Complexity is our comfort zone.
Software development for cinema, leisure and entertainment.
With over 20 years of technical expertise, we have been trusted over the years to solve complex business challenges for major brands like ITV, Cineworld, Daily Mail, VOX Cinemas, Which? & Comic Relief. We specialise in high-transaction, "can't fail" enterprise systems, delivering robust solutions on time and on budget. Our mission is simple: setting new industry standards that give our clients an unrivalled competitive edge.
What Can Factory can do for you.
While all of our services inherently overlap, our core deliverables can be broadly broken down into the following areas.
Software Development
Booking, e-commerce and marketplace platforms, integrated with the systems behind them and built to keep changing for years.
Mobile App Development
We develop robust, high-profile mobile apps for Android & iOS, engineered to reduce friction, drive revenue and increase customer acquisition.
Automation & AI
Practical AI and automation built into live platforms: recommendations, automated operations and data matching.
Technology Consultancy
Due diligence, supplier selection, discovery and roadmaps, from engineers who build and run the platforms.
DevOps & Cloud Engineering
Cloud architecture, migrations, load testing and security, built and run alongside the software for launch-day traffic.
Vista Cinema Integrators
Booking, food and drink, loyalty and vouchers built on Vista, for Cineworld, VOX and Everyman, since 2010.
What our clients say.
I have yet to see their approach to genuine product ownership with any other supplier. It truly stands them head and shoulders above the competition.
They took on some really tricky problems and built us a platform we can grow with. It has always felt like a partnership, with a team who care about our small businesses as much as we do.
The long-term partnership built with Can Factory has never ceased to impress, and they have helped ensure that we have consistently maximised the potential of all of our digital channels.
We brought Can Factory in to build us a new iPad app & get it in into the store before Apple’s Christmas cut-off. And they did it!
Can Factory were chosen for their experience in high traffic web application development. All the work Can Factory contributed was of an outstanding standard, delivered on time and professionally.
What truly sets them apart is their proactive approach and sense of product ownership - they engineer the right solution for the business, mitigating risks before they become issues.
Once again thank you. Your name now sits proudly in the Sport Relief Hall of Fame
Working with Can Factory has been a rewarding and educational experience that has ultimately resulted in positioning VOX as the number 1 exhibitor in the region from a digital e-commerce perspective.
Problems we've already solved.
The best way to learn about our capabilities and skill sets is to talk to us, so don't hesitate to give us a call. If you want to see more before we speak, here are the problems we are asked to solve most often, and how we solved them for our clients.
Payments
Multi-gateway payments with fail-over, local methods, split payment and loyalty points, built into the booking flow.
Loyalty
Your own loyalty scheme, partner points and subscriptions, checked in real time and spent in the same booking.
Gift cards & offers
eGift cards, vouchers and real-time bank partner offers, redeemed online in the same booking.
Food & drink
Order from the seat, order ahead or add it to the booking, integrated with Vista. +12% F&B spend per head at Everyman.
Peak traffic
Ticketing and donation platforms that stay up when the date can't move and everyone arrives at once.
See all our solutionsOur insights.
Many of our core team have been developing and delivering complex digital solutions for over thirty years. In this time, we have seen many trends & technologies come and go, which gives us unique insight into where we believe the current market and the technology are heading. These insights are a collection of some of our team’s musings on what might come next…
