Aucxis RFID Solutions

Overview

Aucxis is a Belgian automation company based at Zavelstraat 40 in Stekene, in the Kleine Zavel industrial zone. It runs two business units, RFID Solutions and E-Trade Systems. The e-trade unit builds electronic sales and auction systems for fruit, vegetables, fish, flowers, coffee, livestock and wool. Its cloud platform KOSMOS runs in a browser without local installation and covers supply, sale and after-sale. Installations include Veiling Zaltbommel in the Netherlands, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange in Kenya, Brixham Trawler Fish Market and W. Stevenson & Sons in England, Shetland Seafood Auction and Scrabster in Scotland, and Dounan Flowers E-Trade Center in China. The RFID unit started in 2007 and by 2022 accounted for around half of revenue. It supplies passive tags and readers, NFC, POLARIS asset management software and POLARIS handhelds for warehousing and logistics, pooling and rental, manufacturing and assembly, and healthcare and pharma. Named references include AZ Sint-Maarten, Vitaz, theo, Kemira, Luik Natie, Aertssen Logistics, Roldo Rent and Royal Antwerp FC. In 2015 it had 47 employees and revenue just over 6 million euros, about 74 percent from exports to close to 60 countries. Revenue passed 7 million euros in 2019. Geert Vonck is CEO.

Stated facts & numbers

• Founded: 1983 per the company; press dates the roots to 1985 under Luc Schelfhout
• Headquarters: Zavelstraat 40, 9190 Stekene, East Flanders
• Legal entity: Aucxis B.V., enterprise number 0429.285.178
• Employees: More than 50; close to 60 in 2022
• CEO: Geert Vonck
• COO: Tom De Decker
• CINO and BU Manager RFID: Jason Scrivens, since 18 October 2021
• Business units: RFID Solutions and E-Trade Systems
• Products: KOSMOS cloud auction platform, POLARIS RFID Asset Management Software, POLARIS handhelds, STAR reusable-cup tracking
• Customers: Veiling Zaltbommel, Nairobi Coffee Exchange, Brixham Trawler Fish Market, Shetland Seafood Auction, Dounan Flowers E-Trade Center, AZ Sint-Maarten, Roldo Rent, Royal Antwerp FC
• Revenue: Over 6M EUR in 2015; over 7M EUR in 2019
• Export share: About 74% of revenue in 2015, to close to 60 countries
• Ownership: LAVA 42%, Efice 42% and management, since 2004
• Awards: Leeuw van de Export 2016 (max 49 employees category); Agoria eHealth Award 2016 as part of a consortium
• Certification: ISO 9001