Despite restrictions and lock downs, West Lothian based Window Supply Company (WSC) has announced a 234% increase in manufacturing output since March 2020.
Like most window fabricators, the company says it has faced a huge increase in market demand. In response, WSC invested heavily in its team, increasing the number of employees by 90%, including recruiting staff previously made redundant as a result of the crisis, plus those from other sectors.
The company now employs a team of 96 people throughout its manufacturing facility and trade counter network and says it will continue to invest in the new year to support a business growth strategy.
With the introduction of a new shift pattern, the company adds that it has ramped up production with capacity now at 240 windows per day, bringing it close to restoring a 95% on time in full score from the previous March.
WSC claims to have addressed supply chain issues by building up stock and has also increased its delivery fleet of vehicles from three to five, to help ensure that products continue to be delivered to site and to local trade counters throughout Scotland.
As part of the manufacturing and construction industry, WSC has been operating as normal under Tier 3 in Scotland since 2 November with ‘no negative impact on sales’.
Window Supply Company CEO, Duncan Murray, commented: “Our success since easing out of lock down is undeniably the result of how quickly we responded to the new normal. We adapted and we invested, not only in people, but in technology and infrastructure and emerged a strong and stable supplier, trusted by our customers. Now in another lockdown with an uncertain 2021, how we react, adapt and continue to invest will ultimately determine our success.”
