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28 March 2025
Discover a modern way to serve school meals with the new Self-Serve Kiosk!
Increase revenue and boost staff efficiencies and user satisfaction with familiar self-serve technology in the dining hall, with an innovative way to manage your school catering services.
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ALL YOUR EDUCATION SOLUTIONS MANAGED UNDER ONE ROOF
With over 55 years of experience providing software, hardware and services to schools throughout the UK, your establishment is in safe hands with CRB Cunninghams.
Whether you are looking for Cashless Catering, Identity Management, Online Payments, or Electronic Registration solutions, we offer peace of mind knowing that our in-house family of products integrate seamlessly and are fully compliant with GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
Always ask your solutions provider to prove their data protection processes between integrated products.
Our 'Software for Life' policy means that we NEVER charge clients for licence upgrades because we want you as a partner for life.
As with any good investment, your software should continue to grow, meeting the ever-changing needs of your school. It should remain dynamic and protected against time. Our Software for Life Policy is our commitment to investing heavily in our offerings to ensure you and your school always have the best products and services required.
With Software for Life, our goal is to offer our clients peace of mind knowing that the software within their schools is 100% covered forever.
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Interested In Free School Meal Carryover Software
Thousands of pupils eligible for Free School Meals are missing out on their allowance. Our easy-to-use application has delivered over £17,000 worth of food back to eligible pupils over a single school year.
See how our Free School Meal carryover software works on BBC Breakfast.
Interested In Reducing Food Waste
Currently, the School & Education sector is responsible for 10% of the total 10.2 million tonnes of food wasted in the UK each year. The cost of avoidable food wastage to schools vary between 38p and £1 for every meal it serves. See how with a simple piece of software these figures can be changed dramatically, offering significant savings to your school.
Worried about GDPR and Compliance
Ensuring your school complies with the data protection guidelines has always been of the utmost importance to school employees, and the introduction of GDPR has increased awareness of this.
With CRB Cunninghams, you are assured that data is handled in an appropriate manner, and importantly, within the governing laws. Whether you are looking for Cashless Catering, Identity Management, Online Payments, or Electronic Registration, we give you the peace of mind knowing that our in-house family of products integrate together seamlessly.
Integrating to third-party providers is also possible with the CRB Cunninghams family of products, and we will demonstrate the encryption and processes we place on our data to ensure it complies with GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
Always ask your solutions provider to prove their data protection processes between integrated products.
With CRB Cunninghams, you are assured that data is handled in an appropriate manner, and importantly, within the governing laws. Whether you are looking for Cashless Catering, Identity Management, Online Payments, or Electronic Registration, we give you the peace of mind knowing that our in-house family of products integrate together seamlessly.
Integrating to third-party providers is also possible with the CRB Cunninghams family of products, and we will demonstrate the encryption and processes we place on our data to ensure it complies with GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
Always ask your solutions provider to prove their data protection processes between integrated products.
A Primary School
Get children excited about making healthy choices with our pre-ordering solutions.
Our Smart Board solution allows pupils to order their meals from their classrooms, letting kitchen staff know how many meals to prepare ahead of lunchtime. Reduce the cost associated with food wastage whilst encouraging a healthy diet.
A Local Authority
CRB Cunninghams' cashless catering solution offers Local Authorities one central data location for their network of schools, eradicating the need for separate log-ins and manual duplication across separate databases.
LA's can grant users different levels of authentication and location access, meaning that authorised users can easily view overall group data or drill down into each individual school without having to leave the system.
A Multi Academy Trust
CRB Cunninghams' cashless catering solution offers Multi-Academy Trusts one central data location for their network of schools, eradicating the need for separate log-ins and manual duplication across separate databases.
MAT's can grant users different levels of authentication and location access, meaning that authorised users can easily view overall group data or drill down into each individual school without having to leave the system.
Looking To Speak To Someone
With over 55 years experience providing software, hardware and services to education establishments throughout the UK, you're in safe hands with CRB Cunninghams.
Whether you would like to reduce your food wastage, interested in any of our cashless, online payment and identity management systems, or simply want to have a chat you can find our contact details here
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We want to make sue that our customers are making the most out of their CRB Cunninghams software. That's why we've put together documentation guides and tutorials that our customers can benefit from.
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We have a dedicated team of experts that are on hand to help you maximise your results
Account Expertise
One Solution. One Contact. One Provider
Your account manager is your dedicated contact throughout your ongoing relationship with us. They will work with you to find the right solutions for your school, guide you through the implementation period, and ensure that you receive thorough training and experience the full benefits of your software.
Rest assured that you always have a reliable contact only a phone call away.
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Products Tailored to You
Our cashless catering, identity management and online payment solutions are developed, tested, and supported in-house. At CRB Cunninghams, we are dedicated to product innovation with regular input from our customers. Our Annual User Group allows us to continuously develop and improve our software offering, ensuring our mission-critical systems are built for the end-user.
Ongoing Support
Dedicated Helpdesk
With a team of over 40 in-house helpdesk employees across our Edinburgh and Birmingham offices, and over 40 strategically placed mobile engineers, CRB Cunninghams offer peace of mind knowing that support is never far away should you need it.
We understand that your systems are the lifeline of your school, and we are here to help. To find out more about the support we offer, visit our support page or get in touch; we'd be happy to talk with you.
Professional Services
Training Delivered by the Same People That Develop the Software
Our team of experienced trainers work at your pace, both on and off-site. We ensure users are comfortable in the day-to-day operation of their education solution whilst ensuring schools are receiving all of the benefits our software has to offer. As an advantage of developing our in-house solutions, training is delivered to you by a team of experts who know the software inside out. Get in touch to find out more about the training we offer.
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"I have had a working relationship with CRB Cunninghams for over 10 years now and can honestly say it has gone from strength to strength. What really sets them apart is how they assist us with problems. Overall I am thoroughly satisfied with the product CRB Cunninghams provide and look forward to this ongoing relationship flourishing in the future."
SPIE Facilities Services
"The preparation was excellent, and no requirement was too much of a problem, and provided exactly what we wanted."
Metro Fresh Wigan Council
"Many thanks to CRB Cunninghams for getting us up and running with the contactless cards and pre-order app. It was an excellent project and a pleasure to work with you all! I’ve had excellent feedback and expressions of thanks from senior officers, and more importantly, I have been inundated with requests from pupils wanting to sign up. I would highly recommend Fusion Online to other schools. In fact, I’m already advising other councils to implement the software."
Jamie Fisher - Facilities and Support Services Manager, West Lothian Council
"From start to finish, CRB Cunninghams displayed their knowledge and understanding of the school environment. They were flexible and professional from the start of the decision making progress. Importantly, they were timely in installation, helpful with solutions and remained part of the first operations day. They continue to offer support and be helpful."
Benton Park School Leeds
"Provision of accurate management information on a service-wide and school-by-school basis identifying areas for improvement and best performers."
East Renfrewshire Council Service Manager
"Hats off to CRB Cunninghams who were brilliant partners throughout the project, ensuring the council project team completed on time."
Aberdeenshire Council Service Management
"The upgrade to iDStore and Fusion has been a great success. The guys involved in the beta have managed and supported this project extremely well and are a credit to the company."
ICT Manager, Kings Norton Boys School
"I can't praise the system enough - it works really well with mobile devices too. We've just started our first trip collection too, which is minimising our overheads with cash collection - ticks a box for our admin staff."
Primary and Secondary school, Ebbw Fawr
"Our CRB Cunninghams cashless system has been very reliable, including revaluation units, tills and software. Any issues have always been quickly addressed, with excellent support provided by CRB Cunninghams. I believe CRB Cunninghams to be a market leader in this area and with good reason."
Dave Brooks - Manager, St Julie's Catholic High School
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