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Watco

Enabling digital transformation across Europe with Business Central.

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About Watco

  • Founded in 1927; renowned for high-performance repair and coatings products for warehouses and industrial sites.
  • Headquarters in Guildford, UK, with operations in France and Germany. 
  • Exports to a global customer base; part of a large US-based group. 
  • Manufactures patented products in the North East of England for direct shipment across Europe.
  • Over 70 employees across the UK, France, and Germany. 

The challenge

Watco had outgrown its on-premise NAV 2017 system. With multiple localised NAV implementations across the UK, France, and Germany, the business faced fragmented data, inconsistent processes, and difficulty gaining a single view of operations. As part of a large, US-based group, Watco needed to modernise its ERP, integrate with the Microsoft stack, and support complex, multi-country operations -without business disruption.

The challenge was to migrate large datasets and re-integrate front- and back-end systems while maintaining business continuity and meeting strict audit requirements. 

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The solution

TVT has been Watco’s trusted partner since 2008. When it outgrew its NAV system, Watco chose to move to Business Central SaaS because of its seamless integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure, robust API capabilities, and cloud-based flexibility. 

TVT led the multi-phase migration to Business Central - starting with the UK, then France, and finally Germany. Each migration required bespoke integrations, language and localisation support, and careful planning to ensure zero downtime. The project included rewriting routines for cross-border order fulfilment, migrating historical data for analytics, and supporting dual-language operations for new territories like Belgium. TVT’s expertise ensured that even complex requirements, such as inventory migration and statutory compliance, were met. 

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The results

Multi-national migration with zero downtime

Seamless migration from NAV to Business Central across three countries with zero business downtime. 
One ERP supporting multiple countries and integrations

Unified, cloud-based ERP supporting multi-country operations and integrations.

  
Improved automation and efficiency

Enhanced automation and process efficiency through integration with Microsoft 365, Azure, and bespoke systems.

  
Enhanced business intelligence

Improved business intelligence and reporting, with plans to move from SQL Server Reporting Services to Power BI.

  
Firm foundation for further growth in new territories

Greater agility to launch new territories and support dual-language operations.

  
Strengthened relationship with their Microsoft partner, TVT

Ongoing partnership with TVT for continuous improvement and support.

  

Our happy customers

"At Watco, we have a long-established ethos of in-house bespoking and tailoring of systems to strive for any competitive edge… Moving to a cloud-based ERP system like Business Central was an obvious choice for Watco as it allowed for easy system integration through its extensive list of built-in APIs. Where there are gaps, TVT helped fill them." 

Watco Group

"With three high level migrations to do across Europe, moving from on premise solutions to cloud in the Watco world, TVT were masters of making the complex simple. These three migrations 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
"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
“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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