K8 takes Parkers to another level
Builders Merchants
Customer: Parkers Building Supplies
What we did: Implemented K8
Site link: www.helpmebuildit.co.uk
Challenge
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) offers ‘cutting edge software for the merchant industry’, according to Ian Mitchell at Parker Building Supplies. Ian is Information Systems Manager at the leading independent and award winning timber and heavyside builders’ merchant.
The company was established in 1984, since when its philosophy has always been to offer high quality customer service backed up with good stock availability and an efficient delivery service. Today the company employs 280 people and trades from 25 locations across the South East.
“We have used K8 software since 2004,” said Ian. “At the time we needed to upgrade from our existing system to bring about a change of culture and KCS offered the best solution. Since then it has come on in leaps and bounds and we have continued to upgrade to the latest version each time a new version is cut.”
Gains and benefits
- K8 upgrade means sales team can access software remotely on their tablets.
- Web Builder will provide a portal for customers to access their accounts and print off invoices, PoDs etc
- Parker’s now able to plan a ‘click & collect’ service for the future
- An earlier upgrade delivered K8’s General Ledger - integrated with the trading system
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A previous upgrade in April 2015 brought about another major change to our business when we started to use K8’s unified ledgers that are integrated with the trading system, and that put us on another platform for moving forward.
- Ian Mitchell, Information Systems Manager, Parkers Building Supplies
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