B&R Enclosures Builds on Syspro’s Flexibility 

Customer Profile

Founded in 1955, B&R Enclosures has become Australia’s largest manufacturer and designer of electrical enclosures, switchboard building systems, server racks and cabinets. With more than 300 employees, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Suzhou, China. B&R also maintains nine sales and warehousing locations nationally as well as a growing international network of distribution partners. B&R sells across Australia and into markets in Southeast Asia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

B&R implemented several Syspro modules, including General Ledger, Sales Orders, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Bill of Materials, Work in Progress, Reporting & Analytics and Product Configurator. The MRP module quickly gained traction in B&R’s supply chain management, becoming a valuable tool for driving efficiencies.

With its ability to handle multiple currencies, Syspro is key to the company’s international expansion. It also provides B&R’s customers with better visibility into the status of their orders. Automated processes trigger emails to thank the customer for the order and provide confirmation details. As soon as the product is dispatched, customers receive a further notification detailing the shipment as well as any items remaining on back order.

B&R’s investment in user training and education created a group of users who quickly became proficient at using the system. A team of systems support and manufacturing engineers makes full use of Syspro’s functionality on an ongoing basis.

The Outcome

By implementing and fully integrating Syspro’s financial, distribution and manufacturing modules, B&R gained real-time visibility across the group as well as access to current, real-time financial data. Large volumes of month-end journal entries were eliminated, significantly reducing the time required to produce month-end financial reports.

“We enhance Syspro’s built-in flexibility on an ongoing basis. We are leveraging off the integration capabilities regularly and will continue to do so into B&R’s future.”

— Tim Bridges, Director, B&R Enclosures