Director
MW Cleaning Supplies
Mid-Warwickshire Cleaning Supplies (MWCS) was established in 1972 and now stocks over 2,500 quality products from nailbrushes and toilet rolls to glass cleaner which are sold wholesale to the trade.
MWCS employs eight members of staff, has around 300 regular customers and handles around 100 orders every single week. They moved to OGL Software in 2005 from Cash Link which they had been using since 1987.
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MWCS Office Administrator states: "I'm pleased to report it is! I've been with MWCS for just over eighteen months and am confident with all areas of OGL Software now. Of course I still ask questions every now and then but I think that's to be expected. All the tasks carried out by my predecessor I now look after. I'd say after about three months I had really good levels of confidence with the system and since then it's been a case of refining my knowledge and getting quicker."
"I needed the assistance of the team at OGL to show me how to do this but yes I can now handle month-end and year-end procedures using OGL Software. The representative accountants were coming in once a month to close the sales and purchase ledger so it made sense for me to learn these processes. Now I am proficient in this area I have been able to reduce our accountancy fees."
“I’ve used Sage in the past and I have to say I prefer OGL Software. Information in OGL Software is so much more accessible than in Sage; much less clicking through screens to get to what I need. Also I remember that quotes and orders had to be keyed twice in Sage whereas in OGL Software the information flows from quote to order automatically when a customer proceeds. It’s something you would imagine is standard for business software but isn’t in Sage. There are many more examples of this too. I’ve been really impressed.”
"Definitely that OGL Software has a test version! This meant, while I was new, I could practise things like inputting orders, raising credit notes and generating purchase orders safe in the knowledge that I couldn't make a mistake on a customer's account. Still to this day I will flip over into the test system if I want to check how something works; it's a great help to have this option."
"I would be more than happy to recommend it. I can assure companies that it's very easy to get to grips with and understand. OGL Software is much more straight forward than systems I have used in the past which require comprehensive detail via many screens before a final invoice can be raised. OGL Software is a joy compared to other systems I have used!"
"Without OGL Software the administration, resulting from in excess of 400 orders every month, could be overwhelming. Fortunately struggling with an inefficient system is a distant memory for us although I do remember the period when our previous system ground to a halt all too well.
"We knew the old Cash Link system was struggling and then in 2005 it was unable to update properly due to a lack of available space on the hard drive. It was around this time that an OGL representative happened to walk in and explained the benefits of OGL Software to us. It was impeccable timing!
"The main thing that impressed me was the ability to reconcile the stock. Most financial packages at that time did not have this facility. Tighter controls on stock, purchasing and pricing became a possibility and we saw a very quick improvement of key business functions which allowed us to maximise profit without increasing prices.
"We are now able to purchase the stock in a controlled and accurate way enabling us to follow sales trends. We are rarely over stocked on items which in turn helps cash flow.
"Also, we now deliver 99.9% of customer orders complete, saving both time and money on delivery costs which improves our customer relationship as they know we will not let them down.
"Both of these improvements have led to greater profitability for us. The extra profit had always been there but it was inaccessible and we needed OGL Software to uncover it for us."
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