Affinity Water
Streamlining processes with an app
Affinity Water, the UK’s largest water-only supplier, has been at the forefront of delivering high-quality drinking water for over 130 years. With the ambitious goal of enhancing water conservation among its 3.5 million customers, Affinity Water turned to Red C to develop a mobile app designed to streamline their Home Water Savings Checks process. This app marks a pivotal step towards meeting government-led water saving initiatives, combining technological innovation with environmental stewardship.
The challenge
Faced with the dual challenge of conducting efficient home water saving checks across thousands of properties daily and the need to meet stringent water-saving targets, Affinity Water needed a solution that could revolutionise their operational efficiency. The existing manual processes were time-consuming and lacked the scalability required to achieve their ambitious conservation goals.
The solution
Red C crafted a two-pronged digital solution to address these challenges:
- Web-based Administration Portal: A sophisticated scheduling system for installer appointments, enhancing the coordination of Affinity Water’s workforce and optimising the booking process.
- iPad App for Field Staff: Enabling on-site staff to book appointments, conduct water saving assessments, and instantly calculate and report the water savings achieved. This app synchronises data with a central database, providing real-time insights and performance metrics.
Process and Features
- Digital Transformation: The transition to a bespoke app facilitated a leap from cumbersome paper-based admin to a streamlined digital workflow, significantly improving the efficiency of field operations.
- Comprehensive Feature Set: The system boasts a suite of features including a booking calendar, SMS reminders for customers, job acceptance or rejection functionality, detailed logging of water-saving products installed, and a summary of water savings achieved per job.
- Analytics and Reporting: A complex statistics and reporting module within the administration portal offers profound insights into performance indicators, driving data-driven decision-making.
The result
The introduction of Red C’s custom app and web portal for Affinity Water has yielded remarkable results:
- Enhanced Operational Efficiency: The digital tools have drastically reduced administrative time, enabling staff to focus on delivering quality checks and improving customer service.
- Achievement of Water Saving Targets: By streamlining the process of home water saving checks, Affinity Water has made significant strides towards meeting its conservation objectives, underscoring the company’s commitment to sustainability.
- Empowered Workforce: With real-time data capture and reporting, field staff are better equipped to make informed decisions, contributing to the overall effectiveness of water-saving initiatives.
Affinity Water’s collaboration with Red C has not only accelerated their journey towards achieving water conservation goals but also established a model for how technology can be leveraged to address environmental challenges, setting a benchmark for the utility industry.
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