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Ripley Wines

Transforming wine trade operations with Bevica, TVT’s ERP solution.

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About Ripley Wines

  • Specialist fine wine importer and merchant based in Barnes, London. 
  • Renowned for the UK’s largest and best list of fine German wines, alongside Burgundy and Northern Italian selections. 
  • Sells directly to the public and to trade clients including restaurants, wine bars, and shops. 
  • Experienced sustained growth over the last decade. 

The challenge

Ripley Wines had outgrown its legacy systems: first a heavily customised Navision solution, then a browser-based Oracle NetSuite system that failed to meet the unique needs of the wine trade.  

The lack of industry expertise from previous partners led to inefficiencies and a solution that was not fit for purpose. The business needed an industry-specific ERP that could handle complex drinks industry requirements, integrate seamlessly with finance and operations, and be supported by a team that truly understood the sector. 

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The solution

Bevica, TVT’s ERP solution for the drinks industry, was chosen for its out-of-the-box drinks industry functionality and seamless integration with the Microsoft stack. Crucially, TVT (formerly known as TVision) was selected as the implementation partner due to our extensive experience within the wine trade itself. The TVT team’s deep sector knowledge and collaborative approach ensured that Ripley Wines’ specific requirements were understood and met at every stage. 
 
The implementation project, led by a TVT project manager and consultant, began in October 2020. We provided hands-on support throughout, including data migration, best practice advice, and go-live assistance. The result was a smooth transition, with Ripley Wines going live with Bevica (powered by Business Central) in May 2021. 

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The results

Improved productivity

Immediate productivity gains across marketing, sales, and operations.
Increased sales

Marketing & Operations Director now able to focus on PR and events, boosting sales. 

  
Less time doing admin, more time selling

Sales team spends more time selling, thanks to easier order entry.

  
Improved customer management

Operations team benefits from improved customer and pricing management.

  
More time for value-adding projects

Enabled a long-planned stock reconciliation project.

  
Enhanced paid reserves capacity

Enhanced customer service, with dedicated admin support for paid reserves.

  

Our happy customers

"The fact that multiple people in the Bevica team have experience of both working in the wine trade and implementing the Bevica solution within the industry was very important to us. We wanted to be sure that the solution we were implementing, and the team helping us to do this successfully, would understand our particular business requirements and be able to meet them. Bevica, and the Bevica team, definitely ticked these boxes for us!"
Ripley Wines
“When it came to selecting a Business Central partner, TVT really stood out for us. We found that we got on really well with our implementation team and they had a clear plan of what we wanted to achieve. It, therefore, made complete sense for Bloc Hotels to choose TVT as our partner.” 
Bloc Hotels
“TVT were selected because we were very impressed with their consultancy expertise and efforts to fully understand our business requirements.”
Supermassive Games
“TVT are masters of making the complex simple. Our migration exceeded expectations, and the transition to SaaS has been seamless. With TVT’s help, Watco has been able to become part of the SaaS world.”
Watco Group
“They have a practical and realistic approach to ERP implementation. This has resulted in a productive and successful collaboration between RDG Engineering and TVT.”
RDG Engineering
“Since we first moved our support contract to them in 2016, TVT has given us sound and helpful technical support as and when we have needed it. 

Our move to Business Central SaaS from NAV was quick, uncomplicated, and relatively painless. We look forward to continuing our ongoing relationship with them.”
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Raise the bar with Bevica

Bevica simplifies how you run your drinks business, replacing outdated tools with one modern platform that’s easy to scale and ready for what’s next. 

Each implementation is tailored to your needs, ensuring you have a solution built for the future.

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