electrical wholesale customer: mekolec

When Mekolec needed to improve the performance and features behind its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to meet client demands, it turned to Markinson for advice. The result has been the deployment of a new ERP system based on MomentumPro – a system delivered on time and under budget that’s changing the way Mekolec does business.

Mekolec went looking for an ERP solution that could meet its long-term needs. “We wanted a platform that could drive our operations for 20 or more years,” says O’Neil. “For a business of our size, making a mistake with this type of investment can prove disastrous,” O’Neil says. “Therefore, we went to the market with three specific requirements for the new system – that it support our present and future needs; that it be already used successfully in our industry; and that the provider we partner with have proven industry experience.”

Having investigated their options – and spoken to other suppliers in the Gemcell group – Mekolec chose Markinson to deliver their new system using MomentumPro.

“We were thorough in our research,” says O’Neil. “What tipped us Markinson’s way was the fact that they had ‘runs on the board’ with six members of the Gemcell group already using MomentumPro successfully. It was clear that Markinson understood the electrical wholesaling business. We also believed that MomentumPro, in comparison to some other systems, would be relatively easy to use.”

Now live, the MomentumPro solution provides a raft of services and applications to Mekolec’s business, from stock and inventory control, to accounts’ management. The all-important modules for electronic cataloguing, ordering and trading are in place and functioning well, with Mekolec even able to connect directly with its own suppliers.

O’Neil also contends that a further advantage of the MomentumPro solution is that it’s future-proof. “Our intention is to use MomentumPro as the long-term backbone of our business,” he says. “We have every confidence that whatever demands for features or performance we put on the system, it will continue to serve us.”

Asked about Mekolec’s relationship with Markinson, O’Neil says that Markinson have been “exemplary.”

“They’ve been easy to work with from day one,” he says. “Even under the tight deadlines imposed, the project has gone very, very well. For a business our size, getting things right the first time is crucial. With Markinson’s help and experience we’ve been able to do that. It’s been a very successful team effort. With MomentumPro and Markinson, we’ve deployed an ERP system that’s making us more efficient, reducing our costs and enabling us to better serve our customers.”

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