Fabricator Focus
Fabricator of the Year : what happened next ?
Quickslide beat six other finalists to be crowned Fabricator of the Year at the glazing industry ’ s prestigious G22 Awards in November . Managing Director Ben Weber reveals what Quickslide has been up to in the six months since .
» “ OUR AWARD ENTRY FOCUSSED on our use of technology to become a role model fabricator ,” says Ben . “ Our strategy is to develop and implement digital solutions to modernise our business and drive our customer service from initial customer enquiry , right through to production and then delivery .”
Digital innovators Last year Quickslide announced a £ 2.7m investment plan with a key focus on increasing levels of automation at its Brighouse-based production facility . This included a one-of-a-kind cutting centre for vertical sliders to achieve sustained , repeatable levels of quality as well as improve efficiencies and production capacity .
Now , at the other end of the production process , a new marketing portal will enable Quickslide ’ s trade partners to personalise their marketing materials by including their own images of installations instead of stock images . Trade partners can manage leads online , while a custom-built IT system automatically sends customers an overview of outstanding quotes .
There ’ s also the introduction of Touch Portal , the industry ’ s first end-to-end ordering system , allowing trade partners to process their own orders seamlessly from initial enquiry through to production . “ It ’ s a real game-changer ,” says Ben .
“ We ’ re using digital solutions to cut down on our carbon emissions too . This is imperative because as demand for our business has grown , so has our fleet .
“ We ’ ve prioritised route mapping on our deliveries , consolidating runs to make sure we ’ re not travelling more miles than we need to . All our fleet vehicles are linked to our EvoNET business management system , which arranges deliveries in the most efficient order and route . It also keeps
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