R&C Williams Ltd

R&C Williams swapped a big provider for real control. See how Fusion's Business Mobile Phones give this Birmingham civil engineering firm real-time visibility, proactive support and no surprises.

Background

About R&C Williams

R&C Williams is a family-run civil engineering SME based in Birmingham, working beneath one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, Spaghetti Junction. The nature of their work is hugely varied: structural work and concrete repairs, culverts, drainage and general civils, through to specialist disciplines including cathodic protection and corrosion prevention. Their clients include tier one contractors such as Colas, Kier and Winvic Construction, alongside direct work for National Highways and local councils.
Communication is key within our industry. It is absolutely crucial that there is a clear and reliable communication source between our site teams, ourselves here in the office, and our clients. Without that, put simply, we would not be able to complete projects to the level of quality that we do.
Alex Colesby
Compliance Manager, R&C Williams

As the business embraces more technology on-site, reliable mobile data in the field has become non-negotiable. Delivering what they say they will deliver depends on it.

The Challenge: a big provider, a small voice

Over recent years R&C Williams has expanded well beyond its traditional patch, taking on projects much further afield. That growth exposed the limits of their previous mobile provider. As a large national supplier, getting answers out of them was slow, and R&C had little visibility or control over their own estate.

"We like to work directly with people. We are a family-based business, we are an SME, and we like to work with companies who have the same ethos as us. Our previous provider had never really let us down, but they were not giving us what we needed as a business, and that was fundamentally why we decided to make the change."
Alex Colesby

Problems only surfaced once it was too late to do anything about them: unexpected roaming usage, data running out on-site, and no way to see any of it coming.

Why Fusion

A switch with no surprises

For R&C, trust in a supply chain partner starts with people, not platforms.

“From the get-go, Fusion really understood our business, which was massive to us in terms of confidence and trust. We always have a saying: we like to see the whites of people’s eyes. Oli certainly gave us that. He was very honest and open about what Fusion could give us, and we really appreciated that. The minute he met Sam, our Business Director, he said exactly the same. The partnership just blossomed from there.”

Changing mobile provider is the kind of decision businesses put off because they dread the downtime. For R&C, the reality was the opposite.

“There is always a worry when you change something like that. You dread coming in on a Monday and finding it is not working. But the process was seamless, really straightforward. Fusion was brilliant at being clear on what was going to happen. Oli even sent us a document with instructions and rough timings, and it went through to a T. Nobody was on-site saying they had no data. It was one less thing to worry about.”

Alex Colesby

Real-time control of the whole estate

The biggest day-to-day difference has been visibility. Through Fusion’s management portal, Alex can see every connection across the business in real time: where devices are, how data is being used, and where coverage might be an issue on upcoming sites.

"It is great to be able to see in real time where people are. If somebody goes on holiday and does not tell me, and I see they are somewhere in the world where we need an extra package, I can sort it. Previously we never had that. You would find out about it when it was too late to do something about it."

Automatic usage alerts, delivered by text and e-mail, mean data issues are dealt with before they become bill shock or a work stoppage.

"That keyword is control. Having that visibility is absolutely crucial, because you just know it is under control."

Even billing has become simpler. R&C’s accounts team have their own portal login and pull invoices themselves, without needing to go through Alex. And when someone jets off to a destination with patchier coverage, the last-minute panic is gone.

"Trying to see if we have got the right bolt-ons before the plane lands is always an interesting one. But it is stuff we would never have been able to do with our previous provider. It just means you do not get any unexpected surprises, which is nice."
Alex Colesby

Support from people, not ticket queues

"There are a lot of portals we have with different suppliers where there are ticketed systems, and they can be really painful. We have never had that issue whatsoever with Fusion. We always get fast response times, which is what we need, because realistically if I am contacting you, it is probably because something has gone wrong. And I love the proactive nature of it too: they will say, we have looked at this, have you got anyone else who might be in that situation coming up, and then we put something in place so it does not happen again."
Alex Colesby

The results at a glance

Real-time visibility

A live view of every connection across the mobile estate, including device locations and coverage on remote sites.

No more bill shock

Text and email alerts flag unusual data usage before it becomes a cost or a problem on site.

Roaming sorted in minutes

The right bolt-ons added before the plane lands, not after the bill arrives.

Self-serve billing

The accounts team access invoices directly with their own portal login, saving time across the business.

In their words

"I could not recommend Fusion enough. It meets all of our requirements, and I think there are a lot of SMEs, and businesses much larger than us, who would really appreciate the support and care they get when working with Fusion."
Alex Colesby
Compliance Manager, R&C Williams

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