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CUSTOMER STORYTOMER STORY                                                                                                                                                                                               CUSTOMER STORY
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                                                       REALISING THE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY                                                                                                     “It was good to have that external
                                                       Modular Wall Systems was appointed a Growth Services Adviser,                                                                         push. We really appreciated the time
                                                       Terry O’Riordan, who met with Nick and Jason Harvey, the                                                                              and effort that Terry O’Riordan and
                                                       General Manager, to discuss their opportunities.
                                                                                                                                                                                             Mark Stewart, our Growth Services
                                                      “It is refreshing to see a business that actually lives                                                                               Advisers, gave to us. Talk is fine, but
                                                       and breathes innovation in the true sense of the word.”                                                                               you need support to drive it through,”

                                                       Terry O’Riordan, Growth Services Adviser                                                                                              Nick Holden, CEO

                                                       They looked at what their need was in terms of growth,
                                                       and Terry brought in a specialist Adviser, Mark Stewart,
       We spent hours at a time                        who had a design and branding background so they could
       strategising, getting messages                  determine where their market opportunities were.
       correct, writing different                      Terry and Mark sat down with the team and looked at the
       scenarios, sticking sticky notes                customer profiles, and discussed what profiles provided the
                                                       best area for growth. They asked “which customer profiles
       all over the walls to try to pull               and channels did they want to look at? Was it the do-it-

       all the messaging together.                     yourself builder, a tradie or commercial builders? Where
       That was very beneficial.                       was the growth opportunity for them?”
       Now, throughout the                             Out of that process they determined Modular Wall Systems’
                                                       value propositions, and started to construct the messages
       organisation, as opposed to                     and channels they needed to get to market. The outcome

       having multiple messages,                       of this work was a growth plan with four key actions.                       Implementing the actions has led to a website
                                                                                                                                   redevelopment and brand alignment, as well as
       we transmit in a consistent                                                                                                 consolidation of IT systems and plans for international   CONCLUSION
       message throughout the                                                                                                      strategic partnerships. It has also led to a research project   Modular Wall Systems was already a successful
                                                                                                                                   for testing and accreditation of Modular Wall Systems’
       organisation to the clients                                                                                                 barrier panel system through Innovation Connections.  business and Growth Services assisted them in being

       and the customer base be that                                                                                               Terry and Mark connected the business with the    more successful.
       residential or commercial.                                                                                                  Australian Government’s Industry Skills Fund to engage   With three decades of proven performance, Modular
                                                                                                                                   employees in Modular Wall Systems’ new plant layout   Wall Systems products are applied in a wide variety of
                                                                                                                                   project – a manufacturing plant and commercial offices   industries and government departments. They have
                                                                                                                                   five times the size of its original site. In addition, the   completed over 15,000 successful projects, for both

       Nick Holden, CEO                                                                                                            business has been approved for a business growth grant   residential and commercial partners across Australia,
                                                                                                                                   to implement a number of marketing recommendations.  New Zealand, USA and Europe.



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