Multicat (Pty) Ltd was founded in 1993 and is a well established brand in the software industry of South Africa. Our customer base includes medium and large corporations in many industries, predominantly in South Africa.
Multicat released its first version of its ERP software as the Multicat BMS (Business Management System) in 2007. It started as a financial, customer/supplier relations and inventory management solution that integrated with our catalogue solution. It has subsequently evolved into a comprehensive and customisable ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution focussed on medium sized enterprises.
“We developed all our software in house and have a strong team consisting of software developers and business specialists that develop, implement, maintain and support the software without resellers or agents."
Today, the Multicat ERP provides an end-to-end solution beyond core financials and inventory, offering advanced modules like manufacturing, plant maintenance, workshop management, vehicle trading, asset tracking that are tailored for medium enterprises across diverse sectors. Our focus is on flexibility and integration, empowering clients to streamline operations, enhance decision-making and we adapt the system to meet their specific business needs. With a dedicated team and commitment to innovation, we continue to develop tools that support growth, efficiency, and scalability for our customers.
Multicat started with catalogues solutions in 1996 with desktop Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC) software used by some of the largest motor vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. This evolved into feature rich online catalogue solutions that are easy to use but can support the requirements of complex parts catalogues with thousands of parts, drilldown assemblies, illustrations, alternatives and serial numbers.
“We have a wide variety of catalogue customers in many industries ranging from medium to large enterprises. Customers choose Multicat when their requirements become too complex for spreadsheets and simple databases, or if they require integration into our ERP solutions or external ERP solutions like SAP for sales or procurement. ”
Was our first customer starting way back in 1998 when we converted microfiche electronic parts catalogues to digital. Multicat EPC software is used by all Toyota dealers in South Africa and most of Africa, to uniquely identify parts for tens of millions of vehicles.
Is also one of our early customers from the era of General Motors. We have been building and distributing online EPC’s with them for more than 20 years.
Nissan and their dealerships have always been an important customer with a very long-standing relationship.
MPD was an early adopter of the Multicat BMS – Business Management System that has grown into the Multicat ERP of today. We really walked the long road with Marius from a small parts importer to a large operation with more than 30 branches.
Manages thousands of water meters of many types at thousands of customers with the Multicat ERP, customer portal and mobile app. Probably the most transactions intensive client with interfaces to vending, banking and IOT systems.
As an importer and supplier to resellers of many products and machinery brands in automotive refinishing, Gondolier has been integral in the expansion of our customer portal solutions into this industry.
In the Eastern Cape was our first fully fledged dealer management system DMS customer. This multi-franchise dealership partnered to develop lots of functionality in this industry.
Barcode scanning, workflow and batch management in production and sales was instrumental in the decision of Connacher to select Multicat ERP years ago. The textile recycling company Connacher is part of KAP Ltd that collects textile waste and shreds the waste into reusable fibre.
Is probably the largest carrot producer and together with Rugani Juice a well known vegetable juice brand in South Africa. They grow fresh produce at a number of farms on many lands that are managed with Multicat ERP software. The development in this sector led to the agriculture module that we subsequently branded as ThinkAgri.
Managing one of the largest vehicle refurbishment workshops with hundreds of repair bays in many buildings is no easy task. SA Taxi uses the Multicat ERP for the majority of its operations at these facilities with complex quoting, workflow and costing in an easy to use solution.
When the CMH Group decided to import and distribute, initially Proton and later the Foton brand into South Africa, they had to find a customizable ERP solution. Multicat customized their ERP to facilitate complex process of vehicle import with logistics and bank interfaces as well as easy to use dealer portals for this.
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Our mission is to bridge the gap between traditional banking and modern technology and seamless financial services.
