Sonepar is a global market leader in electrical wholesale distribution and operates in 44 countries on five continents. Its mobile solution, developed by ieffects AG in Zurich, ensures the smooth journey of parts to electricians on building sites where the parts are required. The Sonepar apps featured here are based on the ieffects product ‘ieffects.build’. As ieffects’ partner for UX and product design, we have played a key role in the concept development, interaction design, user experience and visual design of Sonepar products for more than ten years.

Sonepar Suisse: Dashboard and combi-tool for sockets and light switches.

Sustainability in design

Where the concept of a product is to be continuously developed over more than a decade and its visual design kept up to date, this requires a forward-looking, modular and sustainable way of working. New requirements and features have been added and existing ones changed as part of
the life cycle thus far.

As part of its continuous product development, ieffects relies on Milk as a dependable UX and design partner with in-depth knowledge of mobile apps and frameworks. We understand ieffects’ product and customers as if they were our own.

Rapid search

Alongside an ultra-fast search, ieffects’ synchronization engine offers the ability to browse the product catalog with poor or no Internet connection, as is commonly the case on construction sites.

Used worldwide

A number of Sonepar national subsidiaries are already using ieffects’ solution, which is supplied as a white label product with each subsidiary’s corporate design. Countries already using the solution include Switzerland, Canada, Germany, Austria, France, Hungary, Sweden. Some of the individual apps also have country-specific features, adding another layer of challenge to the implementation.