Meet our customers

Van Leeuwen Wheeler, division of the manufacturer and distributor of pipes Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, is the leading distributor in the United Kingdom of carbon and stainless steel pipes.

• 40% reduction in inventory levels
• Improved forecast accuracy
• Optimized trasnport patterns

With a growth rate in excess of 400% over the last 5 years, Smart Garden Products (SGP) has bucked the industry trend to become the UK’s leading suppliers of solar garden lighting and decor.

• 97% Availability in peak seasons
• 400% Sales growth with stable inventory levels
• Automated inventory planning

Eng Soon Auto is the leading distributor of genuine and OEM BMW & MINI automotive parts in Singapore.

• reduction in inventory value
• increase in sales
• Targeted service level reached

As a distributor and retailer, Adagio Group understands the importance of maintaining an optimal level of inventory to maximise the profitability of the company.

• turnover increase
• more stock turn
• service levels

Europastry is world renowned in the bakery and pastry sector.

• service level improvement
• More reliable forecasts
• SKUs automatically managed

Starting out as a pharmacy and drugstore in 1972, over the last few decades Brouwland has grown to become one of Europe’s most specialised wholesaler of home brewing products.

• 15% less stock value
• Improved service levels
• Increased availability

With an already impressive service level, the Brazilian plant turned to Slimstock to help them further advance their operations.

• inventory reduction
• on-time deliveries
• Risk mitigation

With rapid growth across all of their European branches, the team at Hendi had lost sight of their inventory position.

• to over 97% service levels
• Annual growth between 10% and 15%
• Reduced shipping costs

In order to better manage slow-moving articles and improve the efficiency of the ordering process, hardware dealer, Nussing, required a new planning system.

• 95% service level
• 20% reduction in excess stock
• 50% reduction in stockouts

Over the last few years, Kvik has experienced significant growth and shows no sign of slowing.

• 200 DDK million increase turnover
• 50% improvement in order fulfilment
• Customer satisfaction improvement

A.C. Entertainment Technologies has its origins in the early 1970s and is a leading international provider of cutting-edge entertainment technology products and solutions.

• Greater visibility and inventory control
• Enhanced forecasting and demand planning
• Reduced ordering costs

The right stock, optimised batch sizes and peace on the factory floor; that is what the packaging manufacturer, Hordijk strived for when looking for ways to improve their manufacturing productivity.

• 50% stock improvement
• Optimize production batch sizes
• More responsible supply chain

NRF is one of the leading distributors of heat exchangers and spare parts.

• 95% service level
• Reduction in obsolete stocks
• Enhanced inventory visibility

Flowtechnology is the “Premier” catalogue provider for Fluid Power and Industrial products within the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

• 25% stock reduction
• Reduced manual work
• Efficient inventory optimization

Since its establishment in 1947, Lasaulec B.V has been a leading technical wholesaler.

• availability rate achieved
• stock reduction attained
• Availability increased to over 98%

The Kramp Group operates internationally and has three business units: Kramp Agri, Kramp Industry, and Kramp Forest & Grasscare.

• higher turnover rate achieved
• Significant inventory reduction
• Improved communication

Poole Lighting offers its customers the complete lighting supply chain package; OEM design, direct delivery to customer stores or DCs and direct shipping from the Far East.

• 33% working capital improvement
• Improved forecast accuracy
• 4.5% service level improvement

Verpa Senco is a major player in the market for industrial fastening systems.

• Increased Stock Availability
• Reduced Days of Inventory
• Decreased Backorders

From their head offices in Burgess Hill, Technetix, a world leader in broadband technology, supplies a comprehensive range of innovative, class-leading products.

• £1.5 million reduction in stock value
• Enhanced availability
• Optimized sales and operations planning

HobbyCraft, with head offices in Bournemouth, are the UK´s leading retailer of craft products.

• 20% stock reduction
• Improved availability
• Confident stock management

Halfway through the nineties Galvano Groothandel B.V., who in 2007 became a part of the worldwide Saint-Gobain group, became one of the first companies to optimise their inventory with Slim4.

• turnover increase
• service level for fast movers
• Reduced inventory by half a million euros

Based in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, Dijkgraaf-Reinders supplies a complete range of food and non-food items to restaurants, cafes, schools and healthcare organisations.

• 30% less missed orders
• 10% inventory decrease
• Increased delivery reliability

Hemmink offers a growing range of approximately 15,000 articles, of which 20% is held in stock.

• Service level increased from 95% to 99%
• Stock value dropped by 20%
• Reduced backorders from 10% to 1%

Vomar Voordeelmarkt is a family business with 64 supermarkets located mainly in the north-west of the Netherlands.

• 10% stock decrease
• Improved product availability for 750,000 weekly customers
• Optimized replenishment processes across 64 supermarkets

Founded in 1976 under the name Jensen Parts and Services Ltd.

• reduction in stock days
• availability improvement
• More responsive to changes in demand

Every day, Spar supplies groceries, fresh and frozen foods to around 500 stores across the Netherlands.

• 99% service levels
• Improved working capital
• Increased stock turn

With over 3000 SKUs to manage, Technotape International faced increasing complexity as their assortment continued to grow.

• 12% Increase in supplier reliability
• 98% service level
• Inventory Value Stability

With ever increasing demand, managing the inventory was becoming an increasingly labour intensive task.

• €100,000 inventory decrease
• Service level increased to 95%
• 20% inventory value reduction

The implementation of the inventory optimisation software, Slim4, has resulted in an inventory reduction of 10 percent. In addition to this, availability has also improved considerably and HG International now achieves service levels in excess of 99 percent.

• inventory reduction
• service levels
• time saved

For ABS All Brake Systems, maintaining consistently high levels of availability is critical.

• increase availability
• Reduced inventory cost
• Less risk of obsolescence

AUTONET Group is one of the most prominent suppliers within the auto repair segment in the Central and Eastern European region.

• 7% Availability increase
• Efficiency, focus and greater productivity
• ROI obtained within the first year

Ensuring customers receive a fast, efficient and dependable delivery is what separates Ideal bathrooms from its competitors.

• Greater accuracy in demand anticipation
• Enhanced Supplier Management
• Optimised Assortment Management

For over 80 years, FPS have strived to provide customers with the most comprehensive product range available in the market place.

• 60% reduction in out of stocks
• 90% Availability consistently in high 90%
• Improved supplier reliability