Kerridge Commercial Systems

Kerridge Commercial Systems
Limited
Industry ERP software for Distribution, Wholesale and Retail
Founded 1976
Headquarters Hungerford, United-Kingdom
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Ian Bendelow (CEO)
Products K8
Revenue Increase GBP 30 million (2011)
Number of employees
 300 (2014)
Website www.kerridgecs.com

Kerridge Commercial Systems provides integrated business software solutions for wholesale, distribution, retail, manufacturing and service management industries. In addition to software solutions, the company also provides comprehensive IT services including; SaaS (Software as a Service), hosting, project management, consultancy, training and customer helpdesk. The company’s products are used by more than 700 customers and installed in more than 5,000 locations. In addition to its established markets in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa, products are also installed in Australia, Botswana, China, Greece, Iceland, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway and Swaziland.

The company’s head office is in Hungerford, UK, with centres in Bourne End (UK), Washington (UK), Dublin (Ireland), Sliedrecht (Netherlands) and Johannesburg (South Africa), together with a number of national and regional distributors.

Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited and its subsidiary KCS Datawright, have over 300 employees.

Company Story

Kerridge Commercial Systems’ origins can be traced back to 1907, when F. W. Kerridge purchased a bicycle shop in Alton, (UK), then expanding to selling and servicing motor cycles. A family business, F. W. Kerridge and Sons Limited, progressed to a car dealership in the 1950s and 1960s. In the early 1970s, as a successful regional automotive and parts distributor, the company’s management team made the decision to develop its own computer system to help manage the business – the first Kerridge system - which was based on a Wang 2200. In 1976, recognising the growing need for business computing from similar companies, Kerridge Computer Company Limited was established as an independent systems company, serving distribution and retail automotive sectors in the UK. International expansion first to Ireland and South Africa, was later followed by developing opportunities in the Middle East and Europe.

December 2005: the company was acquired by ADP (NASDAQ: ADP),[1] and in March 2010, a management buy-out of the commercial systems division led to the formation of Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited (KCS).[2]

October 2011: KCS acquired TIS Software [3] headquartered in Bourne End, UK, trading under the brands Strategix, OneOffice and Global Business Systems.

October 2012: KCS acquired Datawright Ltd [4] based in Washington, Tyne and Wear. The company’s Kingfisher system – now named K8 Enterprise, is designed for the manufacturing sector.

Markets

The Kerridge Commercial Systems’ customer base extends across a wide range of wholesale, distribution and retail sectors including:

The company has also identified opportunities to grow its customer base in:

Software Products

From the start, the company’s product strategies have focused on designing and developing software that integrates business processes for maximum business benefit. Flexible, scalable and adaptable, Kerridge Commercial Systems strives to meet its customer requirements using standard software products, without the need for bespoke, tailored developments.

K8, which was first introduced in 2002, is Kerridge Commercial Systems’ principle product suite. Progressively developed with new releases on a regular basis, K8 is a flexible, fully integrated system for single or multi-site operations. Scalable from 3 to 8,000 plus users, K8 functionality, which uses a graphic user interface, is designed to meet wide-ranging needs of customers in the wholesale, distribution and retail sectors. As a business tool, K8 integrated applications include the capabilities for strategic decision-making, growth management, cash and profitability control, customer relationship management, business security and continuity.

K8 applications include: supply chain management, online trading, CRM, quotations and sales order processing, works orders, transport management, equipment hire, financials, business intelligence, forecasting and EDI (electronic data interchange).

KCS Datawright

Established in 1979, Datawright Ltd was acquired by Kerridge Commercial Systems in October 2012. K8 Enterprise - the company’s product suite (formerly known as Kingfisher) - is an integrated, manufacturing business solution. Based on the same KCML (Kerridge C Macro Library) development toolset as K8, K8 Enterprise is installed in the UK and internationally in sectors that include engineering, petrochemicals, paint, electronics and office equipment. K8 Enterprise also has a service management suite for field engineering and workshop requirements.

K8 Enterprise applications include: Sales order control, bill of materials, purchasing, stock control, material resource planning, component traceability, shop floor data capture, business information dashboards.

K8 Enterprise Service Management applications include: call logging and scheduling, contract management, mobile technology, stock control and cost analysis.

Distributors

Kerridge Commercial Systems partners with a number of appointed distributors. Supporting the company’s business development and trading activities, distributors also offer specialist knowledge of local and national trading, legal and fiscal requirements.

Current distributors and coverage: ISL – North Africa; IT JunXion – Botswana; Commercial Systems Middle East - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates; Strategis – Australia and New Zealand

Oracle – A strategic technical partnership

Kerridge Commercial Systems partners with Oracle, the world’s largest enterprise software company. Oracle is focused on the business of information - how it is managed, used, shared and protected. Using Oracle11g database, supports K8 as a high performance system with state-of-the-art data security features embracing privacy, regulatory compliance and consolidation capabilities. Oracle is a reliable, scalable platform; its architecture allows easy integration of K8 to third party applications.

2012: Kerridge Commercial Systems K8 achieves Oracle Exadata Optimised Status.

2013: Kerridge Commercial Systems won the 2013 Oracle Customer Award for best innovation in creating new markets, products and services.

Other

TIS Software (a part of Kerridge Commercial Systems) holds a Royal Warrant.

References

  1. ↑ "MBO of ADP commercial division". DIY week. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Kerridge MBO backed by NVM". Kerridge Commercial Systems. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Kerridge buys TIS Software Ltd". Builders Merchant Journals. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Kerridge Commercial Systems acquires Datawright". Builders Merchants Journals. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

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