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Kerridge Commercial Systems has over 30 years of experience in delivering successful business support systems for Distributors, Wholesalers and Retailers. Customer's experience proves Kerridge Commercial Systems provides real-world answers to the challenges of running a profitable business.

To find out more on how the Kerridge Commercial Systems' solutions have been implemented in various sectors, please click on the relevant industry below. The list is a small sample of our customers, with users ranging from 8 to over 6,000.

Builders' Merchants

Burnt Oak Builders Merchants
By using Kerridge Commercial Systems’ K8-Small Business Edition, Burnt Oak Builders Merchants has improved the sales process, automated stock control, enhanced its customer image, and reduced debtor days.
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Alert Steel Holdings Ltd
Alert Steel, founded as a family enterprise 27 years ago, has evolved from a steel retailer to a competitive supplier of a comprehensive range of steel products, building materials, plumbing supplies and hardware.
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Turnbull Building Supplies
To see why Kerridge Commercial Systems' K8 business management solution remains the #1 choice for family-owned Turnbull Building Supplies merchant operation.
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Builders Supplies (West Coast) Ltd
Based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, are a successful, independent, heavy-side Builders’ Merchant, boasting depots in Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Preston and Morecambe, plus an additional plumbing and heating branch in Fleetwood.
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RGB Building Supplies
RGB Building Supplies is one of the big success stories in the South West, boasting 10 sites and over 200 staff. Read why this rapidly growing company selected Kerridge Commercial Systems to support their expansion.
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Lawsons Ltd
Lawsons Ltd, builders and timber merchant, based in North London with 7 branches.
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Barlows & Sons (Hermitage) LTD
Barlow & Sons is a traditional, family run business supplying a range of timber materials. Click here to see why K8 SBE has had such an impact on the company.
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Norman Piette
Norman Piette is Guernsey’s largest building materials supplier. The company’s history dates back to 1739, making it one of the oldest builders’ and timber merchants in the British Isles.
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Raven Roofing
Raven Roofing originally started trading in 1970 as roofing contractors and, subsequently, moved into the roofing supplies market. The company started with one branch, situated in Twickenham.
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Electrical Wholesalers and Distributors

Easby Electronics
Based in Richmond, North Yorkshire, Easby distributes components across the UK and Ireland.
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The migration to the latest Kerridge Commercial Systems solution (K8.09), gave an opportunity to combine the market-leading K8 trading system with world-class database technology from Oracle.
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Eyre & Elliston Ltd
Eyre & Elliston is a UK-based independent electrical wholesaler.
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Timber Merchants

Snows Timber
Snows Timber is a privately-owned softwood processor, manufacturer, and distributor. With branches in Glastonbury and Andover.
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Houthandel Goedkoop
Houthandel Goedkoop is a real family business. Founded by Mr C. Goedkoop Snr in 1932, it started as a small company trading in timber, plywood and hardware. Until the end of the eighties, the business was run from Amsterdam’s city centre.
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Bathroom & Wholesalers and Distributors

Ferroli
Italian-based Ferroli began life, in 1958, manufacturing and supplying natural gas fuelled boilers to the Verona region. Today, Ferroli employs more than 2,800 employees and sells more than two million boilers a year worldwide, alongside its extensive range of Heating, Air Conditioning and Electric Motor products
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Bathstore.com
Bathstore.com is a dynamic, exciting and rapidly growing company who is now reaping the rewards of their forward planning and innovation. Read why investing in a Kerridge Commercial Systems solution aided their development and growth.
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Davroc Ltd
Davroc Ltd, is a leading distributor of high quality bathroom products including; brassware, chinaware, showers,shower pumps and accessories.
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General Distribution

JHC Hardware Ltd
JHC Hardware has been supplying kitchens, bedroom, shopfi tting and DIY products to the trade since 1968. The company has been continually expanding since its conception and with the acquisition of RG Laughlin and Sons in 1998, the group now operates as two separate companies controlled by one head offi ce server. Kerridge Commercial Systems spoke with Eamon McNeill, IT manager for both companies, about his choice of K8 as their business management system.
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Liffey Distributors Limited
Liffey Distributors Limited started life, in 1970, with just 2 staff and small premises in Glasnevin. Today, the company is Ireland’s leading player in forest, garden and leisure equipment distribution, employing over 25 staff, out of larger premises in Northwest Business Park, Ballycoolin. Liffey boasts a range of lucrative agreements with established suppliers.
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Heating Distributors Limited
Established in the early 70’s, from their original location in Richmond Road, Dublin, Heating Distributors Limited began life as a single branch business, with just 2 staff. The company focused on supplying flue and chimney systems to builders in the surrounding areas. In May 2005, they relocated to larger premises in North Business Park.
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Bearing Man Ltd
Kerridge Commercial Systems is delighted to announce the completion of its largest ever K8 implementation. The roll-out for Bearing Man Ltd., Africa's leading distributor of industrial supplies, was completed by the South African office after a one-day go-live of 105 branches, extending over five countries, approximately 80 consignment warehouses and 1,000 users.
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Plasman (Laminate Products) Ltd
Plasman was formed in 1989 as a result of a de-merger from Plastics (Manchester) Ltd, which, itself, had commenced operations in 1946 selling PVC and acrylic sheet.
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Dale Hardware Ltd
Dale Hardware began trading over 25 years ago supplying door and window hardware to merchants and retail outlets. They are now a highly successful importer and distributor in the UK of quality door hardware to national and independent merchants.
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Vicon Industries Ltd
Vicon Industries Ltd, a world-leading supplier of high quality video systems and system components.
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Tile Wholesalers and Distributors

Ceramic Tile Warehouse
Established in 1994, Ceramic Tile Warehouse is one of the UK's largest and most successful independent tile retailers
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Beccles Tile Centre Ltd
A powerful new computer system may seem daunting for a family business that’s relied heavily on paperwork for years. However, after implementing Kerridge Commercial Systems’ K8-Small Business Edition, the company has improved the selling process, is closely tracking stock, and can easily adjust margins.
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Plumbers' Merchants

Express Plumbing Supplies
Express Plumbing Supplies (EPS) began life as a small, single branch bathroom and heating supplier. 3 years on, they have grown to one of the largest independent bathroom and heating suppliers in the North West of England. Read on and see how EPS have reaped the rewards from their investment in Kerridge Commercial Systems' K8 software.
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Plumbase Ltd
Plumbase is one of the largest plumbing and heating merchants in the country, trading from more than 140 branches throughout the UK.
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Automotive Factors

Allmakes 4x4
Allmakes 4x4 is one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of parts and accessories for Land Rover vehicles.Nine months after seeing the K8 system for the first time, we went live with K8.
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Brookwell Supplies Ltd
Brookwell Supplies is a family-run business supplying the complete range of Land Rover parts and accessories. Brookwell startedtrading in 1981 from Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor.
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*Following its buy-out, in March 2010, ADP Commercial Systems has since been rebranded as Kerridge Commercial Systems. All references to Kerridge Commercial Systems, in the case studies marked with an asterisk, refer to ADP Commercial systems, prior to the buy-out.

 


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