Grant & Stone, the 25 branch, home counties based builders’ merchant, has chosen K8 Babbage software from Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS). Established in 1987 and consistently featured in the industry’s ‘top merchant’ league tables, Grant & Stone supplies ‘everything required to build a house – from foundations to decoration’.
“As well as K8’s breadth of functionality, the size and stability of KCS and our position as a long standing supplier to the industry were also key reasons for Grant & Stone choosing the software,” said Ian Bendelow, Chief Executive Officer at KCS. “The Grant & Stone team were also impressed and reassured by reference visits to some long standing K8 users who run similar sized operations.”
K8 is a fully integrated trading and business management solution designed for all types and sizes of merchant, wholesaler or distributor. Sales processing, stock management, CRM, business intelligence and financials are all supplied as standard, fully integrated modules.
The system’s modern, multi-channel Ecommerce software delivers a strong internet presence with full online trading facilities - another key differentiator for Grant & Stone – as were the fully integrated financials and the system’s robust rebate management functionality.
The 251 user, fully managed and hosted K8 system replaces a legacy product and will be supported by the KCS team from its UK based HQ. The company’s mission is to continually invest in the development of its core product to enable customers such as Grant & Stone to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.
Mat Miller, Director at Grant & Stone said, "K8 delivers all the functionality we were looking for with plenty more for us to grow in to. We were also reassured by our industry peers about the stability of KCS and its support structure. I’m confident we’ve chosen the solution that’s right for Grant & Stone as we develop our business in the future.’
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