Bouwcenter Vanhulle is a well-established player in the construction sector,
offering a wide range of building materials to both private individuals
and professional customers such as contractors, roofers and plasterers.
The challenge
Translating complexity into ease of use
The main challenge of this project was combining a complex pricing and customer system with a simple and user-friendly webshop.
Bouwcenter Vanhulle works with multiple customer types and price groups, managed within the MFS Digon ERP system. After logging in, each customer must automatically see the correct prices, stock availability and ordering conditions.
Additionally, the webshop needed to:
- support both online orders and quotation requests,
- be fully responsive across all devices,
- allow visitors to navigate a large product range quickly and efficiently,
- and remain easy to manage internally without technical knowledge.
The solution
A fully integrated custom webshop
IDcreation developed a tailor-made e-commerce platform that seamlessly aligns with the internal operations of Bouwcenter Vanhulle, including:
- concept development and graphic design,
- full website build (desktop, tablet and mobile),
- development of an interactive CMS module enabling Vanhulle to manage content, customers and shipping settings independently.
The webshop structure was logically organised using categories and subcategories, with clear product listings and detailed product pages. Thanks to an advanced search function with autocomplete, visitors and customers can quickly find the right products, article numbers or product names—an essential advantage when working with large catalogues. Prices are only visible to logged-in customers, which is crucial in a professional construction environment.
The result
A high-performance webshop with ERP integration
The final result is a stable, user-friendly and future-proof webshop, fully integrated with MFS Digon via an API connection.
1. Smart ERP integration
- Customer data, price groups and products are automatically imported from MFS Digon.
- After logging in, each customer sees personalised prices based on their price group.
- Stock levels are displayed in real time; out-of-stock products cannot be ordered.
- All orders and quotation requests are automatically sent back to MFS Digon.
2. Ordering, quoting and payments
- Customers can place online orders or choose in-store pickup.
- Both registered and non-registered visitors can request quotations via a quotation cart.
- Online payments are processed securely via Mollie.
- After completion, customers receive a PDF confirmation and email.
3. Flexible shipping management
- Shipping costs are calculated automatically based on country and postal code groups.
- Free shipping can be configured from a specific order amount.
- All settings are easily manageable via the CMS.
The benefits for Bouwcenter Vanhulle
- A single source of truth thanks to seamless ERP integration
- Less manual work and fewer errors
- A webshop tailored to professional customers
- Fast product lookup thanks to smart search functionality
- Full control via a user-friendly CMS
- A digital solution that grows with the business
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