ERP partners for
manufacturers and distributors.
Lux Via is a certified Silver Odoo partner that implements and supports Odoo ERP for manufacturers and distributors, with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Built by engineers
and accountants.
A senior team from sale to support.
The people who scope a project are the people who build it. We don't hand clients to junior consultants after the sale, and SLA clients keep direct access to the engineers who built their system.
Engineering and finance under one roof.
Our co-founders bring a Chartered Accountant's finance discipline and a mechatronics engineer's systems thinking to every project, so your ERP produces accurate management accounts, not only working screens.
We recover troubled implementations.
We fix Odoo environments that have gone off track: we brought Oyuna's implementation back on course, resolved inventory valuation and subcontracting accounting for Mellowvans, and are overhauling Uber Nutrition's existing setup.
Integrations built for real operations.
Every integration we list runs in production for a live client, including a bidirectional Shopify link for Donkey Long Tong and EDI ordering from major US retailers for Brume Orpin.
A selective client list.
We take on a limited number of projects at a time so every client gets our full attention. If we're not the right fit - wrong sector, scope or timing - we'll say so and refer you to someone better placed.
Long-term partners, not one-off projects.
Several of our clients have stayed with us on SLA agreements for multiple years. We know their systems, team, data and roadmap, which means faster responses, better decisions and less time spent re-explaining context.
Four people. Deep expertise.
Lux Via was founded in 2024 by Brett Thornton-Dibb and Mikael Maingard. A small, senior team means you work directly with the people doing the work.
Seasoned finance and operations leader with a track record across senior management, M&A, and complex organisational change. Deep accounting expertise for systems migration and financial structuring.
Leads sales, partnerships and end-to-end delivery - from business analysis and solution design through to implementation and account management. Technical rigour with a hands-on commercial focus.
Specialises in manufacturing, inventory, and process optimisation. Drives the functional configuration of complex Odoo implementations from data collection through to go-live, and manages ongoing client support.
Leads technical implementation and custom solution development. Builds bespoke modules, integrations, and data pipelines that extend Odoo beyond its standard capabilities.
Lux Via at a glance.
- Company
- Lux Via (Pty) Ltd
- Founded
- 2024
- Certification
- Certified Silver Odoo Partner
- Founders
- Brett Thornton-Dibb, CA(SA); Mikael Maingard, BEng Mechatronics
- Offices
- Workshop17, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
Workshop17, 24 Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196 - Focus
- Odoo ERP implementation and ongoing support for manufacturers and distributors
- Services
- Odoo ERP implementation; integrations and custom modules; ongoing SLA support; AI connected to your ERP
- Typical client size
- 50 to 250 people
- Typical implementation
- 2 to 6 months
- Pricing
- Implementations from R80,000 for focused projects to R650,000 for multi-site businesses; 100+ users scoped individually. See pricing
- SLA response time
- One hour or less
- Clients in
- South Africa, the UK, the US, Kenya and Zambia
- Team size
- 4
- Contact
- mikael@luxvia.biz · +27 83 458 5040
- linkedin.com/company/luxvia
What an implementation costs.
Focused projects go straight to implementation. From the growing tier up, we start with a Detailed Discovery, usually around R15,000 depending on size and complexity, which maps your processes, data and requirements before anything is built and is credited against the implementation if you go ahead.
| Tier | Typical size | Typical investment |
|---|---|---|
| Focused | Up to 10 users, up to 5 core apps | R80,000 - R120,000 |
| Growing | Up to 25 users or 6 core apps | R150,000 - R220,000 |
| Established | Up to 40 users, 7 or more core apps | R220,000 - R350,000 |
| Multi-site / multi-entity | Up to 100 users | R400,000 - R650,000 |
| Large | More than 100 users | Scoped individually |
Core apps are Odoo applications such as Accounting, Sales, Purchase, Inventory and Manufacturing; whichever of users or apps is higher sets the tier. Manufacturing, multiple legal entities, integrations, custom development and historical data migration move a project up its range. Odoo licence costs are separate and billed by Odoo.
Frequently asked questions.
How do we get started?
Book a call, or request an indicative quote through our ERP questionnaire. Focused projects go straight to implementation; larger projects begin with a Detailed Discovery, where we map your processes, data and requirements so the implementation is scoped accurately before anything is built.
How much does an Odoo implementation with Lux Via cost?
It depends on size and complexity. Typical ranges are R80,000 to R120,000 for focused projects (up to 10 users, up to 5 core apps), R150,000 to R220,000 for growing businesses (up to 25 users or 6 apps), R220,000 to R350,000 for established businesses (up to 40 users, 7 or more apps) and R400,000 to R650,000 for multi-site or multi-entity businesses (up to 100 users); larger projects are scoped individually. Projects from the growing tier up start with a Detailed Discovery, usually around R15,000, which is credited against the implementation if you go ahead. Odoo licence costs are separate.
How long does an Odoo implementation take?
Typically 2 to 6 months, depending on scope, the number of modules and the volume of data migration.
What does Lux Via do?
Lux Via implements and supports Odoo ERP for manufacturers and distributors: end-to-end implementation, integrations and custom modules, ongoing SLA support, and AI connected to your ERP data.
Who does Lux Via work with?
Manufacturers and distributors with 50 to 250 people, typically moving off spreadsheets, legacy systems or an ERP that is not working. Clients include food, furniture, textile, electric vehicle and medical products businesses such as Eendracht Bakery, Haldane Martin Design, Mellowvans and Altinex.
Is Lux Via an official Odoo partner?
Yes. Lux Via is a certified Silver Odoo partner.
Where is Lux Via based?
Lux Via has offices at Workshop17 in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, and at Workshop17 in Rosebank, Johannesburg. It works with clients across South Africa and internationally, including the UK, the US, Kenya and Zambia.
Does Lux Via fix existing Odoo implementations?
Yes. Lux Via remediates and overhauls existing Odoo environments, for example for Mellowvans and Uber Nutrition, and brought Oyuna's implementation back on track.
What support does Lux Via offer after go-live?
Ongoing SLA support with a response time of one hour or less, monthly system health checks, and direct access to the engineers who built your system.
Can Lux Via connect AI tools to Odoo?
Yes. Lux Via connects your preferred AI agent to live Odoo data and a structured context vault, so it can answer questions, run analyses and, where you allow it, draft actions for you to confirm.
Still have questions? We're here to help.
Every business runs a little differently. Tell us where yours doesn't fit the answers above and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.