B2B e-commerce agency for the construction industry and construction suppliers
ECOPLAN supports manufacturers and providers in the construction industry and construction supply sector in digitalizing sales, service, and ordering processes and connects digital solutions with existing ERP and company systems.
Special requirements in the construction industry and construction supply
In the construction business, orders are often placed directly on the construction site, large technical product ranges with many variants must be easy to find quickly, and dealers need documents for their tenders. In projects for construction suppliers, ECOPLAN has implemented the following, among other things:
- Mobile ordering on the construction site: capture items via app, barcode, or QR code and order directly
- Delivery addresses per construction site, so material arrives where it is needed
- Trade-oriented ordering: overviews by product line, profile type, or color, so fabricators can quickly assemble everything for a construction site
- Marketplace for an entire trade: own products plus third-party ranges such as fittings and seals, all in one ordering process
- Large technical product ranges with around 80,000 products and numerous variants, including data sheets, technical specifications, and dimensions
- Portals for dealers, fabricators, and specialist partners with order status, delivery status, backorders, and order history
- Shopping cart export as a basis for the dealer's tenders
Solutions for the construction industry and construction suppliers
Depending on the sales and business model, different digital applications are the focus. Especially relevant are solutions that connect large product ranges, customer-specific terms, and ordering processes with existing ERP and company systems. For construction suppliers, ECOPLAN mainly implements:
B2B e-commerce / B2B web shop
Provide products, product ranges, customer-specific prices, and terms digitally and connect orders directly with existing business processes.
Digital product catalogs
Provide products, technical attributes, variants, documentation, and other information in a structured way and make them quickly findable for customers and sales.
Customer portals
Provide orders, delivery information, documents, and other customer-related information in one central place.
Mobile ordering
Capture and order products and consumables via smartphone, tablet, or scanner, for example using item number, barcode, or QR code, directly on the construction site or in the warehouse.
AI applications
Support inside sales with AI, for example in preparing quotes for project-related inquiries, capturing orders from emails and PDFs, or handling customer inquiries.
ERP & system integration
Integrate product, customer, price, availability, order, and delivery data from existing company systems into digital sales and ordering processes.
Integration with existing company systems
In the construction industry and construction supply sector, customer-specific prices, availability, orders, and delivery data reside in the ERP, and technical product data, variants, and dimensions in the PIM. ECOPLAN connects these systems directly, without duplicate data maintenance.
ERP, e. g.:
SAP
PIM, e. g.:
Centric PXM
Other systems:
CRM
DMS
E-procurement
ECOPLAN construction industry projects in practice
profine - Window profiles
avanta covers 98% of our complex requirements with standard functions.
Protektor - Construction profiles
Since 2018, ECOPLAN has supported Protektor's B2B web shop and customer portal in 3 countries, integrated with SAP.
Marantec - Door operators
B2B web shop for a large technical product range with customer service portal and SAP integration.
Want to digitalize sales and ordering processes in the construction industry?
ECOPLAN supports manufacturers and construction suppliers in designing and implementing integrated B2B solutions for digital sales processes, customer portals, mobile ordering, and ERP integration.
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