Drakewoods is a family-orientated, owner-managed business that prides itself in the strong principles of honesty, integrity and service excellence. By buying directly from the manufacturer and selling to the end user, Drakewoods is able to cut out the costs associated with the 'middleman'.
Drakewoods is an official distributor of most well-known tool brands, including Gedore, Bosch, Metabo, Makita, Somta, FEW, Lasher and Irwin Record, to name a few. Its customer base is extensive and covers various sectors, including manufacturing, motor, agriculture, shipping and petrochemical. Drakewoods also has a waste management business, E-Waste Africa, that offers corporates and government institutions a number of options for lamp waste disposal: onsite storage, collection, crushing, and its specialty, lamp recycling.
Discussing its decision to choose K8 to underpin its future business, Thilen Naidoo, Managing Director of Drakewoods, said: "We were looking for a system that performed well on the trade counter, was easy for the user to adopt and also offered a comprehensive integrated environment right through to the General Ledger. Other items that we found attractive were K8's standard functionality that manages buy-outs and special buy-outs, which forms a significant part of our business. The system's stock management system and the various statuses that can be tracked on products, such as reserved stock and products awaiting delivery, will certainly add value to our business. The Kerridge Commercial Systems team demonstrated from the start their familiarity and experience in the industry and we hope to draw on this in the future."
Des Nangle, Managing Director of Kerridge Commercial Systems, South Africa, commented: "We are delighted to be working with Drakewoods Pietermaritzburg, with its rich history and vast experience in this market sector. They join a growing number of like-minded businesses using the K8 system, and we welcome them to the K8 community."
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