Welcome to AccuGlide’s Start-Up Guides! Our first guide goes into one of the most valuable lessons for a stone shop: What edge profiles should I offer? And what are the best practices for shaping and polishing?
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #2: the Biggest Sink Cutout Mistakes
All stone fab shops want to produce work with speed and precision. For a new fab shop, bottlenecks in production are a major concern. One of the first bottlenecks fab shops usually face is sink cutouts. They can be one of the slowest and most tedious parts of your production process if you handle it […]
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #3: The Sink Cutout System
Our tried-and-true system for sinks is a simple “walk before you run” approach. By breaking up equipment purchases you can expand faster and avoid wasting resources. Here’s what you’ll need.
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #4: All About Sink Templates
More about sink cutouts?! That’s right. We’ve already talked about how sinks are usually the first and biggest bottleneck. Nailing down your sink fabrication is a non-negotiable step to your shop’s success. So we’re sharing the number one shortcut that will take you to a smooth running operation.
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #5: Material Handling
Why should material handling be a top priority on your set-up equipment list? Protecting yourself and your workers from injury is not “optional” nowadays. There are major financial consequences if you cut corners on safety. The other loss factor is the money wasted from inefficient material handling. Download the Material Handling Shop Guide A diagram […]
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #6: Referrals vs Advertising
The past few start-up guides focused on shop production. But to grow your business, you also need to focus on healthy customer service. It happens all too often. An employee or customer brings up a concern, and you’re too busy to address it. That neglected concern begins to fester and soon pops back up as […]
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #7: 5 Steps to 5 Star Reviews
Never underestimate the importance of building your online reviews. If you have a choice of building a beautiful new website or developing reviews – start on reviews first. This will give you accountability from day 1, and keep you on track to build a customer-focused team.
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #8: Customer Service Issues
If you’re running a smart, hard-working organization, then honesty is the magic bean that will make it grow. And it all starts with you. If you set an example of delivering on promises, your team will follow your lead. Your customers will then sense that you and your people are trustworthy. If you’re trustworthy you’ll […]
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #9: Perfecting Installations
The last thing your customer remembers is the installation. If the install goes smooth and the countertops are the best quality then you’re set; you’ll get that 5 star review!
Continue ReadingStart-Up Guide #10: The Right Equipment
Congratulations! You’ve reached the last of our 10 part series of Start-Up Guides. So, how are you feeling so far? Are you ready to jump in and start your new shop or stone countertop division?
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