Enterprise-grade B2B procurement, built on Magento Open Source
Standard Magento couldn't handle company-specific purchasing, VAT and requisition data, ERP-driven stock or multilingual journeys, so Encomage extended the platform into a true B2B procurement system — and kept it stable, secure and maintainable as the business grew.
THE CLIENT
Nordic Filtration distributes industrial filtration and measuring equipment to professional buyers, built by a team with deep roots in Scandinavian filtration. Its customers don't shop like consumers — they purchase through company accounts, approval and requisition workflows, with VAT handling, negotiated expectations on stock and delivery, and ERP-connected back-office processes. That meant a standard Magento storefront had to be reshaped around how B2B procurement really works, across multiple languages and markets, without disrupting customers or internal teams.
On this project, our primary point of contact has been Lucas, who manages the technical coordination on the client's side. He is an excellent partner to work with — clear and responsive in communication, technically fluent in Magento and server infrastructure, and consistently willing to trust our team with the autonomy to deliver the right solutions.
The challenge
Nordic Filtration needed Magento to be more than an online store — it had to mirror a B2B sales operation. As the business grew, off-the-shelf Magento couldn't keep up with how professional buyers actually order, and the gaps surfaced in both the buying journey and the back office.
- Standard Magento didn't speak B2B. Company accounts, approval workflows, requisition handling, VAT-related processes and customer-specific business data aren't native to Magento Open Source — yet they were exactly what professional buyers needed to purchase with confidence.
- Buyers couldn't trust stock and delivery. Without tight ERP-driven stock updates, availability statuses and accurate delivery estimates, customers faced uncertain purchasing information — and uncertainty stalls B2B orders and creates support load.
- An always-on platform burden across customers and staff. Security, checkout performance, inventory accuracy, SEO visibility, integrations and Magento upgrades all needed continuous attention — and any instability hit both the storefront and the internal teams running daily operations.
The solution
Encomage acts as Nordic Filtration's long-term Magento development, consulting and operational partner, adapting the platform to the business model rather than the other way around. Each workstream answers a specific B2B need.
B2B platform development.
Extended Magento to support company accounts, approval workflows, customer-specific business data, requisition handling, VAT-related processes and account-management features for professional buyers.
Upgrade & security management.
Maintained the platform through Magento upgrade cycles and security-patch releases — compatibility testing, regression analysis, environment preparation, post-upgrade stabilization and vulnerability mitigation.
Inventory & availability optimization.
Refined custom stock and availability workflows around delivery estimates, ERP-driven stock updates, product-availability statuses and customer-facing purchasing information.
Checkout & payment reliability.
Improved checkout, payment integrations, customer-account flows, order communication and transactional workflows to reduce customer-facing ordering issues.
ERP & operational integration.
Connected Magento with business-critical systems for customer records, inventory, purchase history, product data and operational file management.
Multilingual storefront management.
Maintained translations, localized content, configuration, customer-facing messaging and store-view-specific behavior across regional storefronts.
Search, SEO & admin improvements.
Strengthened search visibility, indexing stability, category management, SEO architecture, merchandising controls and admin usability — for customers and internal users alike.
Magento reshaped around real B2B procurement — company accounts, approval workflows, requisition handling and VAT-aware purchasing that Open Source doesn't ship with. Professional buyers now order the way they actually buy; 30+ company accounts onboarded on self-service.
At a glance
Client
Nordic Filtration
Industry
E-commerce — Industrial Filtration & B2B Distribution
Region / markets
Denmark (HQ, Funen) · multi-market European storefronts · UK & Germany presence · B2B / professional buyers
Services
B2B commerce development · Magento engineering & upgrades · ERP integration · Inventory & availability · Technical SEO & localization · Security & operational support
Technologies
Magento Open Source, PHP, Elasticsearch, Worldline/ePay, Bambora, ERP integrations, Company Account Extensions
Timeline
Long-term · ongoing
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THE RESULT
Magento is now built around how Nordic Filtration actually sells. Professional buyers purchase through company accounts and approval flows, see ERP-accurate stock and realistic delivery expectations, and complete orders with fewer errors — while internal teams manage catalog, customers and operations more consistently, on a platform that stays stable through upgrades. It's not a single conversion spike; it's a B2B procurement experience and a back office that both work predictably, with room to grow.
↑ B2B self-service
Professional buyers onboard and order through company accounts and approval flows without manual setup (30+ accounts onboarded).
↓ Ordering issues
Checkout, payment and account-flow fixes cut customer-facing ordering errors.
ERP-accurate stock
Buyers see real availability and realistic delivery estimates, driven by tight ERP-connected stock updates.
↑ Internal efficiency
Internal teams manage catalog, customers and operations more consistently through improved admin and ops tooling.
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See It In Action
Product availability and delivery estimates now come straight from the ERP, so professional buyers see stock they can trust instead of guesswork — removing a key reason B2B orders stall.
IN THE CLIENTS WORDS
“Andrii and his company Encomage did hundreds of hours of work for me. Helped customize and debug my webstore during some very challenging times. Would recommend.”
Lucas Davidsen
IT & Content Manager — Nordic Filtration
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