AVS - using technology to benefit vets and the veterinary industry.
A single web log-in interface offer's vet surgeries 3 core technologies:-
- Website Content Management - a vet specific cost effective user friendly content management system. One single competitive charge per month for all functions. (It is our own software)
- On-line transactions. A 4000+ on-line store of products all available from your vet wholesaler. All online orders can be placed automatically directly into your wholesaler account for delivery to your surgery for the customer to collect on the next working day. Repeat buy complaince tools under development. Voucher codes due out in 2011.
- Healthcare Plans - create your own on your store taking monthly payments from customer's credit/debit card. This could also be used to create saving plans. Upto 80% cheaper than outsourced direct debit plans. Create as many as you like, whenever you want. Choose to have a lump sum upfront payment and lower ongoing monthly payments. Export transaction data to your PMS system, couple plan purchases to vaccine reminders.
- Compliance buying (POM-V and Prescription Diets) through multiple future transactions, created by a single online transaction.
- Pay invoices online. Clients can also store card details online from which you can take payment - 100% PC DSS complaince
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Mass communication. Upload a .csv file from your PMS system of customers email addresses, mobile numbers and postal addresses.
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Emailing system - send out your newsletters through the AVS protected email servers, minimising the risk of spam filtering. Easy contact with your online store customers.
- Texting system - communicate with all your customers (with mobiles) at once if needed.
- Vaccine reminder system through email, then text, then post - saving money.
- Personalise your reminders including news about store offers, or buying helathcare plans online.
Background
The company was founded by George Christopherson. After ten years in corporate business development and an MBA, George opened a small animal vet surgery with his wife in 2004 www.portlandvets.co.uk. George also founded one of Surrey's largest equine practices in 2007 www.lingfieldequinevets.com. He is a shareholder and director of both practices.
George has been working with Paul Jarrett as his IT collaborator since 2006 and Paul is now an equal partner and co-director of AVS.
AVS will consider licensing arrangements of this platform technology to appropriate non-UK interested organisations. Please contact us with any enquiries.
