Get your industrial
business selling online
Mercatura gives industrial suppliers a professional online ordering portal, custom-designed for your brand, your products, and how your business actually works. Free for the founding suppliers we choose, starting in the Western Cape.
Your ordering process is
costing you customers
Most industrial suppliers still take orders by phone, WhatsApp, and email. It works, until it doesn't.
WhatsApp ordering chaos
Orders scattered across phones and group chats. No record, no audit trail, easy to miss.
Slow quote turnaround
Customers wait hours or days for a price. Meanwhile, they call your competitor.
Frequent order mistakes
Wrong quantities, misheard specs, missing items. Errors that cost time and money.
No online presence
Customers can't browse your products or place orders outside of business hours.
Spreadsheet pricing
Price lists in Excel. Every quote requires manual lookup. Every change is a headache.
Admin overload
Staff spend more time chasing orders than building customer relationships.
Your own professional
ordering website
We design and build a branded online store for your business: your name, your domain, your products. Your customers order online. You manage everything from one dashboard.
Custom-designed for your brand
Your logo, your colours, your style. Customers see a professional website that looks and feels like yours, not a template.
Your own web address
A proper domain for your business. Customers visit your site directly. Professional and easy to remember.
Full product catalogue
Your products uploaded, organised by category, searchable. Customers browse and order at any time, day or night.
Quoting & order management
Built-in tools for handling quotes and orders, designed for how B2B businesses actually work, not retail checkouts.
Secure online payments
Integrated with PayFast using your own merchant account. Payments go straight to you. We never touch your money.
Built for your industry
Cut-to-length products, custom weights, variable pricing: we adapt the platform to how your specific business operates.
Mercatura vs. how you take orders today
Most industrial suppliers still run orders through WhatsApp, phone calls and email. Here is what changes.
| What changes | WhatsApp / phone / email | Mercatura |
|---|---|---|
| Order record | Scattered across chats and calls | One record per order, searchable |
| Pricing | Manual lookup in a spreadsheet | Live catalogue, always current |
| Ordering hours | Only while someone answers | Any time, day or night |
| Errors | Misheard specs, wrong quantities | The customer selects the exact item |
| Your brand | A personal number, no storefront | Your own branded online store |
| Cost to start | Nothing, but nothing changes | Free for selected founding partners |
Order record
TodayScattered across chats and calls
MercaturaOne record per order, searchable
Pricing
TodayManual lookup in a spreadsheet
MercaturaLive catalogue, always current
Ordering hours
TodayOnly while someone answers
MercaturaAny time, day or night
Errors
TodayMisheard specs, wrong quantities
MercaturaThe customer selects the exact item
Your brand
TodayA personal number, no storefront
MercaturaYour own branded online store
Cost to start
TodayNothing, but nothing changes
MercaturaFree for selected founding partners
What changes when you
go digital with Mercatura
Customers order 24/7
Your customers place orders at any time: evenings, weekends, early mornings, without waiting for you to answer the phone.
More repeat business
Easy re-ordering means customers come back more often. Past orders are one click away. No friction, no phone tag.
Clear records on every order
Every transaction is recorded digitally. No more "he said, she said", just clear records you can reference any time.
Less admin, happier staff
Orders flow straight into your dashboard. No transcribing from WhatsApp, no manual data entry, fewer mistakes.
Your money stays yours
Payments go directly into your own PayFast merchant account. Mercatura never handles or holds your funds.
Professional online presence
Give customers a modern, trustworthy experience. They'll remember who made their ordering easy.
More than a website.
A trusted trade network.
Every supplier on Mercatura is part of a connected ecosystem. Your customers get one login, one dashboard, across all suppliers in the network.
Unified customer login
One account across all suppliers. Customers log in once and order from anyone in the network.
Cross-vendor order history
Customers see all purchases, quotes, and invoices in one place, across every supplier.
Shared trust & credibility
"Powered by Mercatura" on your site signals professionalism. Trust builds across the entire network.
More suppliers, more value
Every new supplier makes the network more valuable for customers, and brings more customers to you.
Every supplier portal carries this badge, building shared reputation across the network.
First 6 months free.
We're choosing a small group of founding suppliers, starting in the Western Cape. For those we select, your store is free to build and launch, and you pay no platform fees for your first 6 months. After that, the standard 1% of online sales applies, agreed together once you're live and selling.
Everything you need to go live
A complete online ordering solution for your business: custom-designed, fully set up, and ready to take orders.
How it works
We agree to work together
A simple conversation to understand your business, your products, and your customers. No contracts, no commitment, just alignment.
Design & customisation
We design your branded website and work out how your products will be managed: cut lengths, custom weights, variable pricing, whatever your business needs. A generous amount of customisation is included at no cost.
Launch & start selling
Your site goes live on your own domain. Customers start browsing, ordering, and paying via PayFast, directly into your account. You pay nothing at this stage.
Grow as a founding partner
As a founding supplier you launch and run your store at no cost. If it grows into a paid plan later, we agree the terms with you directly, based on the value it's created for your business.
Questions suppliers ask us
What does it cost?
We're choosing a small group of founding suppliers to onboard for free. Pricing beyond that group is agreed together once your store is live and selling, not fixed in advance.
Where does the money go?
Payments go into your own PayFast merchant account. Mercatura never holds or touches your funds.
Is the marketplace catalogue real?
Not yet. The suppliers and products shown on the marketplace pages are example listings used to demonstrate how the platform works. Your store is built with your real products and branding.
Where does Mercatura operate?
We're starting in the Western Cape and taking suppliers from anywhere in South Africa as we grow.
How long does it take to go live?
It depends on your catalogue size and how much customisation you need. We scope this with you in the first conversation, before any commitment.
Am I locked into anything?
No. There are no lock-in contracts. You can stop using the platform at any time.
Can I handle cut lengths, custom weights, or variable pricing?
Yes. This is built for industrial suppliers specifically, not a generic retail checkout, and we adapt the catalogue to how your business prices products.
What happens after I submit the demo request?
A person reads it and replies within two working days to set up a short call and see if we are a fit.
Ready to get your
business online?
Book a free demo and we'll show you exactly how Mercatura works for your business. No commitment. No pressure.