Sep. 24, 2009 (Business Wire) -- 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.
