Testimonials

Matt Day - Owner

   
   
    Bend, Oregon
    3 Plants, 40 Trucks
   



As owner of one of the largest construction materials companies in Central Oregon, I am always searching for ways to offer better service to our customers while safeguarding the financial health of the organization. This requires the combined effort of diligent employees. Competitive compensation is essential to retain the most experienced and dedicated personnel, but a continual increase in overhead without a proportionate increase in revenue is a bad idea. I wanted a self-managing compensation structure where employees received incentive pay based on team performance. Teamwork increases accountability and allows everyone to work toward a common goal.

We implemented this Employee Incentive Program in February 2001. During the first three months we were able to reduce our delivery fleet by 10% while pouring the same amount of concrete! Within this same time we were also able ot reduce our staff taking orders by 25%. While using this program, we have been able ot provide better service for our customers with a lesser amount of staffing resources.

With the help of Efficiency Solution's Employee Incentive Program, I am able to reward employees that have made great advances.

Matt Day
Owner

Contact: John Fournier
Phone: 541.389.0981

Scott Erickson - President

                                                          

          
        Salem, Oregon
        3 plants, 32 trucks
       


Dave Weber of Efficiency Solutions has created an outstanding tool for improving efficiency. His software provides a simple effective way to track and reward improved performance. His system transformed our mediocre On-Time performance from less than 60% to over 86% in the first month and averaged 92% in the first full year.

No more threatening or begging employees to hurry up or quit wasting time. We now pay bonuses for meeting on-time and efficiency goals. Because they get paid extra for being more efficeinct, participants help us find ways to be more efficient.

Every "So called" efficiency expert I have ever hired in the past has always been shocked at the incredible amount of overtime we paid. Efficiency Solutions was the first to offer a plan that worked. The overtime we paid in 2003 was down a whopping 75%!

Even after paying the performance bonus, my net savings were 58% less overtime! Customers love the improved service and complaints have all but disappeared.

I know it sounds too good to be true, but after more than a year of using this system I can comfortably say this product has saved me more money and improved my company more than any single product I have ever purchased.

Scott Erickson
President
Phone: 503.393.5050

Ted Bowman - VP of Ready Mix


Poulsbo, Washington
4 Plants, 60 Trucks

I highly recommend Efficiency Solutions. Dave Weber implemented the Employee Incentive Program within our organizaton in April of 2004. The program generated tremendous enthusiasm, increased production and improved both customer service and employee morale.

Within the intial 60 days of the program, we increased our Yards per Man Hour by 10 percent. Truck Utilization improved 15 percent while On-Time Deliveries increased from 60 to 75 percent. In every month but one, we exceeded our performance targets. That particular month became a positive as well, prompting our team to work even smarter to get back on track.

The Employee Incentive Program has certainly made my job easier. It's helped create a team of enthusiastic, motivated employees eager to find smarter ways to improve profitability and customer service through increased production and overall efficiency.

We are delivering more concrete with fewer trucks. Customer service is better than ever. Our profits are up. It doesn't get much better that that.

I highly recommend Efficiency Solutions to anyone looking to improve overall performance without having to increase their current assets.

Ted Bowman
VP of Concrete
Phone: 360.779.4431

Marvin Prince - Vice President

Bayview Redi-Mix
Aberdeen, Washington
3 plants, 17 trucks



I have been employed at Bayview Redi-Mix for 18 years and I am currently beginning the transition to owner. I have seen may gimmicks and get rich schemes in the past. Rest assured this is no get rich scheme, but if your company desires improved service, increase profits, and better morale with your employees, Efficiency Solutions is your answer.

We implemented Efficiency Solutions Employee Incentive Program in March of 2005 and have seen our Yards per Man Hour increased from 2.49 to an average of 3.00. Along with the increase in production we have seen an enourmous increase in our employee morale and customer satisfaction. This is by far the best education we have received in our business and the ROI will be long lasting.

With the help of Efficiency Solutions hands on approach and insightful wit we are truly a much better company today than we were before. I highly recommend Efficiency Solutions to anyone looking to improve their performance without major capital expenditures.

Marvin Prince
Vice President
Phone: 360.533.7372

 

Don Skundrick - Director Material Sales

              Southern Oregon
              4 plants, 80 trucks

LTM, Incorporated Ready Mix Departments have been working with Dave Weber and Efficiency Solutions for about one year. This work involves 4 different locations located in Southwestern Oregon.

In the time that Dave has worked with us we have seen substantial positive results in our productivity, objectively measured, using various tracking and measurement criteria. I have been in the business for 40+ years and quite honestly I thought I knew how to run a ready mix operation - David proved the adage that "an old dog can learn new tricks". And he has done it in a way that is neither obtrusive nor offensive. He has made himself available to be one of our team members - sitting and observing our operation in a quiet and professional manner gaining the respect of the folks he is working with.

I was not an "easy sell" but the truth is that we are a better ready mix operation since deciding to bring Dave and his company on board. David has helped us look at things a little differently resulting in changes, some of which he suggested and more importantly, some suggested by our own team as we refocused on "how to do it better" rather than "this is how we always have done it". The results speak for themselves - our employees and our customers are seeing a new and improved operation leading to efficiency solutions and increased profits.

Don W. Skundrick
Director Material Sales
Phone: 503.779.6304

Ron Howard - General Manager

Medford Ready Mix
1 plant, 17 trucks

In my role as General Manager, I am always looking for new ideas to improve customer service and increase production. Well, I discovered a company that has an innovative way of achieving these goals. In July of 2005, we decided to have Efficiency Solutions began implementation of their Employee Incentive Program within our organization.

With their "hands on" approach they helped motivate our dispatch team and drivers in achieving their monthly goals while at the same time making everyone's job less stressful.

Also, our On-Time Deliveries improved by 12%, our Truck Utilization is up by 10% and our Yards per Man Hour are 9% higher than any previous year!

I would highly recommend Efficiency Solutions to any ready mix producer that is looking to improve their customer service and productivity

Ron Howard
General Manager
541.601.6775

Rod Owen-Flood, President

     Victoria, BC
     1 plant, 14 trucks

 
It has been one year since I decided to have Efficiency Solutions implement their team based Employee Incentive Program within our organization. During this time I have seen results that have positively impacted our customer service, production and employees.

Efficiency Solution's program not only motivates the employees with a monthly incentive, but also provides a consulting service from years of experience in the ready mix industry. Together, with Efficiency Solutions and our employees, we have explored numerous options to improve customer service, increase production and reduce stress among our employees. We have...

  • Changed the way our phone calls are handled;
  • Defined how we schedule an order;
  • Indentified our hours of operation and ordering guidelines;
  • Created job descriptions; and
  • Evaluated our fleet size and truck capacity.

These and many other ideas have enabled us to not only be a more professional company in a growing market, but have also enabled us to significantly increase our Metres per Man Hour!

With the help of Efficiency Solutions we are now operating our business in a way that is more productive and profitable. I would highly recommend Efficiency Solutions to any ready mix producer that is looking to explore options that will have a positive effect on customer service, production and employee retention with no up-front expense.

Rod Owen-Flood
President
1.250.478.0555