Renewed Metal Technologies Drives Growth in Australia with Epicor
Epicor 9 Provides Centralized Platform and Greater Efficiencies to Support Near and Long Term Objectives
IRVINE, Calif. (September 24, 2009) – Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ:
EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and
divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced that Australia-based Renewed Metal
Technologies (RMT) has selected its award winning, next-generation enterprise resource
planning (ERP) solution Epicor 9 to help drive its growth plans.
Renewed Metal Technologies is a private Australian company that is in the process
of developing a AU$50 million resource recovery facility in Wagga, NSW. Using world class,
best of breed technology, the facility is expected to recycle up to 42,000 metric tons of used
lead acid batteries (ULAB) annually, which will be processed back to basic raw materials
including plastic, sulphuric acid and lead in the form of (25kg) ingots. Planned for completion
in early 2010, RMT anticipates the creation of 58 jobs to operate and manage the facility.
With plans for further expansion and a longer-term goal of becoming Australia’s
leading resource recovery group, RMT required a single comprehensive ERP platform with
the flexibility and strength to support multiple operating divisions. With agents based in every
major city throughout the country, RMT required a centralized solution that could aggregate
data from several existing platforms and make it more broadly available in a centralized way.
Following an extensive tender and evaluation process, RMT selected Epicor 9 largely
due to Epicor’s expertise and proven track record in the ERP market. The company also
wanted to engage with a vendor that had the adequate level of experience and professional
support resources in place to facilitate a project of its size.
Commenting on the deal, Wayne Richardson, managing director and CEO said,
“With a mission to establish and operate a best of breed greenfield facility ensuring long
term environmental sustainability and the highest standard of safety and management, it
was imperative that we selected a solution robust enough to support this goal. Epicor clearly
demonstrated a deep understanding of our specific requirements and we believe Epicor’s solution will drive greater efficiencies throughout our business, and support us in achieving
our broader growth objectives.”
Stephen Pike, chief financial officer of RMT continued, “Having previously deployed
multiple technologies that are internationally recognized and based on best practice to
support our recycling operations, we believe it makes sense to replicate this philosophy and
implement an ERP platform from a world-leading vendor such as Epicor.”
Also commenting on the new deal, Craig Charlton, vice president of Epicor’s
operations in Australia and New Zealand said, “RMT is an innovative and cutting edge
Australian company and we are very excited at the prospect of assisting our customer in
achieving its near and long term business goals and growth plans. Our win with RMT is
another example of Epicor’s ability to directly address the business challenges companies
face today and demonstrates Epicor’s leadership position in Australia.”
Utilizing Web 2.0 concepts to provide users with a truly collaborative and dynamic
enterprise business application experience, Epicor raises technology to a level that delivers
unprecedented business management and supports continuous performance improvement
through real-time, in-context business insight. Encompassing the robust functionality, global
footprint and industry expertise of Epicor’s existing ERP suites, its next-generation solution
takes business management and control to the next level by extending reach, synergy, and
visibility to the organization and its trading partners.
Source: Epicor
