EASY TO USE CLOUD
MERCHANT BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Powerful management of your purchasing, stock and sales, using a straightforward browser based system - UT400
UT400 is a cloud solution that combines the complete trading operations of businesses which supply unit and measured products.
Businesses using UT400 increase the odds that they will have what customers want, when they want it, at a good price – winning more business, more often, at a lower cost of delivery.
6 THINGS YOUR CUSTOMERS WANT FROM YOU
and how UT400 can help you deliver them
The products I need
IN STOCK
Stock Control to know what you have in stock
Purchases & forward contracts to know what is on order
Publish what you have online automatically
Buy stock to meet predicted demand
The products I need
SUPPLIED WHEN I NEED THEM
Fast processing of orders
Build orders from stock, milling or direct-to-site
Optimise delivery runs with Transport Planning
KNOW YOUR BUSINESS WITH CUSTOM DASHBOARD
See all your key information in one place. Get a real-time view of your sales, purchases, credit control and operations
BUILD A BASKET OF ITEMS TO BUY OR SELL
Capture customer interest, while answering stock and pricing information. Easily add products to a basket to add to sale or purchase
ENTER QUANTITY HOW YOUR CUSTOMER BUYS
Enter quantity by item, length, area, volume, pack or specification, all from one line of entry
PRESERVE MARGINS WITH AUTOMATIC PRICING
Use smart pricing tools to give customers a good price while not giving margin away
SPOT VITAL TRENDS INSTANTLY
Use in customer, supplier and product analysis to see who is buying what and when
SELL MORE WITH CONFIDENT CREDIT CONTROL
Know what customers have left to spend and warn or hold orders if they push their limits.
KNOW WHAT'S IN STOCK AND WHERE
Accurate physical, allocated and free stock, which can be taken down to length specification, lots and locations
PICK WHERE ALL SALES ARE SOURCED FROM
Choose if each line of a sales is sourced from stock, allocated to a purchase order, or create new mill order, back-to-back or direct purchase
BUILD THE REAL COST OF BUYING PRODUCTS
Track on-costs against purchase orders and forward contracts. Each with its own currency and calculation method, and then spread across order lines by volume, value, area or fixed
BUY BETTER
Compare suppliers easily to ensure you get the best deals
Use intelligent reporting to achieve better rates and see where the opportunities are
Understand your market’s needs and be able to serve them faster
STOCK SMARTER
Accurate, real-time stockholding across multiple sites including inter-site transfer
Flexible metrics for units & packs; stock by; length, area, type, weight
Full stock takes, perpetual inventory counting or ad hoc audits for 100% control
SELL FASTER
Trade counter & account sales for easy quotes, dispatch & billing
CRM module to keep customer details, notes & purchase history updated
Intelligent Product & Price Manager modules; plus credit and margin protection alerts
The products I need
AT A GOOD PRICE
Automatic pricing by customer and quantity
Price agreement with individual customers
Sourcing at better by comparing competitor pricing
Supplier rebate cost prices and margins
The products I need
AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR ME
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Rich information available for phone and email enquiries
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Online product information and orders*
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Simple repeat orders
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Fast Trade Counter service
(* using 3rd party web shop)
The products I need
WITH GOOD COMMUNICATION
Clear email and printed documents
Order progress alerts
Transport delivery alerts
Online account & historic order information
plus
A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC
We all enjoy when someone goes that extra mile for us. Maybe its a complementary item with our order, a handwritten note from the MD, or just predicting the things we need before we know ourselves. Find out how UT400 might deliver a touch of magic to your customer experience.
UT400 connects live to your financials software
UT400 works with your existing financials and accounting packages, like Sage 50.
You benefit from all the advantages an industry-specific trading system has to offer without losing any of the simplicity and usability of your existing financials package.
BUILT FOR YOUR MERCHANT, IMPORTER OR STOCKIST BUSINESS
TIMBER MERCHANTS
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Stock control by length, volume, pack and specification
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Milling & Processing in order or for stock
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Hardwood, softwood and sheet material certification
BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS
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Smart automatic pricing
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Direct-to-site, back-to-back and stock orders
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Supplier rebate management
STEEL STOCKHOLDERS
Stock control by length, weight and specification
Test Certificate Management
Customer order cutting and processing
BATHROOM & PLUMBING SUPPLIERS
Fast Basket retail sales
Multi-branch stock management
Supplier Price Book
AGRICULTURAL MERCHANTS
Batch control of feeds and medicines
Fast Basket retail sales
Business overview KPI Dashboards
WHAT ABOUT MY BUSINESS?
Systemise and improve your business processes
Target areas for improvement
Automate repetitive operations
A LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP
You want more than just software
The value from using a set of software tools grows exponentially with expert industry support. From unlimited helpdesk queries and system advice included in your subscription, to management training and executive coaching, we partner with customers to help them grow.
Your success is our success.
MOVING TO UT400 IS QUICK AND SIMPLE
UPLOAD CURRENT DATA
Use smart tools to simply upload customer, supplier and product information, via spreadsheets, from your current software. We provide guidance to make coding and setup as simple and quick as possible.
CONFIGURATION TO FIT YOUR BUSINESS
We work with you to configure the operations of the system to fit your business. From configuring printers and email, to what each user can see and do, a well configured system is an easily used system.
TEAM TRAINING
Every UT400 implementation comes with unlimited online training. Our trainers will work with your team until they are confident using the system - it is that simple.
GO LIVE AND BEYOND
We make sure your project manager is totally available to you the day you go live. Then you have the helpdesk at your disposal whenever you have questions, speaking to real people who know your business.
Wow, if we wanted that information from our old system we would have to get a spade out and start digging
Drenagh Sawmills
HOW DO WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS?
UT400 works with your existing financials and accounting packages, like Sage. You benefit from all the advantages an industry-specific trading system has to offer without losing any of the simplicity and usability of your existing financials package.
CHOOSE A MIX OF USERS TO SUIT YOUR BUSINESS
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All systems start with a Prime user
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Online access via PC, Mac, tablet & smartphone
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Integration to your financials software
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Cancel anytime with 3 month's notice
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Unlimited ongoing expert help and support
GET IN TOUCH
We love chatting to people about their businesses, and how we might help. We will always give an honest opinion on whether UT400 is a good fit for your business - it doesn't help either of us if not. Feel free to give us a call, ping through an email, or complete the form below to start the conversation.
TRY THE FREE DEMO
We get it – we probably wouldn’t believe us either. But we’re so confident that you’ll find UT400 easy to use, we’ll give you access to it for free, with no obligation.
Try UT400 in your own time, with no pressure from a sales rep, just send us your details. We’ll be in touch with a system login, and you can discover the revolutionary ease of UT400 for yourself.
BOOK A GUIDED DEMO
Want someone to show you UT400 with a demonstration tailored to your business? We can arrange a 1-2 hour online demonstration walking through how the system works for a business like yours. We can set up sample products to make it more relevant as well.
Contact us to book in a suitable meeting time.
NEXT STEPS
TRY UT400 FREE
Contact us to get browser login details to try UT400 for yourself, on the demonstration system.