ClearCourse expands its clinic booking services with the acquisition of Practice Point’s Assisi Veterinary System

August 10, 2020

London | 10 August 2020 - ClearCourse Partnership LLP (“ClearCourse” or “the Group”), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated solutions to the government & NFP, events & booking, lifestyle, sports & leisure, and business services sectors , today announces the acquisition of Practice Point Limited, the owner and provider of the Assisi Veterinary Practice Management System (“Assisi”).


Practice Point’s Assisi is the UK’s most advanced veterinary practice management system, designed to fully integrate into any practice from small animal, to farm and equine. Its core components include e-billing, integrated payments, online booking, reporting, and maintaining client and patient records, all which can also be accessed through the mobile app. The software is tailored to the priorities of each client providing the efficiencies they require to carry out their individual specialisms. For companion vets undertaking home visits, the mobile Assisi app is particularly convenient as it allows them to access the full client and animal history on their Android or IOS device to complete their work whilst out on the road.


Assisi is an industry-renowned product that has been designed to deliver on the needs of its growing customer base. The software is intuitive and offers a necessary service for veterinary and farm practices. Assisi is currently installed at 181 veterinary practice sites across the UK and Ireland, in a variety of practice types including small independents and large vet consortiums such as VetPartners, Linnaeus Group and IVC Evidensia. 


Practice Point is the first veterinary technology business to become part of the ClearCourse group, and is an exciting addition to its growing clinic booking solutions. Assisi is a scalable platform with complimentary software components that create synergies with other group companies, including its payment processing and customer experience capabilities.


We feel the future is very bright for us, Assisi and our clients.


Mark Lafferty – Co-Founder of Practice Point


Gerry Gualtieri, CEO of ClearCourse, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Practice Point and its Assisi platform to ClearCourse. The deal comes at an exciting time in Assisi’s journey, with a growing customer base and expanding products. It also provides opportunities to further improve and enhance its interface and optimise the user-experience. ClearCourse is well suited to support the continued growth of Assisi, with identified pathways for integration with software solutions from within the Group.”


Gary Pender, Co-Founder of Practice Point, commented: “The team at Practice Point are excited to join the ClearCourse portfolio of companies. Being part of the group will give us access to greater marketing and technical expertise allowing for a rapid development of our product road map. The marketing opportunities facilitated by the expert team at Clear Course will allow us to move to the next stage as a PMS supplier." Mark Lafferty, Co-Founder added: "The Practice Point management team will remain with the organization, as will our industry leading support team. We feel the future is very bright for us, Assisi and our clients.”

Software and Payments Specialist ClearCourse Acquires Leading Hospitality Software Provider, Rezcontrol by Avon Data Systems Ltd.

June 10, 2025
LONDON 10th June 2025 : ClearCourse, the provider of industry-specific software and embedded payment solutions for SMEs and targeted enterprises, announces the acquisition of Rezcontrol by Avon Data Systems Ltd., a leading property management systems (PMS) provider for the hospitality industry. Avon Data Systems Ltd. is one of the largest privately-owned UK technology partners in the property management systems industry, with clients ranging from big hotel groups such as Fuller’s Hotels and Inns to independent hotels across the UK. Founded in 1986, Avon Data Systems Ltd. launched its flagship product, Rezcontrol, in 2020, combining over 30 years’ experience in providing software for the hospitality sector with the latest technology to offer its customers a sophisticated and intuitive tool that’s adaptable to their changing needs. Today, Rezcontrol serves over 450 hotels across the UK, helping them to streamline operations, from guest communications and housekeeping to payments and distribution. Whether a full-service hotel or a pub with rooms, Rezcontrol can be tailored to a customers’ needs, and offers many additional integrations from table reservations and point-of-sale, to CRM and revenue management. A key differentiator for Avon Data Systems Ltd. is its commitment to providing white-glove, personalised support to its customers. Many of its colleagues have direct hotel and hospitality experience, enabling them to act as a collaborative, knowledgeable partner to hotels. This ensures that their customers not only gain a state-of-the-art PMS but also benefit from a knowledgeable team focused on helping them maximize Rezcontrol's potential for their businesses. Joining the ClearCourse group at this time will support Avon Data Systems Ltd.’s ambitious growth plans to become the go-to-solution in the market. The cross-selling opportunities with other leading products in ClearCourse’s portfolio, such as TISSL and Giftpro, will provide Rezcontrol customers with a one-stop-shop for PMS, POS, gifting, embedded payments and more. ClearCourse aims to become a leading engine powering small businesses in the UK by putting big tech solutions in the hands of founders and their growing businesses. This latest addition to the group marks an important step in line with this vision. Christina Hamilton, CEO of Clearcourse said : “It is fantastic to welcome Avon Data Systems into the ClearCourse group as part of our Retail & Hospitality Software division, which will further strengthen our offering in this high-growth sector. Avon Data Systems’ Rezcontrol is an innovative solution that puts cutting-edge software in the hands of growing businesses who need them most. We are excited by the natural integration points of Rezcontrol into our existing customer bases, strengthening the ClearCourse value proposition as an integrated and comprehensive solution set for our customers.” Sarah Cade, Managing Director of Avon Data Systems Ltd. said : “We’re really excited to be joining the ClearCourse group to supercharge our next stage of growth. For the past 30 years, we’ve been working with our customers to ensure we are providing them with the innovative solutions they need to run their businesses smoothly and efficiently. ClearCourse is the ideal strategic partner to continue building on our goal of becoming the go-to solution for hospitality businesses looking for reliable, integrated software and payment solutions.”

Software and Payments Specialist ClearCourse Acquires Carpet and Flooring Retail Software Provider Computers for Flooring

April 16, 2025
ClearCourse, the provider of industry-specific software and embedded payment solutions for SMEs, announces the acquisition of Computers for Flooring, a premier management software provider for the flooring industry.