Signage and large format

    How quickly does a customer get your quote?

    Some enquiries never get a quote at all, and you cannot win work you never price.

    We rework how you quote so enquiries stop waiting, without another estimator on the payroll.

    See what it is costing youTakes a minute, no sign-up.

    Where quoting gets stuck

    • The website says turnaround matters, without ever saying what it is.
    • Artwork arrives in whatever format the customer has to hand, and someone has to ask for the rest.
    • A seven field enquiry form feeds a factory running two sites and tens of thousands of square feet.

    Each of these comes down to who does what, and in what order.

    How much of your work is waiting on a quote?

    Use last month, roughly. Each box starts with an example figure of ours, including the turnaround. Change them to your own. The only standard here is the one you set.

    £34,00010 of the 28 enquiries you took did not reach the customer inside your own 3 working days. At your average job value, that much work sat waiting for a price.You hit your own turnaround on 64% of them.

    Most systems record that a quote went out. Few record how long it took.

    Three ways to start

    Free

    Quoting Starter Kit

    Your own numbers, a report by email within minutes: the work you never price, your turnaround against your own target and three fixes to make first.

    Get the free report
    Your own desk
    Quote Desk
    Typically £950 to £3,950set-up

    Every enquiry checked against your trade checklist, the chase drafted for your approval and a one-page scope sheet for your estimator. Then £295 a month, all in: hosting, running costs, fixes and monthly improvements.

    See the Quote Desk

    Your estimator prices every job.

    Our study

    We checked the enquiry pages of 100 UK made-to-order manufacturers against six things a customer sees before getting in touch, such as whether the form takes a drawing and whether a quote turnaround is published. The 10 signage and large format firms scored between 3 and 7 out of 10, with the middle one on 4.5. Ten firms is too few to speak for the whole trade.

    See the study

    If your quotes already go out the same day and you know your win rate, you do not need us.

    Founded by Segun Osu. Teamsmiths is the trading name of Buildze Limited, company 12857101.