We were thrilled to be an exhibitor for the first time at the IFAI Expo in Charlotte earlier this month. Along with meeting and talking with so many outstanding awning, window treatment and pergola industry professionals, we had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges they face daily.
“It was great to see a different segment of a parallel industry and learn more about the suppliers and companies,” says Ray Soltis, Founder and CEO of Solatech. “The experience provided us with much greater insight into segments and aspects of exterior shading.”
Although Solatech may be a new name to the awnings and pergola industry, we have been providing solutions for decades for the interior and exterior window covering industry. Solatech understands the complexity in building custom products and our in-house product development team can make even the most complex product simple to quote and sell – all while ensuring 100% accuracy
This was exciting news for the attendees and exhibitors we met. Our configure, price, quote (CPQ) system leverages our unique Product Engine Service (PES) that combines highly configurable components into a seamless, efficient, and powerful platform.
Our private label Dealer Ordering System (DOS) is a turnkey portal that now provides fabricators or wholesalers in the awning and pergola industries a cost-effective way to allow their sales force and dealers to quote and order their custom products from the field quickly and accurately. This cloud-based system streamlines the sales process and gives our customers a big advantage over their competition in terms of time, expense, and accuracy. Not to mention greatly increasing the dealer and end users experience and retention
Our booth on the expo floor gave attendees and exhibitors the chance to demo our CPQ and DOS systems to see firsthand how seamlessly they can be applied to their sales and production processes.
Another key takeaway from our conversations at the IFAI Expo was the many benefits that awning and pergola manufacturers could enjoy by joining our Solatech Partner Alliance (SPA). Solatech Partners can tap into our network of Solatech retail partners. This vast network of window treatment dealers represents a perfect fit for collaboration— an existing sales and installation channel that is already serving homeowners and businesses with exterior products for windows and entryways.
We invite you to learn more about the versatility of our software and encourage you to reach out to us to see how partnering with our retail network could be a win-win for everyone.
Until then, we look forward to seeing which new industry is next in taking advantage of Solatech solutions to help streamline sales and production.