b'Landscape transformation services help cement LafargeHolcim mergerIn 2014, Holcim and Lafarge, two independent companies in the building materials industry, announced a merger. With a combined market value exceeding $50 billion, their merger was the second largest announced in 2014 worldwide. Since a merger of this scale would raise regulatory concerns, Holcim decided to divest part of its business, accounting for 10 to 15% of the companys EBITDA.In the course of only three months and one week, Holcim and EPI-USE Labs successfully completed this complex and large-scale divestiture project with no production system downtime. Despite significant changes during the project,EPI-USE Labs easily re-configured its products to adjust to the new requirements. Close collaboration with functional specialists ensured that the requirements were feasible and modelled correctly. By successfully achieving the divestment deadline, Holcim could proceed with the merger with Lafarge. The EPI-USE Labs team rose to theLeveraging templated project solutions integrated challenge and leveraged offshoreinto the core of our technology means less hours, and resources to ensure developmenta more repeatable and reliable process for our clients. continued around the clock.We understand that every project is unique, so we tailor a solution to ensure you receive the best value Kathy McLeod, Head of Applications and Design, Holcim from your investment. We approached EPI-USE Labs to make use of their expertise as a service, Many SAP SLO projects follow similar technical routes. Rather than relying solely on a few key SLOwhereby they would complete the time consultants with experience of the various projectslice for us. EPI-USE Labs came through types and their own add-ons to the basic tools, wewith flying colours as they managed to have a unique approach of feeding the knowledgecomplete the project within time and learnt across these projects back into the solution.This makes the next execution of the same projectbudget. type significantly quicker and more robust, with less manual effort. Robert Heyneke,SAP Basis Team Lead, Pick n Pay'