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title WINDOWLINK HAS THE ADVANTAGE (Clearview Magazine, North)
  Windowlink, the leading sales presentation software producers, say that sales software tailored to
individual business needs can really save time and money by improving efficiency and profitability.
One company putting this claim into practice is Advantage Windows and Conservatories.
Windowlink’s development team has worked closely with the Cheshire-based trade supplier to develop
a bespoke pricing software package that allows Advantage’s trade customers to price orders for
windows and doors whilst in the home, and then automatically produce a purchase order for Advantage
with the full specification. Importantly, the operator knows the exact cost of the job so that, if their
customer wants a reduced price, they know how far they can go.
 

The software, based on Windowlink’s Focus
Plus sales presentation program for windows
and doors, also provides the ability to produce
quotations, contracts, delivery notes & invoices,
enabling the installer to present a much more
professional image. The pricing module has
been designed by Windowlink to mirror
Advantage’s manufacturing software and
therefore contains all the relevant product and
technical information to simplify the ordering
process & reduce errors. Windowlink has also
made it easy for Advantage’s IT department to
set up a personalised package for individual
customers with their agreed discount structure.
Once the software is installed on their own PC
the installer can create purchase orders,
complete with accurate prices, at the click
of a button.

The pricing program includes a checklist to
ensure order accuracy. Every product element
is listed, such as bead type, reinforcement,
handles, glazing & night vents, to ensure nothing
 

is forgotten, thereby eliminating mistakes and possible disputes. Looking ahead, the software also
offers the potential for Advantage’s customers to place orders online direct to the factory, which would
put an end to hand written orders and waiting for quotations or order confirmations by fax or post.

Danny Hague, Advantage’s Group Commercial Director, believes this latest addition to the company’s
support package brings its customers into the 21st century: “The industry is becoming increasingly IT
driven and we didn’t want our customers to be left behind,” he says. “Windowlink offers easy to use
software backed by an excellent customisation service and friendly training and support, which is
exactly what we needed. Indeed, the new pricing software is already proving popular with many
of our customers.” After a customer has had the Advantage pricing package installed, Windowlink
can then incorporate their own retail pricing information into the program, together with variable profit
margins and fitting costs if required. They can then use the software to produce their own accurate
professional- looking customer quotations and related sales documentation.

Advantage says the new Windowlink software will impress homeowners and help its customers close
more sales. As part of an ongoing growth programme, the forward thinking trade supplier is looking to
boost its manufacturing output over the next 18 months to 4000 frames and 200 roofs a week.
“And initiatives like our new pricing software look set to help us achieve this ambitious aim,”
concludes Danny.
   
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