Industries
ERP software built for how your industry works
Pick your industry and Covadesk switches on the modules, workflows and controls it needs — on the same backbone of procurement, inventory, sales, finance, HR and payroll every business runs on.
Grain milling & animal feedGrain Milling & Feed
Maize and wheat flour millers, animal-feed manufacturers, rice and sorghum mills, and grain aggregators buying from outgrowers.
Covadesk for millers →
Discrete manufacturingManufacturing (Discrete)
Furniture, metal fabrication, plastics, packaging, electrical and assembled-goods manufacturers making to stock or to order.
Covadesk for manufacturers →
FMCG manufacturing & distributionFMCG Manufacturing & Distribution
Food and beverage, household and personal-care manufacturers, bakeries, dairies and bottlers that sell through distributors, vans and field reps.
Covadesk for FMCG manufacturers →
Retail & supermarketsRetail & Supermarket
Supermarkets, minimarts, hardware stores, pharmacies-as-retail, agrovets, electronics and fashion retailers, single-store or multi-branch.
Covadesk for retailers →
General trading & wholesaleGeneral Trading / Wholesale
Wholesalers, importers, general traders, hardware and building-materials distributors, and agro-dealers selling on credit.
Covadesk for wholesalers and traders →
Distribution & route-to-marketDistribution / Route-to-Market
Secondary distributors, sub-distributors, route-to-market partners of FMCG brands, and wholesalers running their own sales force and fleet.
Covadesk for distributors →
Construction & contractingConstruction & Contracting
Building and civil-engineering contractors, specialist subcontractors and design-and-build firms working on private and public contracts.
Covadesk for contractors →
Real estate & propertyReal Estate & Property
Landlords, property management agencies, real-estate investment companies and developers managing residential and commercial portfolios.
Covadesk for landlords and property managers →
SACCO & microfinanceSACCO / Microfinance
Deposit-taking and non-withdrawable SACCOs, employer-based and community SACCOs, and microfinance institutions in Kenya and across East Africa.
Covadesk for SACCOs →
Logistics, transport & 3PLLogistics / Transport / 3PL
Freight and haulage companies, cross-border transporters, clearing and forwarding agents, container yards and third-party logistics providers.
Covadesk for transporters and 3PLs →
Agriculture & agribusinessAgriculture & Agribusiness
Commercial farms, dairy operations, horticulture exporters, out-grower schemes and agro-processors.
Covadesk for farms and agribusinesses →
Fuel stations & petroleumFuel Stations & Petroleum
Independent forecourts, dealer-operated and multi-site station networks, and petroleum distributors running depots and retail sites in Kenya.
Covadesk for fuel stations →
Automotive workshops & dealersAutomotive Workshops & Dealers
Independent garages, franchised service centres, body shops, fleet workshops and vehicle dealerships.
Covadesk for workshops and dealers →
Professional servicesProfessional Services
Management consultancies, law firms, audit and accounting practices, engineering and architecture firms, and agencies billing time and materials, fixed fees or retainers.
Covadesk for professional firms →
NGO & non-profitNGO / Non-Profit
International and local NGOs, community-based organisations, foundations and faith-based organisations managing donor-funded programmes.
Covadesk for NGOs →
HospitalityHospitality
Hotels, lodges, serviced apartments, resorts, restaurants and conference venues.
Covadesk for hotels and restaurants →
Coming next: Education. Talk to us if your industry isn’t listed — the backbone fits most businesses.
Included in every pack
The backbone that runs across every industry
Whatever your industry, these modules share one database, one chart of accounts and one login.
Procurement
OperationsBuy with control, from requisition to supplier payment
- Purchase requisitions routed for approval by value, branch and role
- Requests for quotation with side-by-side supplier comparison and award
- Purchase orders that inherit item VAT rates and approved prices
- Goods received notes with QA tolerance bands for weight, moisture and grade
Inventory
OperationsOne stock figure that finance and the store agree on
- Multi-warehouse stock levels, by item, location and batch
- Batch and expiry tracking with QA holds that block issue until released
- Inter-branch and inter-warehouse transfers with in-transit stock
- Stock takes with variance approval and automatic write-off postings
Sales
CommercialQuote, sell, invoice and collect in one flow
- Quotations that convert to sales orders, delivery notes and invoices
- Counter POS and counter sales with cash, M-Pesa, card and voucher tenders
- Price lists and customer categories with credit limits enforced at order time
- Credit notes, returns and receipts — including refunds on the receipt
Finance & Accounting
FinanceA general ledger every module posts into as it happens
- Chart of accounts, accounting periods and period close
- Journals with approval, plus automatic postings from every module
- Bank accounts, statement import and bank reconciliation
- Supplier payments, petty cash and AP ageing
Human Resources
PeopleYour people, their records and their requests in one place
- Employee records with contracts and organisation structure
- Leave policies, balances, requests and approvals — with self-service
- Attendance capture and shift rosters
- Appraisals and disciplinary cases with a recorded outcome
Payroll
PeopleKenyan payroll that is right the first time
- Pay runs with maker-checker approval before release
- PAYE on current KRA bands with personal relief
- NSSF, SHIF and Affordable Housing Levy calculated per employee
- Salary structures, allowances, deductions and staff loans
Fixed Assets
FinanceA fixed asset register your auditor will sign
- Asset register by category, location and custodian
- Scheduled depreciation posted to the ledger
- Disposals with gain or loss calculated and booked
- Transfers between branches with history
Delivery & Fleet
OperationsGet orders out of the gate and onto the road
- Dispatch runs that load delivery notes onto a vehicle and driver
- Vehicle and driver registers with documents and expiry dates
- Delivery routes and run status from loading to complete
- Fuel issues and vehicle maintenance logged per vehicle
Reports & Analytics
InsightsAnswers across every module, without exporting to Excel
- Executive dashboard with cash, sales, stock, output and receivables
- Ready-made payroll, HR, sales, stock and finance reports
- Saved reports, with exports to CSV, Excel and PDF
Integrations
SettingsConnected to the systems Kenyan businesses depend on
- KRA eTIMS invoice and credit-note transmission with retry and a send log
- M-Pesa C2B, STK Push and B2C through Daraja, matched to customer accounts
- SMS and email notifications
- Webhooks and API keys for your own systems
See Covadesk running on your numbers
Book a 30-minute demo. Bring a real problem — a stock variance you can’t explain, a payroll run that takes three days — and we’ll show you how it works in Covadesk.
Prefer to talk? Call +254 117 390 922 or email info@fecn.co.ke