Stroud
Homes is a group of licensed and local builders, each with years of personal
design and building experience. The company prides itself on simplifying the
new build process for their customers. Since its inception in 2011, Stroud
Homes has gone from strength to strength, owning over 30 franchises in
Australia and 8 franchises in New Zealand. Shane McMah, the Director of Stroud
Homes Bay of Plenty, has recently revolutionised his business by introducing
the Sharp PN65TH1 Interactive White Board Display (IWB) in their Tauranga
office.
Shane
approached Sharp with the goal of replacing the messy and often times
frustrating manual planning process with a digital product that improves client
interactivity and customisation when it came to creating the perfect home. The
interactive whiteboard offered the ideal solution; not only does it eradicate
the manual pen and paper-based process, it also offers an instant and
customised workflow. The result? Allowing his customers to visualise their
plans and see their ideas come to life before their very eyes.
“clients can come in and discuss the plans, we can draw up changes,
we can erase the changes quite simply, modify it and draw a wall in a new
location. Before, we had to use erasers and different pen colours which gets
too messy- whereas now we can draw on it and mark it up real-time.” – Shane
McMah
Shane
has been utilising the pen and overlay software in order to move walls, delete
and modify plans and make changes based on what the customer wants in their
home. The interactive whiteboard has been a catalyst in the visualisation
process, while giving never-before-seen accuracy and faster development.
Before, Stroud Homes Bay of Plenty had been relying heavily on manually marking
up a floorplan with different coloured pens and erasers and then photocopying
copies to send to designers for editing. Those frustrations are now a thing of
the past due to the speed and accuracy of the IWB (Interactive Whiteboard
Display).
“It has wow-factor. It’s 65”, it’s a huge screen, it’s
been a great investment as we have it running videos continually of our plans-
and it immediately draws attention. It brings our plans to life and shows the
client why they want to live in a Stroud Home.”
When it
comes to integration, Shane praised Sharp’s hassle free installation process
and support throughout the process of upgrading to the IWB. Just a phone call
with Sharp’s sales team in Tauranga led to Shane having a demonstration at
Sharp’s showroom and from there he realised that the IWB allowed him to achieve
all of the things he needed to.
“Sharp
is the brand that comes to mind when I think of interactive displays- and working
with Sharp was the next step in utilising technology in order to really involve
our clients.”
Sharp’s
Senior Account Manager Phil Lottering supported Shane’s vision, and assisted
with the training and installation of the IWB. Phil states;
“The decision process was very
quick. As soon as Shane saw the accuracy of the panel he knew that was the
correct product for him. Accuracy was a major factor for Shane as he needed to
work on house plans that had fine lines.”
Three
months on, Stroud Homes Bay of Plenty has revolutionised their business. The
display has integrated seamlessly, making it so much easier for the team to
change plans and modify designs. The move from viewing a 2D drawing on a page
to a 3D visualisation on an interactive screen provides clients a more robust
and virtual experience to visualise their new home.
If you
are ready to revolutionise your business and improve your client relationships,
then get in touch today to talk about our range of IWBs.
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