UK Mats

UK Mats Ltd are the largest independent mat rental company in the UK. From their base near High Wycombe, they wash and deliver over 10,000 mats per week for thousands of customers. Their customers include schools, hotels, large businesses, and other independent washroom businesses who offer a rental mat service.

What did UK Mats Ltd need?

  • A complete ‘Customer Relationship Manager’ which would detail all their client information, manage all delivery / route planning, and invoice all their customers at a click of a button – even with different invoicing periods.
  • Stock management of both standard and custom mats.
  • A ‘paper-less’ system which could be managed entirely through the software.

Challenge

Having previously trialled an off-the-shelf rental software which was terrible, UK Mats Ltd were in need of a bespoke software designed specifically for their industry. In particular, a software which was able to manage over 2000 customers (both trade and direct), manage different delivery frequencies (e.g., weekly, fortnightly, or monthly), and create daily routes that their drivers could use on a mobile phone.

Solution

UK Mats Ltd chose Service Manager to manage all of their operations. They are able to manage all of their customers, routing, stock, and invoicing on one system. All of their office staff have individual accounts, allowing the sales team to manage the customers, their operations team to manage deliveries / routing, and their accounts team to manage invoicing.

UK Mats Ltd estimate they save 40 hours per week, and hundreds of pounds per month, using Service Manager. Gone are the days of using paper as UK Mats now run an entirely paperless operation. The Service Manager app which tells each driver what mats to load for their following day and what mats to service at each site. Confirmation of service – with a customer’s signature – is completed via the driver’s mobile phone and instantly uploaded to Service Manager allowing their operations team to deal with issues almost immediately. All their customer information can be found in one place and all customers invoiced at a click of a button.

Testimonial

Fantastically clever and detailed software performing a variety of functions. Backed up by superb, fast customer service for queries and development requests.

Becky Adams – Finance Director

“Service Manager has been a great help to me in my first couple of months in my job. It has made my life so easy being able to see all my customers and their information in one place, as well as being able to draw up agreements with ease. I could not work without it!”

Amber Davies – Sales Manager

Don’t just take our word for it…

Here’s what our existing customers say

Fantastically clever and detailed software performing a variety of functions backed up by superb, fast customer service for queries and development requests.

Becky AdamsUK Mats – Finance Director

Service Manager has been a great help to me in my first couple of months in my job. It has made my life so easy being able to see all my customers and their information in one place, as well as being able to draw up agreements with ease. I could not work without it!

Amber DaviesUK Mats - Sales Manager

Anyone can buy an off the shelf product, but its very difficult for a small business to get the level of information and detail we need on a handheld device. Service Manager is the cornerstone of our excellence.

Daniel RichardsComplete Washroom Solutions

This software has had a dramatic effect on the way that our Service Team now works – efficiencies have been made in both fuel consumption and time due to rationalization of routes. Our Customers have also been impressed with the fully automated install and service manifest system which has stopped the need for paper usage.

Gareth LewisElite - Service Director

The reporting element of this software enables us to access information on portfolio figures/movements, invoicing forecasting and customers on hold for invoicing etc without the need for hours of admin work. This enables us to check quickly and easily that customers are being billed correctly.

Martin OvensElite - Finance Director

Easy to use system which gives you access to every single agreement at a touch of a button – with the ability to amend data quickly and easily. Fully compatible invoicing system with Sage Line 50 enabling automatic transfer of data between the two systems which has been a vital requirement. The customer service for queries has always been excellent.

Dawn StokesElite - Accounts Manager

I could not be happier with this software. Updating our pricing and invoicing customers is now so easy. Our drivers love the app and being paper free!

Rachel Saipe

An impressive piece of software. Mobile app is a nice touch.

Shaun Reeves

Our drivers love the mobile app feature. Quick, slick and easy to use.

Tom Whitbread

For our industry, this software is revolutionary. Since we've been using SM we have had a systemic shift in how our business operates as a whole. Easy to use and has saved us duplicating work.

Nigel Mayes