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Livestock Online Auction Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development • Website Development • CRM Solutions

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

43 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2016

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

FarmGate Auctions

Sydney, Australia

Project Summary

Ekreative built a comprehensive online livestock auction platform that includes a web app, iOS app and a custom CRM to manage weekly auctions. The system includes offline assessment capabilities for rural users, digital signatures, video upload and weigh-scale integration. The platform launched successfully and the client praised Ekreative's responsiveness and project management; the engagement has been ongoing since January 2016.

Key Challenges

Gap in the market for selling livestock online
Only one major existing player in Australia, requiring a competitive platform
Need for a partner to build a market-ready online livestock marketplace

Project Deliverables

iOS app
Web app
Custom CRM system for weekly auctions
Offline-capable livestock assessment feature
Digital signature functionality
Video upload capability
Weigh-scale integration
Backend auction management system

Project Solution

Ekreative was involved from the start, taking wireframes and designs through to completed iOS and web apps and a bespoke CRM. They implemented the apps in React Native with a JavaScript codebase and wrote roughly eight million lines of code. Key features included offline-capable livestock assessment that syncs when users regain connectivity, digital signature functionality, native video uploads, weigh-scale export integration, and backend logic to handle varied weekly auction types and connectivity-related bidding issues.

Project Outcome

Business launched and operational
Successful, problem-free first auction launch
High responsiveness and strong project management
Continued, ongoing engagement since Jan. 2016

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

React Native
JavaScript

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The livestock auction app is incredibly happy with Ekreative. The platform had 8 million lines of code and launched without a single issue. Ekreative is incredibly responsive and showed that they cared about the project. They continually went above and beyond to demonstrate their dedication.”
Chanel Gallen
General Manager
Date: 01/28/2020