Spooner Industries
Who Is the Client?
Spooner Industries, based in Ilkley, England, specializes in manufacturing industrial-sized bespoke ovens, dryers, AirTurns, and regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs). The company was founded in the 1930s by William Spooner. Initially, Spooner focused on textile drying, but over time, the company expanded its expertise. Today, Spooner serves multiple industries, including food, environment, metal, paper, and converting industries. Known for its high-quality products, Spooner is dedicated to providing customized industrial solutions that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of each client.
What Was the Issue?
Spooner Industries faced challenges with optimizing load capacity while minimizing the number of loads. The team needed a tool that could save time and money, produce accurate load calculations, and generate professional-looking loading documents for customers. Before EasyCargo, Spooner had to manually estimate the number of wagons required for shipments. This process was time-consuming, imprecise, and lacked consistency.
Key challenges:
- Manual load estimation: Spooner had to manually estimate the number of wagons, which was inefficient and often inaccurate.
- Time-consuming process: Without an optimized system, load planning took too long, delaying the overall logistics process.
- Lack of professional load documentation: Spooner lacked a way to generate detailed and visually appealing loading documents for customers.
How Did We Help?
EasyCargo helped Spooner Industries overcome these challenges by offering a practical solution tailored to their needs. As a result, it significantly improved load planning, provided professional-looking documents and made the entire process faster and more accurate. Here’s how:
- Automated load planning: We replaced Spooner’s manual process with an automated system, which allowed for faster and more accurate load calculations based on product size and weight. This change led to a substantial improvement in efficiency.
- Optimized container space usage: Our software not only helped Spooner maximize available space but also reduced the number of shipments needed, effectively cutting transportation costs. This optimization resulted in measurable savings.
- Professional load documents: Furthermore, EasyCargo made it easy for Spooner to generate professional, customer-ready loading documents, which improved communication with clients.
What Does the Client Say About Us?
EasyCargo provided us with loading documents that were suitable in appearance to send to the customer while also allowing us to input all of the sizes and weights of our products. With this, EasyCargo quickly and easily solved my loading problems.
— Kevin, Logistics Department, Spooner Industries
