Protec International Ltd

A tailored service for Protec International Ltd.

The Company:

Protec International Ltd is the UK’s market-leading supplier of Temporary Protection Materials to the construction and housebuilding sectors. Since 1993, Protec International Ltd has been providing a wide range of solutions to help prevent costly damages to fixtures and finishes.

Protec International Ltd is a specialist supplier of temporary protection materials to the construction industry, whose typical clients include principal contractors and subcontractors in the construction sector. From scaffolding protection to floor protection, key leaders in construction have been using Protec International Ltd’s temporary protection materials for more than 26 years.

The Need:

  • To improve accuracy within the
  • To pick a greater number of orders daily.
  • To automatically upload delivery information to couriers

The Solution:

  • A bespoke Picking and packing solution by aisle were created in Bridge WMS to work seamlessly with Polycorr’s new warehouse.
  • The bespoke solution enabled photos to be taken in each stage to allow the Customer Service team at Polycorr to demonstrate the correct goods, was picked, packed and despatched, in order to reduce the number of confirmed pick errors.
  • The bespoke solution also printed a courier label and sent the correct information about parcel and pallet sizes to the courier, removing the requirement to manually enter the details into each courier’s website and manually printing the labels.
  • Bridge WMS is automatic which is a key saving time. The system can now auto-allocate orders and lines to pickers. We no longer pre-print documents and it is easier to obtain stock information and we can now increase staff to cover peak periods with minimal training

 

  • “Bridge WMS improved Pick errors, there were only 16 pick errors out of 60000 orders in 2019 and currently there have been no pick errors in 2020.”
  • “Bridge WMS improved the ability to pick more orders with the same staff. This has seen a huge increase from 305 to 360!” 

Tracey Thompson PA/Office Manager