How Navitas Built a Multi-Million Circuit Protection Brand from a Garage Startup

In just over two years, Navitas Circuit Protection has grown from a startup operating out of a family garage into one of the fastest-growing independent circuit protection brands in the UK. “Having the right systems behind us has made that growth far easier to manage,” says William Winter, Founder and Managing Director.

Case study at a glance

Company: Navitas Circuit Protection

Industry: Electrical equipment

Product: Circuit protection products

Location: United Kingdom

Company size: 12 employees

Pain points: Rapid growth, increasing operational complexity, limited administrative capacity, risk of duplicated administration

Why MRPeasy: Purchasing, inventory management, BOMs, production planning, affordable pricing, scalability

Implementation: Within weeks

Key functions: Purchasing, inventory management, BOMs, production planning, customer management, reporting, search, customer portal, remote access

Results: Growth from a two-person garage startup to 12 employees and more than £2 million in revenue, scalable administration, faster access to operational data, data-driven decision-making, reduced manual order processing, fewer input errors

Supplying electrical wholesalers across the UK

Navitas Circuit Protection is a Welsh electrical equipment company specializing in circuit protection products. The business employs twelve people, supplies electrical wholesalers across the UK, and is on course to achieve annual revenues of around £2.5 million. In 2025, Navitas was recognized with the Best New Start-Up award at the South Wales Business Awards.

Rapid growth brings opportunity, but it also creates operational challenges. From the very beginning, Founder and Managing Director William Winter knew the business needed strong systems behind it if it was going to scale successfully.

Building the foundations properly

Navitas was founded in 2023 by William and his father, Bill Winter, following William’s departure from the electrical manufacturing industry after more than a decade of experience.

Starting a manufacturing business from scratch meant every decision mattered. With only two people in the business, there was no room for inefficient processes or duplicated administration.

“We made a conscious decision that we wanted to build the business on proper systems from day one,” says William. “It’s much easier to implement good processes with two people than it is with twenty.”

While Bill focused on selecting an accounting package, William began searching for an MRP system capable of handling purchasing, inventory, bills of materials, and production planning without requiring a significant upfront investment.

“I’d previously worked with enterprise-level software that cost tens of thousands of pounds to implement. That simply wasn’t realistic for a startup.”

The search eventually landed with William’s long-time friend, Junii Whyte, who is now also a Director at Navitas.

“Junii enjoys researching software far more than I do,” William laughs. “I gave him our requirements and asked him to investigate the options. After testing several systems, he came back and recommended MRPeasy.”

Up and running in weeks

Once Navitas became a full-time business, implementation began immediately.

Within weeks, the team had imported customer records, suppliers, stock items, and bills of materials, allowing operations to begin on a structured platform rather than relying on spreadsheets.

“The import tools made the process surprisingly straightforward,” says William. “There was a lot of information to load into the system, but once it was there, we were able to start operating almost immediately.”

As the company evolved, so did the software.

New product ranges, pricing structures, additional users, and changing business processes were all incorporated without requiring the company to replace the system.

“The way we operate today is very different from when we started, but MRPeasy has adapted with us.”

Supporting rapid growth

Growing from zero to more than £2 million in revenue happened quickly. According to William, that pace of growth exposed challenges that simply don’t exist in smaller businesses.

“When you’re growing that quickly, new problems appear every few months. You suddenly have more products, more customers, more suppliers, and significantly more information to manage.”

Rather than creating those processes later, Navitas already had the infrastructure in place.

“We’ve been able to scale without dramatically increasing administration because the foundations were already there.”

Turning information into better decisions

One area where William believes MRPeasy delivers particular value is access to data.

With thousands of products, components, and customer records in the system, quickly finding the right information has become increasingly important.

“The search functionality is excellent. Whether you’re searching for a customer, a purchase order, a product code or almost anything else, it’s incredibly quick. When several part numbers differ by only a single character, that saves a huge amount of time.”

The reporting tools have also helped remove emotion from operational decisions.

“Like most manufacturers, we occasionally receive product returns. At one point, it felt as though faulty returns were increasing.”

Instead of relying on assumptions, the team analyzed the data.

“We looked back over twelve months and found we’d sold around 178,000 units while only receiving 38 products back that were confirmed as faulty. The data immediately put the situation into perspective and stopped us from making decisions based on perception rather than evidence.”

Mobility that suits a growing business

Because MRPeasy is cloud-based, the Navitas team can work wherever they happen to be.

Sales representatives update customer information while visiting wholesalers, management can monitor operations remotely, and staff always have access to current information.

“I can manage the business from almost anywhere,” says William. “Our sales team can update customer information while they’re sitting with customers instead of waiting until they’re back in the office.”

Another feature William highlights is the customer portal. Many Navitas customers place repeat orders throughout the year. Rather than emailing purchase orders or manually processing repeat transactions, customers can log in, access their agreed pricing, view invoices, check delivery information, and place orders themselves.

“It reduces administration for both our customers and us while also minimizing the risk of manual input errors.”

Looking back

Reflecting on the company’s growth, William believes selecting an MRP system early was one of the most important operational decisions Navitas made.

“The business has grown because of the people, the products, and the relationships we’ve built, but having the right systems behind us has made that growth far easier to manage.”

“For a business starting out, MRPeasy gave us a professional operational platform without the cost or complexity of larger enterprise systems. Looking back, implementing it early was one of the best decisions we made.”

As Navitas continues to expand its product range and distribution network, MRPeasy remains at the center of the company’s daily operations, supporting the next stage of growth just as it did when the business was operating from a garage with two people.

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