Starfire Lumber Co.

After reviewing several lumber inventory tracking systems, we chose Tradetec's Tallyworks for Lumber. The other systems may work well for dimension mills, but our operations don't fit the strict parameters these other systems required. Tallyworks' allowed us the flexibility to continue our operations normally, without any major modifications to the way we do business. Further, the customer service from the TradeTec people reaches far beyond their products: They helped us in every possible way through the transition from our manual, hard-card system to their computerized, bar-coded tracking system. Great job, TradeTec!

Rob Thomas
Secretary-Treasurer
Starfire Lumber Co., Inc.

Taylor-Ramsey Corporation

After researching various software vendors capable of providing a viable solution for our log scaling and timber payment requirements, we partnered with TradeTec. From the beginning of our relationship, TradeTec has been attentive, listening to our needs, and responding in a timely professional manner. they have been very responsive, and structured the program to fit our specific needs. The fact they have been in business for 20 years, in conjunction with being a "Microsoft Certified Partner" provides us a solid level of comfort.

Their legendary reputation for 24x7x365 service is well deserved. The support desk is staffed by "industry people" who know our business and are responsive to our needs. They are incredibly helpful and friendly, often resolving our problems the same day. Their people routinely check in, to ensure we have everything we require. I can't ask for better support.

Wanda Sprouse- Manager I.T.
Taylor-Ramsey Corporation

Westshore Specialties

After more than one year since our upgrade to TallyWorks v5.1, things are going as planned and my original expectations have been met! Our company did manage successfully with out a costing system for many years. However, as our industry became more competitive, our Canadian dollar strengthened so rapidly and the countervailing duty came , life as we knew it completely changed. It has truly become an industry where only companies making the best, time sensitive decisions will survive.

The luxury of looking at statements after the fact to find out if you were making or losing money was simply not good enough anymore. I needed a system that would track and cost our inventory live. TallyWorks v5.1 has done just that. We now have a perpetual inventory system that is 99% accurate. This allows us to have more accurate statements at the end of the month with out a physical count. We now know our profit or loss on an item instantaneously. We now have sales and management reporting daily at our finger tips. At any given point of the month I am able to quickly print our profit on total sales to date for the month or any other time frame I choose. These options along with many others give me the information necessary to drive the sales force in the right direction real time, make better decisions on log/lumber purchases and manage our reman plant more efficiently.

The staff at Tradetec had done a marvelous job of attending to my needs in a timely fashion. The custom features I have been able to get have truly tailor made this system for Westshore's needs. When I compare how we ran our business before v5.1 to now, I can not imagine ever going back. even more, I can not imagine surviving this competitive industry with out this system.

After many successful years in the business, we went through two of the toughest financial years ever, before putting v5.1 in. Now after more than a year I can honestly say we have not only turned things around, but are now managing better than ever and the bottom line shows it!

Thanks again,to the Tradetec staff for all your hard work and efforts this past eighteen months.

Yours Truly,

Dean Garofano
President & C.O.O.
Westshore Specialties