{"id":84,"date":"2020-08-28T01:19:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T01:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gfcfasteners.co.nz\/?p=84"},"modified":"2020-08-28T01:19:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T01:19:40","slug":"how-gfc-saved-one-construction-company-50000-in-less-than-12-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gfcfasteners.co.nz\/2020\/08\/28\/how-gfc-saved-one-construction-company-50000-in-less-than-12-months\/","title":{"rendered":"How GFC Saved One Construction Company $50,000 In Less Than 12 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GFC Fasteners aims to fill the void where other hardware suppliers fall short putting the needs of clients at the forefront of their business framework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A prime example of this is when GFC saved one construction company with 150 staff $50,000 in less than 12 months from their industry leading same-day delivery service. Before using GFC, Site Managers would leave the site to collect supplies from a \u201cBig Box\u201d store. The construction company logged over 500 trips across six different projects. Given the average trip time in Auckland is 1.5 hours return (conservative) costing $65 per hour, this is many hours of unnecessary work that GFC has taken care of for free. This cost doesn\u2019t include loss of productivity while the Site Manager is away from the site, inefficiencies and errors from workers working unsupervised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they spoke, the current issues the company had where inaccurate invoice prices from some suppliers \u2013 resulting in many hours of extra admin, lack of concrete and timber screw technology on offer and no consolidated supplier for fasteners and specialist construction products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GFC tailored a plan to suit individual site needs for this company. Some services already existed, and some GFC created to suit the needs of this particular client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some key benefits include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n