 COGITA's Epicor ERP Client, Ludowici, Announces New Acquisition
On 31st December last year, COGITA's Epicor ERP client, Ludowici completed an acquisition of the mining division (JS Mining) of Johnson Screens globally (except Africa).
Ludowici uses Epicor ERP extensively. Tim Quinn, Group IT Manager at Ludowici said, "Epicor ERP has been established as the central ERP system for Ludowici and we have been able to plan a rapid deployment of Epicor to the new businesses with the assistance of Epicor and COGITA. The integration of transactions systems to Epicor is seen as a key milestone in realising the value of the acquisition."
JS Mining is a leading player in the mineral processing consumables market, designing, manufacturing and marketing screening products (stainless steel, polyurethane, rubber and woven wire) and wear liners (chute, SAG, ball and impact mills) throughout Australia, North and South America and India. The new business operates in the same geographic markets as Ludowici and has a complementary product suite and customer base.
Johnson has sites in Newcastle, Mackay, Perth, Virginia USA, Chile and Peru. Ludowici will be migrating most of the acquired sites from their current systems to Epicor ERP before 30th June 2010, with the remaining businesses to be migrated by 31 December 2010.
The acquisition is an excellent strategic fit for Ludowici. The acquisition will enable Ludowici to enter new markets (sand & gravel), sell new but related products (woven wire & rubber screens and wear liners) and improve its product mix (consumable/capital products)
Ludowici's Managing Director and CEO, Patrick Largier said, "Ludowici has established a solid platform for growth over the last few years, rationalising and consolidating its Australian manufacturing operations and businesses and expanding its international presence through predominantly organic means. The acquisition will add significant scale to this platform and transform Ludowici into a global supplier of consumable materials to the mineral processing industry complementing our strong position in the capital equipment market."
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| COGITA Wins Epicor Partner of the Year Award in Consecutive Years
From left to right:
Vince Man, Sandy Le Roux (COGITA), Frank McLoughlin, Charles Hamilton (Epicor), Simon Purser (COGITA), Chris Navybox (COGITA),
Craig Charlton (Epicor).
Simon Purser, COGITA's Business Development Manager is holding the 2009 Worldwide Epicor Partner of the year. This award was presented at the Epicor Awards night held at Epicor Focus, January 11 2010. FOCUS is the global week of sales training and recognition held in Los Angeles for Partners and Epicor sales teams.
More on Epicor ERP Partner Award.
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Giltrap, COGITA's Epicor ERP Client, building confidence in the rural heartland
 COGITA's Epicor ERP client since 2003, Giltrap Engineering, has been a corner stone employer in the rural heartland town of Otorohanga (right of centre North Island New Zealand) seemingly forever.
Improvements include an addition of nearly 2,500m² manufacturing space enabling the streamlining of all processes from inwards goods to finished product on the truck.
Read more on Giltrap's Business Growth |
 The IT Bluffers Guide to Mash UP
So what is a Mash UP - l bet it's got nothing to do with potatoes?
The term Mash UP has several meanings. It is the term for...
When unplugged from ipods our teenagers will tell us that a mashup describes songs that mesh two different styles of music into one song for example, a classic rock song merged with a well-known hip-hop beat.
The term as also been extended to describe videos that have been compiled using different clips from multiple sources.
In web development, a mashup is a Web application that combines data or functionality from two or more sources into a single web page of blocks of information or even other websites clipped into the page.
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COGITA Expands its Team
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Since mid 2009, COGITA has been rapidly expanding its team to support its growth.
In Australia:
Ferry Saputra -
Technical Consultant
Dorothee Fabiew - Marketing Coordinator
In New Zealand:
Xen Zambas
Account Manager
Melanie Nicole -
Project Manager
Sachi Karunaratne - Junior Developer
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COGITA Epicor ERP User Group Meeting in Auckland
Thursday 25 March 2010
Learn more about Epicor 9, managing your ERP system, leveraging your data and what to do when you need help.
Epicor Perspectives - Why You Can't Miss It!
26-28 April 2010
You chose Epicor to take greater control over your operations, reduce costs and boost productivity.
At Australian Regional Perspectives, discover how to get the most out of your Epicor solution from Epicor's experts and your peers. From networking to learning new tips and tricks.
Make plans now to join us on the Gold Coast.
Epicor Perspectives Registration
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