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We needed something that would improve our efficiency, give us better business insights and multi-location functionality.


“ Euan Mead, Buyer and operations manager, Reeds ”


growth, up from last year. The six strategic acquisitions KCS made recently in Europe, the US and South Africa were instrumental in the company’s international sales reaching £24million in 2017. The full league table was published as an eight page supplement with the business section of The Sunday Times on 10th June both in print and online at www.fasttrack.co.uk/company_profile/kerridge- commercial-systems/


From Plan to Action


Reeds Wantage, founded in 1972 as a builders merchants and ironmongers, has recently chosen an ERP solution from Kerridge Commercial Systems to support its future growth and deliver efficiencies to their business. Reeds has gradually transitioned away from supplying heavyside materials to focus on paint, tools and hardwear, and today is known primarily as a painting and decorating merchant. Around two-thirds of its customers are trade account holders, the remainder being retail. Reeds Wantage supplied all major paint brands as well as specialist products such as anti-graffiti and fire-retardant paints.


Euan Mead, buyer and operations manager at Reeds, explains “We started looking for new software around 18 months before choosing the KCS solution. We were using a basic accountancy package that was ‘creaking’ as our requirements grew. We needed something that would improve our efficiency, give us better business insights and, because we are looking to add an additional premise, with multi-location functionality.”


Mead looked at the broad range of options including combining separate accountancy, ePOS and stock management solutions. “This option had several drawbacks including limited functionality, the complexity involved in getting the solutions to talk to each other effectively and redundant functionality where there was an overlap.” The Reeds team also considered more sophisticated solutions from KCS and other providers before making their choice. Steve Page, New Business Sales Executive at KCS, says “One of our solutions has functionality tailored to businesses with up to around 20 users and is ideal for smaller or start-up businesses. It’s very easy to learn and use, with limited training requires, but has all the functionality and flexibility a business of this type requires. It was a perfect fit for Reeds.”


Mead concluded, “We’re looking forward to increased efficiencies such as integrating order processes with our suppliers and faster easier, price maintenance. Also to vastly improved reporting so we can drill down into details such as inventory ratio by supplier, and margin by account, supplier, department and customer type. We’re confident we’ve made the right choice and found a solution that will support our short term plans to open a second branch, when we’ll be able to benefit from inter-branch transfers, multiple stock locations and enhanced stock visibility. And, in the mid and long term, the capability and flexibility will already be in place to support our future ambitions for eCommerce and computerized delivery management.” BMJ


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