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eCapital Advisors Case Study: Uponor
About Uponor
Formerly known as Wirsbo, Uponor was founded in 1620— forging high-quality steel and weapons for the King of Sweden. Wirsbo changed its name to Uponor in 2006, and is now a top international heating, fire and plumbing systems manufacturer.
Uponor operates in more than 20 countries throughout the world, offering plumbing, heating and fire safety systems for residential and commercial buildings.
Uponor also provide snow and ice melting, turf conditioning and permafrost prevention systems. You can find their systems in major ski resorts as well as several NFL stadiums throughout the United States.
Products/Services Purchased:
- IBM Cognos Express-Reporting Module
- eCapital Advisors services: Consulting Services Implementation Services
Challenges
In order to empower end users and address a multitude of backlogged request reports, Uponor needed to upgrade their reporting system. They needed a system that would allow end users to customize information reports in a reliable and timely manner. Uponor also wanted to move away from supporting multiple antiquated and expensive platforms and instead install one powerful and reliable platform that would be more cost-effective.
Uponor also previously had no way of analyzing their sales and financial data. They needed to implement a tool that would create visibility to important variables such as international market trends and business spending.
Approach
- Utilize eCapital Advisors’ services and product recommendations to assist with numerous (and future) software implementations.
- Purchase IBM Cognos Express.
- Take advantage of eCapital Advisors’ competitive resources and expertise.
Impact
- Saved the IT department over $400,000 annually for previous maintenance costs on the replaced antiquated platforms.
- Allowed for analysis of market trends and business spending, leading to a significant decrease in indirect business spending of 10% and improving sales 5-10%.
- Empowered end users with the ability to easily and quickly create their own customized reports.
- Increase the IT department’s productivity as they can focus on other projects while end users create their own reports.
Benefits at a Glance
- Empower end users in creating their own customized reports utilizing eCapital Advisors’ services and IBM Rational technology.
- Allow greater efficiency for IT team who can rely on the power and intuitiveness of IBM Cognos Express for end users, and focus on projects other than creating reports.
- Easily and effectively analyze sales trends internationally, business spending, and other key variables that lead to dramatic savings in indirect spending.
- Upgraded to one powerful, efficient IBM Cognos Express platform and have saved $400,000 annually by retiring multiple antiquated platforms.
“eCapital has not only been a reseller, they acted as a partner to Uponor. They were always attentive, provided sharp resources, and have a full staff of talented people that directly assisted us in our projects, a rarity in mid to large sized resellers.”
