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The challenge

  • Outgrown Sage 200

  • Too much time spent on manual processes

  • No visibility of stock control

  • Business operations needed to be streamlined

Joining forces with OGL Software

Prior to implementing Profit4, West Midlands Fasteners were running their business on Sage 200, which was no longer fit for purpose.

Leon Cunnington, Sales Manager explained: “Stock control on our previous system, Sage 200, was not as quick or as accurate as needed so, due to the office team being stretched with increasing customer demand, we knew we had to switch from Sage to a more efficient software.”

“Our customer service is great now, with quotes provided within minutes, which gives us an edge in a fast-paced industry. This means there is no need for customers to chase.”

Leon Cunnington, Sales Manager

West Midlands Fasteners

Future-proofing with Profit4 ERP software

BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT  

To keep on top of increasing customer demand, West Midlands Fasteners hired additional staff. As a result, the company recognised the need to switch to an alternative software solution that offered a faster way to produce quotes for customers and remain ahead of competitors.

OGL Software recommended its Profit4 business and stock management software, which is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that has been designed to help merchants digitally transform their operations by supporting multi-channel selling.

ACCREDITATION ACHIEVED

West Midlands Fasteners recently achieved ISO9001 accreditation thanks in part to OGL Software’s Profit4 helping the company with customer service improvements and maintaining its already high levels of quality management from stock to shipment and delivery.

In addition to ensuring stock was available for same day delivery if requested, OGL Software offers updates and new features for Profit4 that are based on customer feedback.

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“Using Profit4, we can now identify the exact bin location for individual products, which makes life easier. We use it in the warehouse for stock transfers, which are now done in just a few clicks. We can [also] check whether the stock item requested is available for same day delivery if that’s what the customer wants, or whether we need to order it in.”

Leon Cunnington, Sales Manager

West Midlands Fasteners

Stock management transformed

Full Visibility

The business has been able to transform its stock management by implementing Profit4.

“Another great benefit of the stock management feature is that if there are stock discrepancies, Profit4 enables the stock levels to be quickly adjusted to account for those changes. The trade counter is also faster now with Profit4. It has even sped up the dispatch process as multiple orders can be dispatched in one go, making it easier for us and the drivers and speeding up routes to ensure delivery to our customers when they expect their order.”

The results

REMOVED MANUAL
REMOVED MANUAL
PROCESSES
FULL VISIBILITY
FULL VISIBILITY
OF STOCK
More efficient
More efficient
Workforce
Improved
Improved
customer service
A quick easy-to-use
A quick easy-to-use
interface
Business operations
Business operations
streamlined

West Midlands Fasteners reflect on their transition

"Our customer service is great now, with quotes provided within minutes, which gives us an edge in a fast-paced industry. This means there is no need for customers to chase."

"Using Profit4 we can even send automated acknowledgements to customers, so they know when they are getting what they ordered. There are no separate purchase orders needed, so less mistakes, and we can raise queries and mistakes within orders, which helps us identify if things are going wrong and log how they have been put right.”

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