From humble beginnings operating out of a cleanroom and fitting shop at night, MVComposites has quickly grown into a high-performance carbon fibre manufacturer based in Warwick, supplying elite motorsport, automotive and sporting clients.
Founded by two ex-Formula 1 composite technicians, the company has expanded from two founders to a team of over 30 in just a few years. But with this rapid growth came operational challenges—chief among them, a reliance on spreadsheets, memory, and disconnected workflows.
To future-proof their systems and scale confidently, MV Composites implemented the Statii MRP system and hasn't looked back.
We spoke with Directors Matthew Lainsbury and Will Waterman to understand how Statii has transformed their operation from the inside out.
Before implementing Statii, MV Composites tracked everything manually using spreadsheets, memory, and order trackers that "weren't really doing anything."
"The spreadsheet was just a basic order tracker that was not really doing anything."
The risk was clear: as the company scaled, the chance of error increased, and so did the inefficiencies. Lead time tracking, production management, and stock control depended on discussions and gut feeling.
"We just knew that the bigger MV Composites got, the harder it would be to implement a new MRP system in a busy period."
Quality management was handled with isolated spreadsheets and no process oversight, leaving limited traceability or root cause analysis.
With ISO 9001 accreditation, MV Composites needed a system that could support structured quality control processes and enable continuous improvement.
By adopting Statii, MV Composites digitised their entire manufacturing workflow, from quoting to delivery. Every process now runs through Statii, creating traceability and consistency.
"Every thing starts in Statii and it finishes in Statii."
Quoting is now more detailed and structured, which in turn accelerates downstream processes:
"In the event that a quote gets accepted, all you do is hit 'convert to Sales Order', WorksOrders are generated, Purchase Orders are created, everything's done instantly."
Statii's shop floor data capture tools have given MV Composites complete visibility over what's happening in the workshop, in real time. Every job is logged, tracked, and traceable, ensuring no task starts without a clear digital record and helping the team stay responsive.
"No one touches anything unless they've got a Works Order in their hand and they're booking on it."
This operational discipline enables accurate forecasting for customer updates:
"If a customer phones us up… we can give an accurate time of when they'll have the order in their hands."
MV Composites pushed hard to implement the Quality Module, which has become a critical part of their operation.
"We couldn't live without the quality module now."
By shifting this from spreadsheets into Statii, the team has a clear audit trail, accountability, and valuable performance data.
"It goes through the chain, back through the NCR system. The Quality Management System is important now, and we couldn't lose that."
The intuitive interface helped fast-track implementation, even for non-technical users.
"Straightaway with Statii, it seemed exceptionally easy to use."
As the business continues to grow, the team at MV Composites is confident that Statii provides the structure and adaptability needed to evolve further.
"We're delegating a lot more than we were able to before… we're seeing massive benefits."
From just two people to over 30 and heading toward 40+, MV Composites has grown rapidly, but with Statii, they've grown with control.
"There were just 12 of us in June 2024 last year… and we've doubled since then, nearly tripled in under a year."
Statii has replaced scattered spreadsheets with structured workflows, helped shift ownership across the business, and laid the groundwork for continued expansion.
With the Quality Module now active, MV Composites collects key data from the inspection department to improve productivity and reduce waste.
Even though it's early days, the team is preparing for future reporting cycles to turn this data into action.
What sets Statii apart, according to Mathew and Will, is the personal support:
"It's nice to deal with a human, not a support system or automated chats. You can pick up the phone and sort things quickly nine times out of ten."
For MV Composites, Statii isn't just an MRP system, it's the digital backbone of their operation.
From quote to delivery, quality control to live job tracking, Statii has helped them modernise, formalise, and prepare for scale in one of the world's most demanding sectors.
"All of Statii's features talk to each other, and that's what you need. Having a few different systems that don't talk to each other is not good."
And for businesses still running on spreadsheets?
"It's not until you start using Statii MRP that you realise how much you needed it."
