Case Studies

M&S Distributors

M&S Distributors

When you examine the reason for consistent success in most companies, the outstanding quality seems to be a concern and an interest in their customers, large and small, and throughout the company a desire to offer very good service. This was the determined aim of Ron Slater and George Mordue when they started M&S Distributors in 1982 to stock and sell fixings and fasteners.

They selected the Sharp-aX suite of management and accounting software from Sharp-aX Computer Systems in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire in October 2012.

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Apex Grange

Established in 1993 and based in Central Hertfordshire and Kent, Apex Grange offer a one-stop shop for the supply of materials to the natural stone, tiling, flooring, concrete, stone cleaning and restoration industries throughout the United Kingdom.

With shrewd and hardworking management, the company has seen rapid expansion since 2004, when products for the flooring and tiling industries were incorporated into their core range. As a result, they have since acquired larger premises in Welwyn Garden City and opened a new depot with extensive warehousing in Dartford.

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Apex Grange
Carter Mason

Carter Mason

When Simon Carter and Dave Mason went into business together as recently as 2008 they combined the necessary experience and skills to create the ideal Electrical Wholesaler.

They have had the added benefit of the wealth of knowledge of Simon’s father Eddie Carter who has over 50 years experience in the Electrical Wholesale Trade.

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Connect Electrical

There are a large number of independent electrical wholesalers in this country which were started by entrepreneurs who had previously managed one or more of the ‘nationals’. Very few people will have enjoyed the success of Jon Bishop, who has recently started Connect Electrical Wholesale in his home town of Newbury.

It follows that when he started his own business, the qualities of the computer system, the company supplying and supporting it were of paramount importance to him.

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Connect Electrical
Fairview

Fairview

The friendly folk at Fairview Builders Merchants move heaven and quite a lot of earth to ensure the best for their customers. Construction materials, timber and garden landscaping products are their specialties but customers visit the single site Worcestershire yard for so much more than that.

Fairview leads the way in supplying traditional building supplies, but understands the need to become a modern supplier. Stuart reveals, “We recognised a requirement for a powerful, modern computer system to aid our growth and profitability, and installed a multi user Sharp-aX windows based system from Sharp-aX Computer Systems in Berkhamsted.” Already, as it proved easy for all staff to use, it is helping dramatically in areas of customer service, stock management and quotations.

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Anderson Roofing Supplies Ltd

Steve Smith and Paul Anderson both have considerable experience in the roofing supplies industry and started their own company together in Wokingham in a disused garden centre in June 2003.

They started with just 3 customers and over the years they have grown to be Berkshire’s leading roofing supplies company and work with a range of international and national suppliers that include Marley Eternit, Monier Redland, Sandtoft, Klober, John Brash, SSQ and many others.

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Brian Gow Roofing Warehouse Ltd

Brian Gow Roofing Warehouse Ltd

If you are starting a new business, it is important to understand everything you need to do and how to operate, especially in an industry like roofing supplies, not the least as you will have to carry large stocks of many expensive products.

They installed a 10 user Sharp-aX System from Sharp-aX Computer Systems in Berkhamsted which is SQL Windows based, very modern and feature rich and future proof.

“Sharp-aX can help us to achieve and control our planned growth for the next many years”, says Vince, “and we are building our history and our expertise together. It is easy to use.”

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CBH Fasteners Ltd

CBH Fasteners Ltd first traded in Redditch in 1983 as a supplier of fasteners and fixings, set up by Colin Bevan and Bryan Harvey – hence the company’s name which comprises their initials.

Their business operated from behind Colin’s house, in two garden sheds.The company was bought in 2004 by Martin Jackson and continued to trade from Colin’s garden until they moved to their current premises on Bartleet Road in Washford Industrial Estate in Redditch in 2009.

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CBH Fasteners Ltd
TC Fixings Ltd

TC Fixings Ltd

TC Fixings of Saffron Walden went live in May 2016 with a new Sharp-aX Computer Systems fully integrated website.It has been a great success!

Mark Collins, the TC Fixings Director, who runs the website has found that the majority of the orders have been placed by new customers.

The existing account customers have so far continued to use the traditional method of ordering from TC’s 130,000 item stock file. The number of web orders has grown dramatically month on month.

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Uptrend Distribution Ltd

Uptrend are based in Exhall, just north of Coventry and handy for the M6 motorway. They have a 35,000 square feet warehouse and the company is 40 years old in 2017.

They have always worked with bathroom distribution companies such as Laufen, Vitra and Trojan Baths.
In March 2014 Jeremy Bailey took over as Managing Director, together with Lorraine Taylor as Finance Director and Ray Reynolds as Logistic Director.

Jeremy has always been forward thinking and feeling dissatisfied with the computer system he had inherited, in August 2014 he ordered a 10 user modern Microsoft SQL system from Sharp-aX Computer Systems of Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire.

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