enwis

enwis is the established industry ERP for the recycling, waste-management and disposal sector and has been the core product of tegos GmbH (Dortmund) since 1998. Today enwis is marketed under the tegos group umbrella (with offices in Manchester and Breda) as part of the modular tegossuite platform, redeveloped on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. With over 400 customers and more than 18,000 users across 150-plus waste-management and recycling companies throughout Europe, enwis is one of the leading industry ERPs for the circular economy — covering classic waste-management businesses, specialist recyclers, scrap-and-metal dealers and battery recyclers. The redevelopment on Business Central means customers benefit from the global Microsoft platform with regular updates, modern cloud functions and a large partner landscape.

Functional scope

Functionally enwis is structured into several areas. In trade the system covers contract management, order processing, pricing and invoicing — including complex tariff models with tonnage scales, minimum-quantity surcharges, surcharges and bonuses. Warehousing handles weighing-bridge integration, production processes for sorting and processing plants, material-flow control and stock management. Logistics brings dispatching, telematics integration, eANV electronic-waste-tracking documents and container management including rental billing. The finance domain (FI, asset accounting, costing, operational accounting) is deeply integrated through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Special functions exist for hazardous waste, battery recycling, metals, scrap, municipal disposal and energy producers. The platform models the regulatory specifics of the German waste industry — AVV waste codes, eANV electronic tracking, container logistics, weighing tickets and fuel billing — in the standard.

Target audience and industries

The typical target group is waste-management businesses, recycling plants, scrap-and-metal dealers, municipal waste operators, hazardous-waste specialists, battery recyclers, container service providers and energy producers with fuel preparation. enwis addresses both mid-market family-owned businesses and large multi-site groups with several weighing stations and sorting plants. Within the sector enwis is regarded as the standard, because regulatory topics like eANV, ADR compliance, permits, material flows and material-balance reporting are modelled out of the box.

Technology and deployment

enwis is delivered on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — both as cloud SaaS and as on-premise variant. Through the tegossuite, in which enwis is bundled with the sister product comotor (vehicle recycling), modules can be flexibly combined. Interfaces exist for weighing systems, telematics providers, on-board computers, fuel-station automation, eANV providers, online shops and common BI tools. Because the platform sits on Business Central, customers benefit from regular cloud updates, modern web functions and a large global Microsoft partner ecosystem — an unusual combination of deep industry specialism plus mainstream cloud platform.

Strengths and limitations

Strengths are the depth of industry functions, the modularity of the tegossuite, the Microsoft platform with a clear update path, and an international customer network with implementation and best-practice experience. The Business Central foundation means cloud-native maturity is delivered through Microsoft, not the smaller industry vendor — an advantage that is rare in narrow vertical ERPs. Limitations include the complexity of configuration (activating all special functions requires qualified key users) and the fact that enwis is not deployed outside the recycling and waste-management segment. Buyers looking for a generic mid-market ERP for industry or trade should parallel-evaluate platforms such as proAlpha or abas ERP.

Pricing and licensing

tegos does not publish list prices for enwis. Licensing combines Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central licensing with the enwis industry module on top, plus implementation services. For a mid-market waste-management business with 50 users, all-in five-year TCO typically lands in the high-six-figure euro range, with implementation services and industry-specific configuration as the dominant cost components. Cloud subscription via Business Central plus enwis is the predominant model for new deployments.

Related Topics

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• ERP for logistics
• Mid-market ERP

Fazit

enwis ist die wohl ausgereifteste Industries-ERP-Solution für Recycling und Entsorgung in Germany, Switzerland and Austria-Raum – mit klarer Microsoft-Strategie, breiter Funktionstiefe und einem internationalen Kundennetzwerk. Für Unternehmen der Kreislaufwirtschaft, die ein release-sicheres ERP mit eANV-, Telematik-, Wiege- und Containermanagement-Funktionen suchen, ist enwis in den meisten Auswahlrunden die naheliegende Wahl. Wer einen strukturierten Auswahlprozess starten möchte, kann enwis über die Themenseite ERP-Software finden sowie im direkten Comparison mit anderen Industrieslösungen evaluieren.

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