Historic Futures - Supply-chain Traceability Experts

Historic Futures (HF) are leading experts in global supply chain traceability. That's proper traceability - the kind your customers expect. Traceability that answers the questions "Where did my product come from?": the only answer most businesses can give (with any speed and accuracy) is something like "Goods out - bay 6". What the customer actually wanted to hear was "the raw materials were sourced from audited suppliers in Turkey, South Africa and the USA, these were processed in a low environmental impact facility in the UK before being manufactured in Texas... I have all the  details for you right here.

HF was founded specifically to help businesses develop and implement practical and effective solutions to supply-chain traceability challenges. Drawing on our wide experience, ranging from food to pharmaceuticals, from primary producer to brand, we are uniquely qualified to understand quickly the critical issues in your business and develop workable solutions.

Our consultants can help your business plan, develop and implement traceability, from the smallest in-business solution to the most intricate global supply chain.

For brand-owners, manufacturers, regulators and consumers, fast access to information describing the complete history of a product is essential. HF can ensure your business has immediate access to this information, and help you deliver it in an appropriate format, whether for internal quality assurance, or to reinforce your brand values to consumers at point of sale or via your website.

Alongside consultancy on traceability and transparency issues, HF also provide a unique internet-based traceability service known as String. This has been in use by hundreds of businesses around the world since 2003, to provide traceability from field to fork, plantation to medication, fibre to fashion.

String enables businesses to implement traceability more quickly and efficiently than ever before provide an affordable collaboration platform for all members of the supply-chain deliver better value, lower costs and improve customer confidence...in future the history of all products must be known...