Success Stories: Chempax a Time Saver for C&L Aqua Professionals, Inc.
Company Size
11-200
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Chempax VB
- eChempax
- Labelpax
Tech Stack
- WebEX
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
C & L Aqua Professionals, Inc. is a locally owned and operated wholesale chemical distributor and manufacturer based in Sulphur, Louisiana. The company sells, manufactures, and delivers water treatment chemicals to over 500 rural customers within the State of Louisiana. C & L Aqua Pro was established in December 1995 when two existing chemical companies merged. They operate from one central location in Sulphur, Louisiana.
The Challenge
C & L Aqua Professionals, Inc. was using Peachtree Accounting for their software solution for 17 years. However, it was not industry-specific, forcing the company to re-key information and duplicate data into other software packages. This redundancy was a major challenge as it was inefficient and time-consuming. The company was in need of a software solution that was industry-specific and could eliminate these redundancies, allowing their staff to work more efficiently. They were looking for a software vendor that could offer a complete solution.
The Solution
C & L Aqua Professionals, Inc. chose Datacor and their Chempax software as their new software solution. The decision was made after demoing four software vendors and finding that Datacor was the only one that offered a complete solution. Chempax was able to eliminate the redundancies that were present with their previous system, Peachtree Accounting. The system automatically calculates and tracks information, streamlining their business and saving them time. The eChempax feature provided invaluable information to their sales representatives in the field, making customer information such as previous deliveries and GPS coordinates readily available.
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