Klipboard acquires Elcome to enhance automotive aftermarket software suite

Elcome provides automotive parts data and cataloguing solutions for the vehicle replacement parts aftermarket. Its offering includes software solutions, electronic and printed catalogues for many of the biggest brands in the vehicle parts replacement aftermarket. Its core software solution – Xchecker - is a leading cataloguing and gap analysis solution for the automotive aftermarket, which authors and manages large amounts of product information and evolving application data for distribution to multiple outputs. Other solutions include an online digital image library for parts (Asset) and catalogue creation for aftermarket parts (Catalogue).

Elcome offers a range of publishing services, including electronic catalogues, websites, print and PDF catalogues and data preparation and conversion. Elcome also provides related professional services in automotive, publishing and IT. 

Elcome was established over 25 years ago with headquarters in the UK. Its solution offering enables its aftermarket parts customers to provide up-to-date, user-friendly web catalogues and associated essential sales and marketing tools to their end clients.

The acquisition of Elcome further complements Klipboard’s comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for the auto parts, auto servicing, tyre and vertical distribution sectors globally, including parts catalogues, point of sale, payments, bookings, inventory management, purchase, reporting, data and maintenance.

I am delighted that Elcome is joining forces with our long-time partner, Klipboard. The combination represents an opportunity to provide a broader product suite to our customers in the automotive aftermarket. For our team, this represents an exciting opportunity to grow together within the larger global organisation of Klipboard.

Tim Entwistle, Managing Director and Founder of Elcome

Ian Bendelow, CEO of Klipboard said, “We are excited to welcome Elcome to Klipboard. This acquisition continues our journey to provide our customers in the automotive sector with a broader set of solutions addressing their product information and data management needs. This acquisition underlines Klipboard’s continued commitment to innovation, best in class industry focussed functionality and providing market leading solutions for the automotive market globally. The acquisition of Elcome underlines our continued growth journey as Klipboard’s seventh acquisition in the past 12 months.

About Elcome

Elcome provides automotive parts data and cataloguing solutions for the vehicle parts aftermarket, offering software solutions, publishing services, and ERP integration services. Its headline software product - Xchecker – is a principal solution for cataloguing and publishing software for the automotive aftermarket. Its broader software offering includes: Xchecker (Aftermarket data management), Asset (Image library for parts), Catalogue (Parts catalogue production), and Bulletin (Automated PDF circulars, electronic catalogues, websites, print and PDF catalogues and data preparation and conversion), form Elcome’s publishing services capabilities.

About Klipboard

Klipboard is a market-leading vertically focused cloud ERP and business management software provider with over 45,000 Enterprise and SMB customers worldwide. Klipboard’s industry specific cloud software suites support complex, vertical specific workflows, and provide mission critical solutions that enable its clients to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively. Klipboard has offices throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Nordics, Africa and Australia. Klipboard serves customers in over 74 countries and has over 1,650 staff worldwide.