We understand what makes building materials ordering different

Built for merchant and distributor teams who never get a quiet month.

High line-count orders

Some orders run to 80-plus lines before you've even hit the branch discount. Miss one, and the whole delivery stalls.

Seasonal demand surges

Volumes spike the second the weather turns and everyone reaches for the heating. Nobody's hiring a temp army every winter just to keep pace.

Multi-branch complexity

Dozens of branches, hundreds even, all generating invoices and orders their own way. Centralising it shouldn't mean losing your grip on any of them.

Statement reconciliation backlogs

Manual VLOOKUPs, three-day scrambles at month end, spreadsheets held together with hope. There's a faster way, and it doesn't involve any of that.

Concrete results from building materials businesses

Real numbers from real merchants and distributors. Promises we make, promises we keep.

Real-time

Processing turnaround

SIG knocked nearly 2 weeks off vs. traditional EDI.

100%

Invoice data extraction accuracy

Across all document types and formats.

4-6 weeks

Typical set-up time
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Just ask Cheshire Mouldings, they went live in 6 weeks.

30%

Increase in order throughput

Achieved by Wolseley with no extra headcount needed.

Here's what our customers say...

Invoicing speed at scale

"It now takes a single day to process transactions, which is really incredible for us considering we were previously waiting two weeks."

Kelly Fletcher, Accounts Payable Manager, SIG

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Peak season scalability

"By automating some of our most time-consuming and repetitive manual orders, we were able to increase one team's throughput by 30%, without needing to increase headcount."

Mia Van Biljon, Senior eCommerce Development Manager, Wolseley

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Statement reconciliation efficiency

"Since implementing Open ECX's Statement Reconciliation, the time we've spent reconciling supplier statements has reduced significantly. What previously required three full days a week is now completed in half an hour."

Matthew Jarvis, IT Coordinator, Precon

More ways Open ECX supports building materials teams

Ordering and reconciliation, built to work alongside invoicing, not bolted on.

Automated E-invoicing

Takes invoices from any channel, matches them against your POs and GRNs, and posts straight to your ERP in real time.

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Statement Reconciliation

Matches supplier statements automatically, catching duplicate payments and missed credits before they reach the ledger, with a full audit trail behind every match.

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Resources for building materials finance teams

PDF or e-invoice? That doesn't have to be the question.

With 12+ years in building materials, Open ECX automates order processing and invoicing, freeing your teams to focus on customers.

How automated invoice processing works

With 12+ years in building materials, Open ECX automates order processing and invoicing, freeing your teams to focus on customers.

Open ECX wins Technology Business of the Year 2026

With 12+ years in building materials, Open ECX automates order processing and invoicing, freeing your teams to focus on customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Open ECX handle high-volume, multi-branch invoicing?

Yes. Whether it's a handful of branches or hundreds, Open ECX captures and validates every invoice automatically, so nothing gets lost between locations.

Which ERP systems do you integrate with?

Bistrack, Intact, Navision, Business Central and more. If your merchant system runs it, chances are we already talk to it.

Do my suppliers need to change how they invoice?

No. Suppliers keep sending invoices exactly how they already do, PDF, EDI or email. Open ECX converts and validates everything behind the scenes.

Can I control workflows and approvals?

Definitely. Open ECX enables you to define custom business rules and approval workflows. These can be multi-level, ensuring the right people sign off on invoices. Approvals can be managed within the portal or through email, depending on your preference. Potential errors are automatically flagged and invoices routed back to suppliers before they hit your finance system, saving time and preventing inaccurate payments.

Can your ordering and invoicing processing software handle large volumes of transactions?

Absolutely! Our scalable platform seamlessly handles any volume, including multi-line invoices and orders, growing alongside your organisation without compromising efficiency or speed.

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We understand what makes building materials ordering different

How Open ECX works for building materials ordering teams

Concrete results from building materials businesses

Here's what our customers say...

More ways Open ECX supports building materials teams

Works with ERP systems building materials merchants actually use

Resources for building materials finance teams

Frequently Asked Questions