Case Study: Van Marcke Wholesale achieves rapid SAP S/4HANA integration and an App Factory with Mendix

Powering an SAP S/4HANA Implementation with Van Marcke

Van Marcke is a family‑owned market leader in sanitary installation and HVAC distribution across Belgium and Luxembourg (with growing presence in other countries), generating about $400M annually. Facing pressure as manufacturers sell direct, the company wanted to differentiate through better services while implementing SAP S/4HANA—yet many business needs couldn’t be met by standard SAP and Van Marcke needed to “keep the core clean” without overburdening a highly specialized internal dev team. A difficult mobile app redesign pushed CIO Stijn Hoegaerts to evaluate Mendix low‑code as a faster, reusable way to deliver customer‑facing and SAP‑integrated functionality.

Working with Mendify, Van Marcke launched an App Factory and quickly delivered a COVID contact‑tracing app in days, then built SAP‑connected solutions including a shop scanning tool, a discount matrix, and a quote generator using OData integrations. In 18 months the company expanded development capacity, shortened feedback loops with business stakeholders, improved staff motivation, and automated key processes while keeping SAP simple—delivering better UX, faster time‑to‑value, and measurable operational benefits.

Van Marcke Wholesale

Stijn Hoegaerts

Chief Information Officer