Epicor Software Corporation, business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, congratulates its customers Duncan-Parnell Inc. and Manufacturas Estampadas S.A. (Manesa) who were both named as “Gold Winners” in the 2015 Golden Bridge Awards for successful deployments of Epicor solutions.

The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, innovations, products and services, executives and management teams, women in business and the professions, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry in the world. Organizations from all over the world are eligible to submit nominations including public and private, for-profit and non-profit, largest to smallest and new start-ups.

More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated in determining the 2015 winners, revealed at the 7th Annual Golden Bridge Awards red carpet ceremony held in San Francisco on November 16, 2015.

Duncan-Parnell Brings Home Gold for Epicor Prophet 21 Deployment
Named the Gold Winner in the category of Best Deployments and Case Studies - Solutions for United States of America, Duncan-Parnell moved to Epicor Prophet 21 distribution software in 2012 with the goals of building future sales growth and increasing profits. Leveraging Epicor Prophet 21, Duncan-Parnell has experienced 133% increase in profits, 58% boost in sales over three years and inventory is not accumulating as fast as sales or profits, which allows for cash conservation.

Epicor ERP Deployment at Manesa Wins the Gold
Mexico-based Manesa, a one-stop-shop for metal stamping and sheet metal fabrication, has been named a Gold Winner in the category of Best Deployments and Case Studies - Solutions for Latin America for its use of the Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Today, all the information from every action in production, inventory control, purchasing and more, is registered automatically with Epicor ERP -- improving the decision-making process and helping the company achieve its main goal: to take the business to the next level.

“We are extremely proud of the recognition our customers Duncan-Parnell and Manesa enjoy as Gold Winners in the esteemed Golden Bridge Awards program,” said Janie West, senior vice president and chief product officer for Epicor. “We are dedicated to putting our customers first in everything we strive to do as a company, and it is an honor to see our customers achieve business success through their deployment of Epicor solutions.”