24% Productivity Lift,~$190k/yr Saved
Barrett Joinery
The wins for Barrett Joinery
Fifty-plus years designing and building custom kitchens in Timaru — Barrett Joinery hit a 19% productivity gain in year two on Empower and 24% by year four, worth roughly $190,000 a year in wages.
Compounding, not a one-off
"We achieved a 19% gain in factory productivity within the first 2 years. Within 4 years we had achieved a 24% gain in factory productivity." — Glenn Sherborne, Director Production Management. The gains compounded because each year of live data surfaced the next bottleneck to fix.
Kitchens, stairs, doors, windows
Barrett Joinery has been building custom cabinetry, kitchens, stairs, timber windows and doors from their Washdyke workshop for over fifty years. High-mix work with tight tolerances — the kind of environment where paper timesheets bleed the most margin, and where accurate live data pays back the fastest.
$190,000 a year in recovered wages
The 24% productivity lift translated into roughly $190,000 per year in wage cost savings — a number that stays on the books every year Empower runs the floor.
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Faster jobs, greater workshop output — with the same overheads.
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Floors doing more with Empower
25% Faster Average Job Times
A 10-person sheet metal shop grew to 200 staff and $15M+ revenue without losing grip on margin — live time tracking on the floor cut average job times by 25%.
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Manta Marine swapped manual tracking for live visibility of every task — labour hours per job dropped 30% immediately, and they say costs would jump straight back if they turned the system off.
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30% Increase in Productivity
Compass replaced manual systems with live floor visibility — letting management identify bottlenecks and keep staff on the highest-priority task. Output rose 30% with no extra overhead.
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$67,500 Return on Investment
Landquip recovered $67,500 a year by replacing manual timesheets across 15 staff. Touchscreens on the floor cut manufacturing times 20% and downtime 50%.
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Workshop displays paired with Empower let Makaira reshape their production line and cut non-value-added labour — driving a six-fold lift in total production.
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20% Less Time, 20% Less Cost
Nelson-built DNA custom trailer boats — every hull bespoke, every hour tracked. Empower cut labour times and costs 20% each across the workshop.
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30% Increase in Factory Productivity
Christchurch commercial joinery specialists MWF build hospitality fitouts and bespoke interiors — a 30% factory productivity gain that lets them take on more of the ambitious briefs.
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20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
Read the story25% Faster Average Job Times
A 10-person sheet metal shop grew to 200 staff and $15M+ revenue without losing grip on margin — live time tracking on the floor cut average job times by 25%.
Read the story30% Reduction in Labour Times
Manta Marine swapped manual tracking for live visibility of every task — labour hours per job dropped 30% immediately, and they say costs would jump straight back if they turned the system off.
Read the story30% Increase in Productivity
Compass replaced manual systems with live floor visibility — letting management identify bottlenecks and keep staff on the highest-priority task. Output rose 30% with no extra overhead.
Read the story$67,500 Return on Investment
Landquip recovered $67,500 a year by replacing manual timesheets across 15 staff. Touchscreens on the floor cut manufacturing times 20% and downtime 50%.
Read the story6x Total Production Growth
Workshop displays paired with Empower let Makaira reshape their production line and cut non-value-added labour — driving a six-fold lift in total production.
Read the story20% Less Time, 20% Less Cost
Nelson-built DNA custom trailer boats — every hull bespoke, every hour tracked. Empower cut labour times and costs 20% each across the workshop.
Read the story30% Increase in Factory Productivity
Christchurch commercial joinery specialists MWF build hospitality fitouts and bespoke interiors — a 30% factory productivity gain that lets them take on more of the ambitious briefs.
Read the story20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
Read the story25% Faster Average Job Times
A 10-person sheet metal shop grew to 200 staff and $15M+ revenue without losing grip on margin — live time tracking on the floor cut average job times by 25%.
Read the story30% Reduction in Labour Times
Manta Marine swapped manual tracking for live visibility of every task — labour hours per job dropped 30% immediately, and they say costs would jump straight back if they turned the system off.
Read the story30% Increase in Productivity
Compass replaced manual systems with live floor visibility — letting management identify bottlenecks and keep staff on the highest-priority task. Output rose 30% with no extra overhead.
Read the story$67,500 Return on Investment
Landquip recovered $67,500 a year by replacing manual timesheets across 15 staff. Touchscreens on the floor cut manufacturing times 20% and downtime 50%.
Read the story6x Total Production Growth
Workshop displays paired with Empower let Makaira reshape their production line and cut non-value-added labour — driving a six-fold lift in total production.
Read the story20% Less Time, 20% Less Cost
Nelson-built DNA custom trailer boats — every hull bespoke, every hour tracked. Empower cut labour times and costs 20% each across the workshop.
Read the story30% Increase in Factory Productivity
Christchurch commercial joinery specialists MWF build hospitality fitouts and bespoke interiors — a 30% factory productivity gain that lets them take on more of the ambitious briefs.
Read the story20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
Read the story