Columbus announces major partnership with Infor to deliver M3 CloudSuites in the UK

Columbus, the global digital consultancy, today announced an ambitious three-year expansion roadmap to deliver world-leading Infor M3 solutions to businesses across three key UK industries with the goal of doubling its regional footprint by 2027. Columbus is the largest independent Infor M3 partner in the world, and aims to build on its proven success in the US and Nordics to deliver world-class Infor M3 CloudSuites expertise to UK-based companies.

The key focus sectors for Infor M3 CloudSuites closely align with Columbus’ industry market penetration in the UK across Food & Beverage, Retail/Distribution, and Manufacturing. The expansion combines the experienced Columbus consulting team and services together with Infor’s best-in-class ERP, Infor M3 CloudSuites. This will enable Columbus to help UK businesses in key industries speed up their digital transformation, from audit and assessment to selection, implementation, integration and support, and realise the full potential of modern cloud-based and on-premises solutions.

“We’re incredibly excited to deepen our partnership with Infor and expand our joint capabilities into the UK market. This collaboration strengthens our ability to deliver industryleading solutions that drive real value for our customers. Together with Infor, we’re ready to bring innovative, scalable and future-ready technologies to even more organisations across the UK,” says Chris Mean, CEO for Columbus UK & US.

With over 300 certified M3 consultants across the globe, supporting clients in 10 different languages, Columbus is already a global leader in providing Infor M3 solutions. The company has a well-established M3 base in the US and Europe, a factor that has contributed to a great financial result in 2025. This latest UK expansion, which includes hiring an additional 10-15 consultants per year over a three-year period and increasing customer engagement by 2027, is indicative of the company’s ambition to help more companies get the most value from the Infor M3 CloudSuites platform, both in the cloud and on-premises.

“Infor’s expanded partnership with Columbus into a key market for us – the United Kingdom – is testament to the strong foundation and relationship already forged in Germany, the Nordics, Benelux and the US. Our focus on delivering industry-specific cloud solutions that provide real-time data insights aligns well with Columbus’ customer centric goals to avail clients to leading-edge, sector-specific expertise. The recent launch of Infor’s role-based industry AI agents can help automate workflows in niche sectors from dairy to automotive – Infor’s goal is to continuously innovate to provide the tools necessary for our partners to achieve strategic objectives and improve customer outcomes,” says Wolfgang Kobek, Executive Vice President & General Manager, International Business for Infor.

About Columbus
Columbus is a consultancy company helping organisations drive business value by defining, executing, and evolving the entire business. By delivering digital value through human intelligence, we enable our customers to innovate and grow. With more than 1,500 employees, we guide our customers through their digital transformation and deliver lasting value within the manufacturing, retail and distribution, food, and life sciences industries. We advise, implement, and manage business-critical solutions within Cloud Services, ERP, Data & AI, Digital Commerce, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Information Management, Cybersecurity, and more. With headquarters in Denmark and a global presence, we ensure local delivery of our services on a global scale.

For more information about Columbus, visit www.columbusglobal.com.

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. Over 60,000 organisations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor's 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.