Gold Buyers Central Purchasing Management System
Storia Technologies developed a custom web application for Gold Buyers Central to replace their outdated purchasing system. The new platform enables staff across multiple locations to create quotes, purchase second-hand jewellery and generate operational reports while ensuring compliance with state transaction reporting requirements.

- Let's Break It Down -
What Was Needed?
Gold Buyers Central is a second-hand gold buyer with locations across Australia. As the business grew, their existing purchasing system became increasingly difficult to maintain and inefficient for staff to use. The outdated system created unnecessary complexity when generating quotes, recording purchases and managing reporting requirements.
Gold Buyers Central engaged Storia Technologies to design and develop a custom web application that would streamline their purchasing workflow and provide better visibility into business operations.
The new system allows staff to quickly generate quotes and record purchases for second-hand jewellery through a simple and intuitive interface. By digitising and standardising the purchasing workflow, the platform helps staff process transactions more efficiently while maintaining accurate records.
A key requirement of the system was compliance with state legislation requiring daily transaction reports to be submitted to police authorities. The application automatically generates these reports, ensuring the business can meet regulatory requirements without additional administrative overhead.
The platform also includes operational reporting tools that provide insights into sales activity and inventory across locations. These reports help management monitor performance and make better-informed decisions about the business.
Delivered as a secure web application, the system can be accessed from any device, allowing staff to use the platform easily across multiple locations.
Project Goals
The goal of the project was to replace an outdated purchasing system with a modern web application that simplifies transaction processing, improves reporting and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Our Solution
Storia Technologies developed a custom web application designed specifically for the operational needs of Gold Buyers Central.
The frontend interface was built using Vue.js, providing a fast and responsive user experience for staff managing quotes and purchases. The application is supported by a Ruby on Rails API, which manages business logic, transaction processing and reporting functionality.
To ensure reliability and scalability, the platform was deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The infrastructure includes Amazon RDS for database management, EC2 instances running the Rails API and S3 with CloudFront for delivering the frontend application.
Key elements of the solution included:
A streamlined system for creating quotes and purchasing second-hand jewellery
Automated daily transaction reporting to meet state regulatory requirements
Operational reports for sales tracking and inventory oversight
A mobile-friendly web interface accessible from any device
Cloud infrastructure designed for performance, security and scalability
The resulting platform enables Gold Buyers Central to process transactions more efficiently, maintain compliance with reporting regulations and manage their growing network of locations with greater visibility and control.