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Better ways of working, built properly.

I help businesses improve the way they work through software, automation and continuous improvement. I start with how your business runs today, then choose the technology that makes it simpler.

Discuss Your ProjectExplore CI Hub
1Understand the problemSee how the work really happens, not how it is written down.
2Improve the processRemove waste and unnecessary steps before anything is built.
3Build the solutionSoftware or automation, only where it helps.
4Measure the resultCheck the change worked, and keep it working.

Five ways I can help

Practical support for small and medium-sized businesses, with a particular understanding of manufacturing. I work with other sectors too.

Power Apps & Business Applications

Simple digital systems built with Microsoft Power Apps and other suitable technologies, replacing paper, spreadsheets and manual admin.

  • Internal business applications
  • Employee and HR systems
  • Digital forms and approval workflows
  • Data collection and booking systems
  • Management dashboards and workflow automation

Business Consulting & Improvement

Hands-on continuous improvement support, aimed at measurable change rather than reports that sit on a shelf.

  • Find inefficient processes and waste
  • Improve workflows and analyse problems
  • Structure improvement projects
  • Introduce continuous improvement methods
  • Measure, implement and sustain changes

Website Development

Useful, professional websites that connect with the way your business actually operates.

  • Business websites
  • Contact and booking forms
  • Digital enquiries
  • Basic business automation

AI & Process Automation

I look at the process first, then find the right technology to improve it. Not every process can or should be automated.

  • Reduce repetitive administration
  • Move data between systems
  • Assist with repetitive knowledge tasks
  • Turn manual steps into digital workflows
In development

GSS CI Hub

My own continuous improvement management platform, described in full below.

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Developing product

GSS CI Hub

A continuous improvement management platform being developed to help businesses manage improvement activity digitally, from spotting a problem through to implementing and controlling the fix.

  • Issue identification
  • Improvement projects
  • DMAIC
  • Actions and ownership
  • Measures
  • Savings and benefits
  • Management visibility
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ProblemSpot it and record it
ProjectStructure and own it
ImprovementMake and control the change
Measurable resultShow what it delivered

CI Hub is still being built. Features are shared as they are completed, so get in touch to hear where it has got to.

Portrait of the founder of Garland Software Solutions
Kyle GarlandFounder, Garland Software Solutions

Practical experience. Digital solutions. Measurable improvement.

I've spent over 10 years working in manufacturing, with continuous improvement a big part of that. I've seen how much time businesses lose to clumsy processes, manual admin and systems that don't quite fit how people actually work.

GSS brings that experience together with software, automation and AI, to help businesses find better ways of working.

  • 10+ years in manufacturing, with a continuous improvement background
  • Practical experience inside manufacturing environments
  • Lean and Six Sigma approaches
  • Finding problems and improving processes
  • Developing practical digital solutions
  • Interested in using software, automation and AI on real business problems

Whether it means digitising a manual process, building a business application, improving a workflow, introducing automation or setting up a structured continuous improvement approach, the aim is the same: make improvement practical and measurable.

Discuss Your Project

Who I work with

Technology is a tool for improving the business, not the product itself.

Manufacturing companies

Where process discipline and continuous improvement matter day to day.

Small and medium-sized businesses

Teams relying on spreadsheets, paper or manual admin who want something simpler.

Other sectors

Any organisation looking to digitise internal processes or use AI and automation practically.

Tell me about your process

Describe how something works today and what is getting in the way. I will talk it through with you, with no pressure.

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LocationGrimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom