Clearview National January 2016 - Issue 170 | Page 70

SOFTWARE

GlasSave provides
ultimate efficiencies
»»Tuff X Processed Glass is
almost certainly one of the largest and fastest
growing processing companies in the UK.
Established in 1997 and working from a
55,000 sqft factory in Merseyside, it has
been quietly building its reputation as one
of the most versatile and professional firms
around.
Continual investment in high quality
equipment to provide perfect finished
products has been a key to its success, and it
can produce processed toughened glass up to
19mm 4200mm x 2400mm for applications
such as laminated toughened balustrade,
splash backs for bathroom wall or as part of a
multi-panel foyer of a commercial building.
Tuff X has doubled in size over the last
five years, which it attributes to the growing
demand for its products.
Director Graham Price comments:
“We believe that there is a huge market of
discerning customers out there who are
prepared to pay a reasonable price for a quality
bespoke product and that’s where we come in.
We can supply direct to the trade and other
smaller glass companies and word has been
rapidly spreading through the industry, and
when customers see the scope of what we’re
able to offer, they are often amazed.

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“However, it’s not all about the range of
products that we offer, our success is based on
getting things right first time for the customer
and the way we handle the customer from
initial tentative enquiry, right through to
quoting and giving advice to manufacture,
production control and delivery.
“As we have grown, we’ve realised that we
had outgrown our old order processing system
that generated a lot of paperwork, and wasn’t
designed for glass processors. So we turned to
Clear Thinking who has established itself as
market leaders in the UK for software for glass
processors.”
Graham continues: “Clear Thinking
undertook to integrate its quoting and
invoicing software with our existing Sage
accounts software and all of our existing
machinery. So, now we can produce a

quote, then turn it into an order, issue it to
production, and optimise the glass to reduce
wastage all from a single entry.
“Our office is now a lot closer to being
paperless and everyone in the company can see
the progress of that order and provide a quicker
response to customer queries.
“In our industry, we are constantly
rescheduling deliveries around the challenges
of busy sites, so we have always had to be very
flexible. The Glass Office software saves us time
and makes us more efficient.
“One of the big benefits of the GlasSave
optimisation system is the material saving in
reduced glass waste. For example, now we can
cut 6m x 3m sheets of various glass thicknesses,
increasing greater yield and efficiencies.
These pieces are now directed to the correct
department for drilling, polishing, CNC work,
etc. so our factory flows better than before.”
Graham concludes: “Clear Thinking already
came highly recommended to us, but it was
crucial that our software supplier could do both
the job we need and grow with us as we expand
and invest in more machinery. We’ve been live
with the Glass Office system for a few months
now and are already reaping the benefits.”
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