Have you spotted a gap in the market?

4th June 2015 :: Author: Andrew Cope, Managing Director, Evergreen

Reusing and recycling has been high on the agenda for many years now, however as the price of metal rose it also highlighted the need for regulation within the scrap industry. In February 2013, Operation Tornado (a scheme involving scrap metal recyclers) was developed by the British Metals Recycling Association and the police.

Fundamentally the new legislation outlawed cash transactions for scrap or waste metal and made accountability paramount. All dealers had to put arrangements in place for cheque or electronic fund payments or face losing their operating licence.

Although industry focused software options were available, they were costly and did not fulfil the needs of the client. 

Entrepreneur Spencer Smith saw these new requirements as a lucrative gap in the market, immediately recognizing the need for a database solution that would ensure total compliance for scrap metal dealers. It had to be simple and easy to use, cover all types of payment options, have government level security and the ability to manage accounts in seconds.

That is where Evergreen came to the rescue.  Under a very tight deadline we created a secure and flexible database system known as Tornado which was easy for Spencer’s clients dealing in scrap to use.  Our expertise in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and web applications created robust payment solutions as well as ensuring the new industry compliance requirements were met.

Via Spencer Smith’s new company Tornado Recycling Ltd, the Tornado system we developed is used by metal dealers across the country and will adapt and grow as their businesses evolve.   Through the use of this software, Tornado Recycling Ltd and its clients save thousands of pounds each year.

As Spencer points out “it has been a very simple process to communicate with the Evergreen team. I have been able to make instant modifications and improvements with an abundance of confidence”

So if you have found a gap in the market that you need our help to exploit give us a call on 01454 269 087 or  make an appointment.