employees "
About P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is a leading pan-European ferry and logistics company, sailing on eight major routes between Britain, France, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Holland and Belgium. It operates more than 20 vessels which carry 8.4 million passengers and 2.3 million freight units every year.
Together with its logistics business, P&O Ferrymasters, the company also operates integrated road and rail links to countries across the continent including Italy, Poland, Germany, Spain, and Romania, and facilitates the onward movement of goods to Britain from Asian countries via the Silk Road. P&O Ferries is part of DP World, the leading enabler of global trade and an integral part of the supply chain.
About Unily
Unily is an award-winning employee experience platform that powers better work for 3 million enterprise users across the globe. Loved by the world’s most iconic brands, including Shell, L’Oreal and British Airways, Unily brings best-in-breed employee engagement technology to workforces worldwide. Always innovating, Unily has grown from a British technology start-up into a key player in the digital workplace space. The company adopts internationally recognized standards for the management of Business Information Security, with both ISO27001 and SOC 2 accreditations. Unily serves its customers through offices in Surrey, UK; New York; Seattle and Sydney.
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