Established in 2006, Rainford Timber Co has ISO9001 and CATG accreditation, meaning its products are built to the highest standards and use sustainable materials certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
It has grown steadily to become a trusted supplier of timber frames to construction firms across the North West.
With increasing demand for its products, Rainford Timber Co needed to ramp up production from its current location.
However, they are restricted to traditional workplace hours, due to proximity of neighbouring buildings. Rainford Timber Co needed to transform their processes.
Another challenge for Rainford Timber Co’s sustainability goals were being impacted by its reliance on paper. A huge amount of paper was being used as production worksheets.
“Our panel production was much below the demand level,” Ross said. “To stay as a top supplier and meet our customers’ needs, we had to increase our production.
"While we have a highly skilled workforce, we were too reliant on traditional manual processes. This was limiting our capacity to increase productivity."
“The only way to increase our output was to digitise and speed up our manufacturing operation.
“Using so much paper was also putting a dent in our sustainability goals. We needed efficiency and technologically advanced operations in our production processes.”