Built by retailers, for retailers.
Since 2010, ETABS has been defining the standard for integrated retail and trade software. We don't just write code; we solve business problems, and we answer the phone in Manchester when you call.
Over 15 years of doing it the shop-floor way.
Established in 2010, E-Trading and Business Services Ltd (ETABS) began with a simple yet ambitious goal: to replace disjointed legacy systems with a single, unified platform that actually works the way retailers do. From EPOS and stock control through to warehouse management and e-commerce, TABS grew one real request at a time.
Based in the North of England, we are a dedicated, specialist team. Our co-founders, Simon O’Brien and Ryan Fletcher, instilled a culture of technical excellence and customer-first support that remains the backbone of the company today. The people who build the software are the people who support it.
Every button exists because a real user needed it.
Feedback-driven development
Our software isn't designed in a disconnected lab. It is built on the direct feedback of retailers working the counter, the warehouse and the web every day. Every button, workflow and report in TABS exists because a real user needed it to solve a real problem.
Partnership, not subscription
We don't just sell you a licence and walk away. We act as your technical partners, learning your business and adapting the platform to it, whether that's tools and hardware, industrial trade supply or builders merchants.
No "version 2.0". The platform just keeps improving.
We ship improvements to every customer system week in, week out, each announced with an in-app bulletin. Nobody schedules an upgrade, pays for one, or loses a Saturday to it.
100% UK support
No outsourced call centres. You speak directly to our experts in Manchester who know the system inside out.
Zero server costs
We manage the infrastructure in a UK data centre on ETABS-owned hardware. You benefit from a robust, secure platform without the server maintenance bills.
Evergreen platform
Updates roll out automatically with a bulletin for every release. Your system evolves and improves over time without upgrade projects.
Deep in a few trades, rather than shallow in all of them.
Tool and hardware retail is where TABS started. Garden machinery, machinery dealers and industrial supply followed, each bringing features the others now use. We also run builders merchants and workwear suppliers.
Tool & Hardware Retailers
Toolbank, Draper, Trend, Sealey, Castle and more, connected.
ExploreSpares & Garden Machinery
Spare parts links, exploded diagrams and model lookup.
ExploreMachinery Dealers
Special orders, deposits, repairs and Festool ordering.
ExploreIndustrial Supply & PPE
Remote stock, vending feeds and B2B contract pricing.
ExploreWhat customers and consultants say
If you're looking for an ERP that just makes sense, look no further. I've worked with these guys multiple times and have implemented their systems throughout retail units and online businesses.
One of the best decisions our company made was to work with ETABS. Stock management, in-store sales, online sales and reporting has never been easier.
Throughout all this experience, ETABS have been the stand-out providers of business technology to any of the companies I have supported. They deliver all the essential features of enterprise solutions, without the unnecessary extras.
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