Celebrating our Phocas Partner Award winners

Our partners help distribution and manufacturing businesses get more value from their technology by understanding how ERPs and other systems work together, so teams can access the data they need and operate more efficiently. They also stay ahead of change like AI so they can give customers informed advice. We want to celebrate the partners driving that customer success, so this year, we're recognizing their work for the first time with the Phocas Partner Awards.

Why we created these awards

In distribution and manufacturing, customers are working with complex data, multiple entities and no shortage of pressure to make faster, better decisions. They need partners who understand their industry and their ERP and can recommend practical ways to improve how their business runs. We work with partners who help customers get ongoing value from the Phocas platform. This means helping distributors extend how they use the platform and support everyone in the business, from sales to finance, feel confident using their data.

Phocas is proud to recognize the partners going above and beyond for our customers. These are our first ever Partner Awards, and we’re excited to continue recognizing the partners who make such a difference for our customers and our business.

Here are the inaugural winners.

Four partners across four categories have been recognized for their work this year:

FY26 Global Partner of the Year – Epicor
Epicor takes home the global award, for helping manufacturers and distributors around the world get more value from their ERP data. That impact has come predominantly through customers in North America and the UK, including shared customers Eckart Supply and Edges Electrical Group.

FY26 EMEA Partner of the Year – Klipboard
Klipboard has helped more than 25 new distributors across EMEA become even more data-driven this year, combining its specialist sector solutions and expertise with Phocas' platform to help customers like BSS Group and Thomas Tyres make faster business decisions.

FY26 North America Partner of the Year – Aktion Associates
A leading North American ERP and business technology partner to mid-market architecture, engineering, construction, distribution and manufacturing companies. Aktion helps customers gain clearer visibility into their operations through Phocas and has grown business 90% year over year.

FY26 APAC Partner of the Year – Kilimanjaro Consulting
Kilimanjaro has grown impact year-over-year while helping existing customers extend their use of Phocas by 30%, deepening the value that customers like Timberline get from the platform over time.

Why this matters going forward

Customers get the most value from their technology when they have direct access to people who understand their ERP, their industry and the way they make decisions. As technology stacks grow more complex having a community to share ideas and ask questions is valuable, and that's what Phocas strives to create for all customers both online and in-person.

The Phocas Partner Awards are our way of acknowledging the partners already providing great value to customers. Congratulations to Epicor, Klipboard, Aktion Associates and Kilimanjaro Consulting on a well-earned recognition. Over the coming weeks, J.R. Matheson and members of the partnerships team look forward to presenting the awards to each winner.

Want to get more from your data? Talk to us or one of our partners about what Phocas can do for your business. Interested in partnering with Phocas? Find out more.