In a highly competitive industry like self-storage, standing out can be a challenge. For TruSteel Buildings, a leading self-storage construction company, the ability to offer fast, high-quality service was essential to gaining a competitive edge. Their clients demand quick, accurate site evaluations, but traditional methods were time-consuming, often taking days or even weeks to complete.
In the self-storage sector, where competitors often sell the same buildings from the same manufacturers, TruSteel needed a way to differentiate itself—by providing faster services without sacrificing quality.
From 1 Week to 2 Hours
By adopting TestFit, TruSteel achieved record-breaking turnaround times. Rich Giddens, Site Analysis and Design, creates self-storage plans by customizing the townhome units in TestFit to fit their self-storage prototypes.
This cut their design time from one week to 2 hours for each preliminary site study. As a result, TruSteel can now respond to potential clients within a couple of hours with realistic estimates of how many storage units a site can accommodate.
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20x Faster Feasibility, 4x More Annual Output
Before using TestFit, TruSteel relied on manual processes like using ArcGIS, county maps, or even phone calls to the building department to create site plans for new self-storage facilities. This process was time-consuming and often took up to a week to deliver a single site evaluation.
With a streamlined feasibility process, TruSteel is getting its site planning done 20x faster. This shift has not only quadrupled their annual project output from 100 to 400 jobs but also significantly improved client satisfaction. Since incorporating TestFit into their workflow, they’ve completed over 280 studies using it as their primary feasibility tool.
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Help Clients Make Big Decisions
TestFit’s real-time AI design capabilities have made TruSteel a trusted partner for their clients. By leveraging TestFit during site analysis, Rich can quickly generate feasibility study documents, complete with all the necessary visuals and data. These documents give clients the confidence to make critical decisions, such as investing in land.
The Future for TruSteel: 30-Minute Turnaround
By adopting TestFit, TruSteel has transformed its design process, reducing turnaround times from 1 week to 2 hours. This remarkable efficiency not only helps them stand out in the competitive self-storage industry but also allows them to take on more projects and build stronger relationships with clients.
TestFit’s flexibility and real-time capabilities have empowered TruSteel to respond quickly with accurate, visually compelling feasibility studies, providing their clients with the confidence to move forward with major decisions.
As Rich looks ahead, he envisions a future where site evaluations can be turned around in under 30 minutes, thanks to the continued automation and innovation provided by AI software like TestFit.
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