A remarkable story about what happened when a repairs team stopped looking for more people — and started changing how the work worked.
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Customer experience
Fewer visits. More first time
fixes. Happier customers.

Capacity
More repairs completed,
with fewer operatives.

Cost
Less wasted stock. Fewer
journeys. Lower overall spend.
"This isn’t a textbook. It’s a real story about what happens when you stop assuming, start looking, and ask a different question: what if the capacity is already there?"
Stuart Corrigan

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