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Case Study: Dulux

Summary

Bluestones One’s Merchandising Division is proud to be the sole supplier for the Dulux merchandising activity in the UK and Ireland. The first project our team completed for Dulux was the Homebase Masonry Review which spanned across 168 UK and Ireland stores. The stores varied in size from 3 to 6 bays.

Challenges

The full store estate had to be completed within a 3-week window prior to Easter. This timescale meant the project had to be routed in an efficient way to ensure costs and our carbon footprint were kept to a minimum whilst delivering 100% compliance and exceptional service. The greatest challenge of the project was overcoming unforeseen differences between the planned number of bays to complete versus the actual number of bays upon arrival.

Results

We successfully completed the Range Review, on time without the need to revisit a single store.

By using our online reporting platform, we were able to give all key stakeholders full live access to the project progress throughout.

Meet the team: Martin Sweeney

Meet Martin Sweeney, Installations Director

How did your journey at Bluestones One begin and what has it been like since?I joined the business in February 2020 and was really excited with my role and new opportunity to develop. Unfortunately, I was grounded slightly by the pandemic. This then presented the business and me with lots of obstacles which we had never experienced but with the support from the internal team and from our partner company, Bluestones Investment Group (BIG), we overcame these. Whilst many businesses have failed to survive, Installations continued to develop and grow its customer base. The next few years may present many challenges, but I am excited to drive the business forward in the coming years. What do you enjoy about working in this industry?I believe you must be a self-motivator and be ready to tackle daily challenges. Each day presents itself with new challenges, and whilst this can be difficult, you get a sense of achievement when you deliver for the customer. One thing that really excites me is the opportunity to see lots of the UK whilst on client and site meetings. We have a fantastic internal support team who are young and ambitious, and this allows us to develop.

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