SC&P Jones implement new ERP software from Solarsoft

SC&P Jones significantly improve productivity using ERP software from Solarsoft

Solarsoft ERP system enables builders merchant to reduce admin burden and have real-time visibility of stock and financial information

Basingstoke, UK - 11th March 2011 - SC&P Jones, a builders and plumbing merchant, has implemented new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software from Solarsoft Business Systems, which is enabling the business to save two days a month by streamlining the production of management reports. The Solarsoft system also provides SC&P Jones with real-time document management capabilities which will help drive efficiencies and improve communication with suppliers.

Founded in 1977, SC&P Jones began as a small trade counter providing materials and tools for local plumbers and DIY customers. Since then, the business has grown successfully and now operates across two sites in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Commenting on the decision to implement Solarsoft, Steve Jones, Partner at SC&P Jones, explains, "In order to ensure our continued success within the market, we recognised that our business would really benefit from implementing a more sophisticated and flexible ERP solution that would enable us to improve our management and financial reporting. Having reviewed various different ERP providers, we chose Solarsoft because of its ease of use, low cost of ownership and the increased flexibility that the system would bring to our business. Solarsoft have a proven track record in the builders' merchant market which means that we have complete confidence in their ability to provide us with a reliable IT platform which leaves us free to concentrate on running the business."

Jones continues, "One of the main problems we were facing was that at the end of each month we were spending significant amounts of time preparing all of the necessary administration and reports. This often meant that I was working late on the last day of every month to ensure that the company was ready to trade the next day. Using Solarsoft the process is far more flexible and accurate compared to when we were doing it manually, and this has resulted in a time saving of around two days a month. This enables us to re-focus our resources on other tasks and areas of the business, helping us to improve our profitability and efficiency across the organisation."

Jones adds, "With Solarsoft our precision and detail of reporting has significantly improved and it is now far quicker and easier to obtain detailed figures on customers, orders and purchases in a few simple clicks. We are able to get instant and clear-cut figures and many employees, including our accountant, can also securely access business-critical information remotely, something that previously we were unable to do."

Jones continues, "As Solarsoft is a Windows-based system, it provides users that don't have an IT background with a familiar interface that they feel comfortable using. The system also allows us to email and fax quotes, purchase orders and invoices which saves significant amounts of time and money, as we were previously sending each item as a printed letter in the post."

Jones concludes, "We are confident that the implementation of Solarsoft will really help us to improve our business efficiency. We are very pleased with the level of service we are receiving from Solarsoft and we now feel confident that we have an ERP system and an IT partner that will be able to support us as we develop and grow our business."

Kieran Kent/Kirsty Cornell
Press Contact
itpr
+44 (0)1932 578 800
kierank@itpr.co.uk/kirstyc@itpr.co.uk

Anthea Ross
Marketing Manager
Solarsoft
+44 (0)8447 700 900
anthea.ross@solarsoft.com