I swear by DBs and tell everyone what a great system it is and more to the point, what a time saver it is....

Wyndham Décor has been operating in Shepparton in regional Victoria since the 1980s. I have been with the business for about 26 years and have recently become the proud owner. We sell all types of window coverings, soft furnishings and also offer concept design to our clients.

The previous owner purchased Drape and Blind Software so that we could get our quotes done quickly and out to the customer in a short time frame. I am old school and used to working things out myself and was skeptical and thought the new system would never work. I was not up to date with computers and felt like a nuisance asking questions all the time but with help from the DBs team and having a go myself I learned a lot of things.

Now, I swear by DBs and tell everyone what a great system it is and more to the point, what a time saver it is. One of the best things about DBs is that if my customer wants multiple quotes with different fabrics I only need to click one or two buttons instead of handwriting pages and pages of quotes.

I would highly recommend DBs to anyone in the window coverings industry, great program, fantastic training and support from Peter and Steven who are always happy to help.

Sue Johnston

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I am much less stressed and not going insane because I don’t have to work out the lengths and widths of curtains as DBs does it for me....

dillimoreslogoDillimores Furnishings is a sixty-year-old business in Waihi NZ that has a proud history of providing quality flooring, homewares, and window coverings to homeowners in the area. We are an agent for Luxaflex blinds and shutters and we also use soft furnishings fabrics from major suppliers like James Dunlop, Ken Bimler, and Warwick.

I joined the business in 2016 as a window coverings and flooring consultant. The sales of curtains and blinds increased by more than double. The extra sales meant that I needed to spend more time manually working out quotes for customers and then the orders for fabrics, workrooms, and NZ Window Shades. I was swamped with paperwork and there was never enough time in my day.

In November we implemented Drape and Blind Software to help me with the workload. The system came with all of NZ Window Shades products and pricing, curtain treatments, curtain workrooms and all of our soft furnishings fabric suppliers. I received training on how to use DBs and the support network from Peter and the team has been excellent and continues to be valuable.

Now, I am much less stressed and not going insane because I don’t have to work out the lengths and widths of curtains as DBs does it for me. It took a while to get used to the Luxaflex side of things but everything is now sorted. It’s great that you can quote on all Luxaflex products and that DBs generates all the orders for you. If you sell NZ Window Shades and curtains I would definitely recommend Drape and Blind Software.

Sherree Ransom
DILLIMORES FURNISHINGS

I have just saved myself $500...

"I am singing your praises as I have just saved myself $500 with a supplier invoice because DBs showed me I had been invoiced too much.  I just mentioned to the book keep that eighteen months ago I just would have paid the invoice and been none the wiser....

A great start to the week!"

Prue Petroff

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The support and willingness to help has been fantastic...

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We have been using DBs for six months now starting with blinds and now moving onto curtains.I must congratulate the DBs team on backup support after our software was installed.

I recall at the time we placed our order they stated that they do not just want to sell us DBs, but that they wanted us to use DBs. It has been a sharp learning curve and the support and willingness to help has been fantastic. If we ever have a problem, the issue is fixed without question never once making any of our staff feel silly because of the question asked. A few changes have been made for us that made the quotation the client receives very similar to the one we have painstakingly typed for years.

I look forward to the continued support and ‘can do’ attitude from DBs. Undoubtedly there will be a few more phone calls over the next few weeks while we master the curtain side of DBs!

Ross Widger
BETTA HOME FURNISHINGS

This has revolutionized the way we do business and saved countless admin hours....

BlindsGalleryLogo'DBS has improved our growing business’ efficiency and has given us the ability to automatically transfer order data directly to our MYOB accounting software and generate Excel Purchase Orders to email suppliers. This has revolutionized the way we do business and saved countless admin hours previously spent double entering data.

The benefits of this easy to use software have been realised not only at the sales level with relatively easy implementation of price increases and decreases but right the way through our business.

The added advantage of exceptional training and backup service from the DBS team has made the transition a breeze.'

Nathan Zorbas

Managing Director
THE BLINDS GALLERY 

We can work out of the office, in a client’s home or from our own home......

"We also moved onto “DBs Cloud” so all the information is accessible on a phone or tablet. We can work out of the office, in a client’s home or from our own home and all information is up to date. One of the great parts of DBs is linking to our accounting program XERO. When we get the go-ahead from the customer DBs raises the invoice in XERO with one click."

Michael Bradley

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I can't believe it was this easy to get going...

 colouredhouseI have just finished a quote that normally would have taken me an hour to do and now with Drape and Blind Software, it's barely taken ten minutes!  We've only had the system for a day and I can't believe it was this easy to get going.
 
Anne Sanker
THE COLOURED HOUSE, QLD

    Quoting on-site has enabled me to win about 80% of my jobs....

SmallBlindAmbitionLogoWith the DBs mobile module, quoting on-site has enabled me to win about 80% of my jobs before I leave.  Back in the showroom, I get my administration person who has no background in window coverings to enter the window dimensions for house plan quotes.  Previously these types of quotes simply did not get done and I lost out on jobs.

Kate Gray

BLIND AMBITION, VIC

Before we used to do hand calculated quotes - never again....

springcrestlogo“DBs, has enabled us to streamline our entire production process from Quotation through to Manufacture. The ability to input information once saves us a great amount of time and reduces errors. Being a small business like most we are resource strapped so any efficiencies we can get using technology as an enabler for the business is great.

DBS also gives us scalability as we grow. Our next step will be the laptop version for sure.  I also like the fact that help and support are close at hand, and that the Fernstar team are genuinely open to ideas to help improve the application when a practical suggestion is made. Before we used to do hand calculated quotes – never again.”

Paul Radford - CEO Techblinds Group - Springcrest Curtains and Blinds,  QLD

I love that everything, including the latest pricing, is at your fingertips...

“I used to hate quoting on drapery!  It would take hours to work out fabric quantities, to double check everything and finally type up the customer quote. Now, with Drape and Blind Software, I do the quotes in a fraction of the time. The calculations are accurate and you don’t forget a thing because the system prompts you.  I love that everything, including the latest pricing, is at your fingertips.”

Leanne Hurford Curtains and Blinds

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It gives us a competitive edge in quoting time-frames with transfers, through to conversion rates...

bluetulipweb"DBs revolutionizes the quoting process for the drape and blind industry. It vastly reduces time spent and occasionally wasted on lengthy quotes and in particular, when clients make frequent changes to fabrics, style etc.

The wide variety of pricing options and styles within the system allows you to tailor the program to your own requirements.

It gives a competitive edge in quoting time-frames which transfer through to conversion rates."

Jude Hunt
Blue Tulip Interiors Rangiora, NZ

We wouldn't dare go back to the old ways...

NOWInteriorsLOGO"The product has been sensational, it has saved us time and money.  We wouldn't dare go back to the old ways.  It has been a benefit to the business no doubt."

Jason Iannucci
Now Interiors, SA

The curtain fabric updates make quoting much easier... 

ManorLogoInWoW"Manor Blinds and Curtains have been using the Drape and Blind Software Quoting System for over 2 years and have found that it has greatly improved the accuracy and consistency of our quotes.

It is so convenient to have all details and information on the one system. Orders can be emailed through directly to the supplier, enabling them to acknowledge the order immediately. The orders have prices on them, making it very easy for the checking of invoices on receipt of the goods, to check on accuracy.

The curtain fabric updates make quoting much easier, and the updates come through promptly.  Downloading is simple and immediate.

Should we have any problems or queries, they are handled promptly and efficiently.

Drape and Blind Software has certainly streamlined our procedures and there are many reports that we can access to check on profit margins etc. A very useful system that we would recommend to others."

Barbara Harford
Manor Blinds and Curtains

Time spent creating quotes has decreased by 50% or more!...

"We can present more quote options with minimal work and the time spent creating quotes has decreased by 50% or more! Drape and Blind Software also allows us to make better use of pricing information on fabrics etc for showroom sales.

The level of service received from DBs is excellent.  The most positive thing is a move towards being able to simplify processes and reduce the level of knowledge required to do the quotes.

We had a fabric database but needed Drape and Blind Software to maximise quote creation from the data we had.

Anthony Rhylands
Inside Story Australia
Fyshwick ACT

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We have improved our business by over 100%


"Prior to the introduction of Drape and Blind Software, I was the only one who could quote on curtains, now everybody in the business can do it.

Drape and Blind Software has been a major improvement to our business. The service is brilliant and the software is easy to use. Due to Drape and Blind Software, we have improved our business by over 100%."

David Hopkins
Custom Blinds & Curtains

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