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Milling & Value Added Processing

Control the process. Protect the margin.

Milling and processing shouldn’t create uncertainty around cost, stock or profitability.

Built for merchants who cut, fabricate, treat or transform products before sale, Merchanter gives you full visibility of materials, processing steps, costs and outputs, all connected directly to your stock and sales orders.

Turn raw materials into finished products with complete control over cost, stock and margin.

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Process control

Define milling, fabrication or treatment steps with structured workflows that reflect how your business actually operates.

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Cost visibility

Track material, labour and process costs at every stage so margins are always clear and protected.

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Stock accuracy

Automatically manage stock movements from raw input through to finished output, without manual adjustments.

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Track every job from start to finish

Get a live view of every mill order, including materials, outputs, operators and timelines.

See what’s in progress, overdue or complete in one place, with every job linked back to stock and sales.

  • Live status across all jobs

  • Full visibility of inputs and outputs

  • Linked to stock and sales data

  • No spreadsheets or blind spots
     

Stay in control of workloads and keep production aligned with demand.

Control how stock moves through processing

Track exactly what goes in and what comes out of every mill order.
 

Stock is allocated, processed and returned automatically, so levels stay accurate at every stage.
 

  • Clear input and output tracking

  • Automatic stock movements during processing

  • No manual adjustments or workarounds

  • Accurate stock across yard and warehouse

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Understand true cost, not just material cost

See the real cost of every job.

Material, processing and loss on measure are all captured, so your cost price reflects reality.

  • Material, processing and wastage included

  • Accurate cost per job, every time

  • Real margins based on real data

  • No hidden costs creeping in

Sell processed products with confidence

Build processing straight into sales orders, from cutting to fabrication.

Costs and margins update automatically, so you always know what you’re making.

  • Add processing steps directly to orders

  • Live margin visibility on every job

  • Fast, accurate quoting for complex orders

  • Processed items behave like standard products

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Multi-Step Processing

Add multiple processes such as cutting, coating or fabrication to a single job.

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Cost by time

Apply time-based processing costs to reflect labour and machine usage.

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Loss tracking

Capture waste and loss on measure to maintain accurate costing.

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Stock integration

Automatically move stock from raw materials to finished goods.

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Full traceability

Track who did what, when, and how each product was processed.

Explore more

Every part of Merchanter is fully connected, ensuring stock, sales, purchasing and finance always work from the same accurate data.

Customers, Suppliers

& Contacts

Inter-Branch Trading

Trade & Retail Sales

Milling & Processing

Purchasing & Forward Contracting

Reporting & Analytics

Stock Control

Products

Transport Management

Financials & Payments

Documents, Searches

& Settings

eCommerce &

Online Marketing

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Start with a conversation

The best place to start is a short conversation about how your business runs today.


Book a call to review your processes and decide whether Merchanter is the right fit.

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