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The go-to app
The impressive rise of the installer app with 1000 active users .
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Record demand
£ 150 million quoted for jobs in Q2 using Framepoint ® app .
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Strength to strength
Door and window firm sees 20 % sales boost with Tommy Trinder .
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A better way
What is SaaS and how is it shaking up the software market ?
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Working smart
The pandemic-born company that ’ s proud to be different .
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“ Call me sad , but I ’ ve always loved selling windows ,” says Chris . “ 27 years in the industry , and I ’ ve tackled most parts . But selling windows face-toface with clients has always been my favourite bit . My dad sold windows for 50 years , and his dad before him did too . So , I guess it was in the blood .
“ When I was out selling windows for my Dad ’ s business , I craved a piece
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of software that had some wow factor about it . There was plenty of tech that was great for running factories , but none that was much help when I was sitting on Mrs Jones ’ sofa and trying to make a sale .”
That simple premise led Chris to knock on the door of Robert Franks . Rob was Chris ’ former IT Director at TimberWindows . Com ; a company Chris founded in 2004 and sold , to private equity , in 2009 .
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“ I showed Rob how I sketched out windows and doors on an A4 pad when I was selling to a customer and told him I wanted to be able sketch windows on a computer , in the same , simple way ,” explains Chris . “ The windows would need to appear in perfect , photo-realistic quality , priced and ready for me to take the order . And , of course , I wanted to be able to show a client exactly how they ’ d look on their house too . It was quite a brief !” |
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