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Accounting that grew with the business.

Al Rabyah Building Material Trading LLC started in 1999 as a single branch in Sharjah. Today they operate five branches across three emirates, three brands, and a single WinTrade installation that keeps the whole group on one set of books.

ClientAl Rabyah Building
Material Trading LLC
SectorBuilding Materials
RegionUAE - Sharjah,
Dubai, Al Ain
PlatformWinTrade
multi-branch
EngagementLong-term
WinTrade customer
Interior finished in large-format porcelain tile and sanitaryware
01 - At a glance

One group, one set of books.

Al Rabyah runs its entire operation - five branches, three brands, three emirates - on a single WinTrade installation, with one chart of accounts and one shared inventory catalogue.

Branches
5
Across three emirates - Sharjah, Dubai, and Al Ain - all on one installation.
Brands
3
Al Rabyah, Al Fayha, and Yafa - separate books on the same system.
Years on WinTrade
25+
Since 1999, through VAT, corporate tax, e-commerce, and several hardware generations.
02

The challenge.

Al Rabyah opened in Sharjah in 1999 as a single branch importing ceramic and porcelain tiles, water mixers, and sanitary ware from Italy and Spain. A quarter-century later it spans five branches across three emirates and three brands - Al Rabyah, Al Fayha, and Yafa - each with its own customers, suppliers, and stock.

Most inventory systems in the sector treat each branch as a separate world: disconnected ledgers, transfers tracked by phone, and a month-end close that drags into the second week. Al Rabyah needed one system across every branch and brand.

03

What we did.

  • One installation, all five branches. A single shared WinTrade system - every branch on the same chart of accounts and inventory catalogue.
  • Group-wide stock visibility. Staff at any branch quote against group availability and trigger inter-branch transfers inside the system.
  • Multi-entity accounting for three brands. Al Rabyah, Al Fayha, and Yafa keep separate books, with inter-company transactions posted automatically.
  • Landed-cost workflows. Freight, duty, and handling allocated across each shipment at the SKU level, so margins are right from the first sale.
  • Continuous evolution. Kept current through VAT (2018), corporate tax (2023), e-commerce, and post-pandemic supply-chain change.
WinTradeMulti-branchMulti-entity accountingLanded costInventoryVAT & corporate tax
04

The outcome.

01
One source of truth.Inventory, accounting, and customer records unified across five branches and three brands.
02
Faster month-end.Closing the books takes days, not weeks.
03
Accurate margins.Landed cost is built into every SKU, so margins are right from the first sale - not corrected at month-end.
04
Two decades on one system.Continuous operation through VAT, corporate tax, and several hardware generations - no rip-and-replace.
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