About Autotelic

We exist to make Business Central
work for you.

Autotelic is a specialist Microsoft Business Central consultancy. We don't do everything — we do one thing exceptionally well.

Our story

Built by practitioners, for practitioners.

Autotelic was founded by consultants who spent years inside large ERP practices watching the same problems repeat: over-engineered solutions, missed deadlines, and clients left without support after go-live.

We set out to build something different — a small, senior team that stays close to every engagement, writes clean AL code, and treats every client's system as if it were our own.

Today we work with businesses across manufacturing, professional services, and distribution — helping them get more from Business Central without the overhead of a large consultancy.

15+Years in Business Central & Navision
60+Implementations delivered
100%Senior-led engagements

What we stand for

Principles we don't compromise on.

01

Honesty first

We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. If a customisation isn't the right answer, we'll say so.

02

Senior-led delivery

Every engagement is led by a senior consultant. No juniors learning on your project, no hand-offs to offshore teams.

03

Clean code, always

We write AL extensions to AppSource standards — upgrade-safe, well-documented, and maintainable by anyone.

04

Long-term thinking

We design solutions that grow with your business, not ones that create technical debt six months down the line.

05

Transparent pricing

Fixed-scope or time-and-materials — either way, you always know what you're paying for and why.

06

Genuine partnership

We stay involved after go-live. Your success is our reputation.

The team

Small team. Deep expertise.

We keep the team deliberately small so every client gets direct access to senior expertise — not account managers or project coordinators.

Ruan van der Merwe

Ruan van der Merwe

Founder & Principal Consultant

15 years in Business Central and Navision. Led implementations across manufacturing, distribution, and professional services. Certified Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant.

Lize-Mari Botha

Lize-Mari Botha

Senior AL Developer

Specialist in AL extension development and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Built and maintained AppSource apps for multiple ISV partners. Passionate about clean, testable code.

Deon Pretorius

Deon Pretorius

Integration & Power Platform Lead

Deep expertise in Business Central APIs, Power BI Embedded, and Power Automate. Connects BC to the rest of your Microsoft 365 environment without the complexity.

Want to work with us?

We take on a limited number of new clients each quarter. If you're evaluating Business Central partners, let's talk.

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