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Enterprise Platforms & ERP

Custom ERP Development UK — Manufacturing & Enterprise Platforms

Tackxel is a UK custom ERP development team building manufacturing ERPs, internal SaaS, shop-floor apps, and integration platforms for operators with real workflows. We built ShiftERP — a production ERP for co-manufacturers, with EDI integration running at 99.5% accuracy.

Custom ERPs, role-based portals, and integration platforms — built end to end on AWS for operations-grade reliability. The whole platform from one team, not seven products glued together.

Free 30-minute scoping call with the founder. NDA on request.
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Who this is for

Three shapes of platform work we keep being asked for

Different starting points, same approach — model the business first, then build the platform that fits.

Operators with custom workflows

Off-the-shelf SaaS doesn't model what you actually do.

Manufacturers, co-packers, logistics operators, specialised services teams — your workflows have rules that no horizontal SaaS will ever fit. We model your process first, then build the platform that fits it.

  • Discovery on the floor, not in the IDE — we map the actual workflow before architecting.
  • Production scheduling, inventory, quality, and audit trails as first-class concerns.
  • Mobile companion apps for floor and field teams, designed for gloves-on use.
Companies on spreadsheets and SaaS sprawl

Replace the patchwork with one platform you can audit.

You're running operations on a stack of spreadsheets, three SaaS tools, and a Slack channel. It worked at 10 staff; it's leaking at 50. We replace the patchwork with one platform that fits the next decade of growth.

  • Unified data model across the workflows currently split across tools.
  • Migration plan that doesn't require a 12-month freeze — phased cutovers.
  • Reports and dashboards built on the underlying data, not bolted on after.
Multi-stakeholder operations

Role-aware portals for Operations, Finance, and IT.

Your platform has three audiences with different needs — operations needs speed, finance needs auditability, IT needs control. We build role-aware portals that give each role the views and permissions their job actually requires.

  • Separate portals per role, sharing the same backend and audit trail.
  • Permissions scoped to the workflow, not just the data.
  • Audit trails and compliance checkpoints designed in, not retrofitted.
What you get

One platform, every workflow

Built as a single coherent platform, not seven products glued together. Roles, data, and audit trails flow through everything.

Custom ERP and operations platforms

Production scheduling, multi-warehouse inventory, quality management, and the unglamorous workflow plumbing that actually runs the business.

Role-based portals

Separate, role-aware portals for Operations, Finance, IT, and external partners — each with views and permissions tuned to their work.

EDI and partner integrations

EDI (X12) with retailers, REST APIs with suppliers and partners, batch and event-driven integration patterns — audit-clean by design.

Audit trails and compliance

Every state change logged, every quality check captured, every approval flow traced — audits (internal and external) pass cleanly.

Mobile companion apps

Shop-floor, field, and warehouse mobile apps for teams that work in gloves and aren't sitting at a desk. Built native or cross-platform.

Reporting and dashboards

KPI dashboards built on the underlying operations data — not a separate BI stack pretending to be the source of truth.

How we deliver

Discover. Design. Build. Ship.

The same four-phase model — adapted to platform work's particular hazards: scope creep, integration surprise, and the gap between what stakeholders say they need and what the workflow actually requires.

01
Week 1–2

Discover

Walk the floor, sit with each role, map the workflow as it actually runs. The platform has to fit the business, not the other way around.

  • Workflow map
  • Role / portal plan
  • Phased delivery roadmap
02
Week 2–4

Design

Data model, system architecture, role and permission design, integration design. Written down, reviewed with the team — not assumed.

  • Data model
  • System architecture (AWS)
  • Role and integration spec
03
Ongoing

Build

Senior engineers ship in two-week sprints. Each module hits production behind a feature flag — no week-long deploys, no big-bang cutover.

  • Production-grade code
  • CI/CD via GitHub Actions
  • Phased rollout plan
04
Launch + ongoing

Ship

Phased migration off legacy tools. Audits pass cleanly. Mobile apps land on the floor. We don't hand over and disappear.

  • Monitoring & alerting
  • Runbooks
  • Audit-ready documentation
Tech stack

Boring infrastructure, on purpose

Every choice is one operators and auditors can scrutinize, scale, and replace independently. No esoteric stack, no lock-in to one vendor.

AWS ECS + RDS

Auto-scaling containers on ECS, PostgreSQL on RDS with point-in-time recovery, ALB in front, VPC with least-privilege IAM.

Node.js + TypeScript

Type-safe backend with shared types across portals and integrations — the kind of code the next engineer can hold in their head.

React + Next.js

Role-aware portals with server-rendered UX where it matters, client-side interactivity where it pays off.

GitHub Actions CI/CD

Boring, reproducible, audit-friendly deployments. The kind of pipeline that doesn't need a dedicated DevOps engineer to babysit.

Flagship case study · Manufacturing · ERP

Custom ERP for a US co-manufacturer serving major retailers.

End-to-end ERP from zero — production scheduling, multi-warehouse inventory, retailer EDI compliance, role-based portals for Operations, Finance, and IT, and a mobile shop-floor app. All on AWS with engineering rigor that holds up under retailer audits.

99.5%
EDI accuracy with major retailers
Built from zero
No off-the-shelf ERP under the hood
In production
Ops, finance, IT, shop floor
Read the case study
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions buyers ask before a discovery call.

When should I build a custom ERP vs buying SAP or NetSuite?+
Buy when your operations look like the average — accounting, inventory, standard order-to-cash. Build when your workflows have real specificity that off-the-shelf will never model: co-manufacturing, multi-step compliance, unusual costing, mixed B2B/B2C, niche regulated industries. The honest test: if you'd have to bend every off-the-shelf system to fit your operation (and pay ongoing for the bending), a custom ERP is usually cheaper inside three years and meaningfully more productive forever.
How long does custom ERP development take?+
A focused ERP for one operating company — one production site, a handful of workflows, a few integrations — typically reaches production in 5–8 months. A larger, multi-site, multi-role platform with EDI, accounting, and shop-floor apps usually runs 9–15 months. We deliver in production-ready phases, not a big-bang launch, so value lands continuously.
Can you integrate with existing systems (EDI, accounting, etc.)?+
Yes — integration is one of the biggest parts of custom ERP work. We routinely build EDI (X12, EDIFACT, custom AS2/SFTP flows), accounting (Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage), e-commerce (Shopify, BigCommerce), 3PL/WMS connections, and HRIS/payroll. ShiftERP's EDI layer runs at 99.5% accuracy across multiple trading partners — that's the standard we aim for.
How much does custom ERP cost?+
Realistic ranges: a focused operating-company ERP is £150k–£350k; a multi-site or heavily integrated platform is £350k–£800k+. Ongoing support typically runs 15–25% of build cost per year. We give a written cost band after a short discovery — not a number off the back of a sales call, and not before we've seen the workflow.
Do you handle shop-floor apps and operations?+
Yes. Shop-floor apps — tablet/phone interfaces for operators, dispatchers, line supervisors — are a core part of the ERP work we deliver. We design for the actual environment (gloves, noise, glance-able UIs, offline support) and pair them tightly with the back-office system, so operations and management see the same single source of truth in real time.
Can you migrate from a legacy ERP?+
Yes — and we treat it as a project on its own. We start with a deep audit (data model, integrations, custom logic baked into the old system, in-flight transactions), design a phased cutover plan, and run the new and old systems in parallel during transition to de-risk the switch. Most migrations succeed or fail on data quality and change management, not technology — both get explicit attention in our plan.
Do you provide ongoing ERP support?+
Yes. After go-live we typically continue with a small dedicated team on retainer — bug fixes, OS and dependency upgrades, EDI partner changes, new integrations, and incremental feature work. We can also transfer the system cleanly to your internal team when you're ready to bring it in-house. No lock-in — your accounts, your repos, your IP, end to end.
Ready when you are

Got a platform you need built right the first time?

Discovery calls are for mapping the workflow honestly. Estimates are for when the scope is clear and you need numbers to bring to the table.

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