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Deal!
To support its growing carpet distribu- Stubbs is confident that paper usage
Would you rather...
tion business, Maguire’s Carpets are to within the business will be reduced by up A or
A) Sail a boat
install new Realitex hardware, software to 90% with a pro rata reduction in sta-
B) Fly a plane
and services from Wharncliffe Business tionery and postage costs: ‘Not only do
I’ve sailed a boat before, it’s great
Systems. we see our reduction in paper as a sub-
when the weather’s good but in a
The deal will see two new high per- stantial benefit to the environment, it’s
B?
plane you can get up above the clouds
formance IBM servers being installed at also much more efficient for us, our staff
Each month we ask individuals from where the sun always shines... and
its 100,000 square foot distribution facil- and our customers to generate electronic
the flooring industry what a view!
ity in Shildon, Co Durham along with the documents.’
burning questions...
all new Realitex-G user interface. Maguire’s managing director, Ja-
Would you prefer to
Maguire’s have seen their business son Maguire is keen to use IT to take
watch...
grow exponentially since their first Reali- the business to the next level. He com-
A) Family Guy - intelligent so-
tex system was installed in 1998 and their mented: ‘Having reviewed all IT options
first major Realitex upgrade saw the suc- available to our business, we are relieved
cial commentary
cessful installation of RF paperless ware- that we originally chose Wharncliffe and
B) The Simpsons - Easy to
housing with an integrated five-m cutting Realitex to help streamline our carpet
watch entertainment
table when the business expanded to the distribution business. We are also confi-
The Simpsons, Duff and Doh! It’s just
Shildon site. dent that Realitex is not only the leading
idyllic isn’t it?
Since then, the business has contin- system in the carpet industry but that our
ued to prosper through efficient carpet plans for the future are fully supported by
You Appreciate...
cut and roll stock management backed up Wharncliffe.’
Tim Denholm, Sales and Commercial
A) Honesty and integrity
with a highly efficient delivery service, re-
Director at Granwax
B) Generosity and humour
sulting in a record 2007 for the business.
Without your integrity your kind of
Maguire’s have also recently taken up Who would you rather be
screwed aren’t you?
the green initiative by offering e-mailed
stuck in a lift with?
invoices and statements to all custom-
A) Your worst enemy
ers and are backing this up with the in-
You admire...
B) A swarm of wasps
troduction of Realitex’s unique document
A) Alan Sugar
Now this is where I say “I don’t have
archiving system. Finance Director, David
one!” Better make it both, as long as
B) Bill Gates
I’m wearing the protective suit!
I prefer Sugar’s wit and personality,
Swiftly does it
but you’ve got to hand it to Gates, he
doesn’t need money.
Big Brother is...
InterfaceFLOR has appointed Louise
through the ranks selling carpet prod-
A) A televised human freak-
Swift as regional director for the North
The sandwich lady is late.
ucts to all market sectors and was pro-
and Scotland.
moted to sales manager in 2002.
show You...
Louise joined Firth Carpets fourteen
In her new role of Regional Direc-
B) A great psychological experi- A) Go insane with hunger
years ago as contracts clerk in Cus-
tor, Louise is responsible for all sales ment B) Wait patiently
tomer Services. There, and subsequently
within the North and Scotland while Have you seen it? Judging by some of First rule in business, Never keep the
with InterfaceFLOR, she quickly moved
managing a team of ten enthusiastic the contestants over the years it could customer waiting!
account managers. only be a freakshow!
Louise enthused: ‘I was delighted Are you a...
to be given the challenge of this role.
You ideal pet would be... A) Big spender, splashing out
I believe that InterfaceFLOR has the
A) A loyal dog on everything
best of everything. A market leader,
B) A cheeky monkey B) Conscientious spender, only
the company has the best people, the
Dogs are man’s best friend, so I’ll take
buy what you need to
best products and the best vision in our
the monkey. Probably have more luck
I say “A”, my wife says “B” doesn’t
commitment to improving the environ-
teaching it to sit, not like our family
come close! Go figure? Let’s ask the
ment, and I am proud to be part of it.’
Westie.
Louise Swift
InterfaceFLOR / 08705 304030
bank manager shall we?
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