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Implementing Strategies To Save Time and Costs for an Industrial Coating Company

The journey, shared by Peggy, one of the owners of an industrial coating applications company. As a long-time employee (and later co-owner), she was wearing too many hats, and needed help with HR, workers’ compensation, and benefits for her team. We have been a strategic partner (helping to carry the load) since 2001.

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When I first met the DES team, I was the controller for the company. We had 89 employees then, and I wore almost every hat you can imagine. Payroll, insurance, fielding questions… But it was definitely the workers’ comp that took most of my time, especially when I encountered a really complex or nuanced case.

If I’m being totally honest, DES’ services felt a little too good to be true at first. I mean, it was exactly what I needed. So we started slow, and I just incrementally handed more and more over to them.

In the first year, cost-savings was a major focus. DES presented ideas I hadn’t even considered.

DES leveraged their experience and insight to find some fantastic ways to save our company money, helping to streamline costs and implement helpful changes.

It would cost me more to hire two people that would have to oversee this, and I don’t have to oversee them at all…

I really appreciate DES’ transparent pricing – the plan has been straightforward with no hidden fees. And they are all just so accommodating, putting efficiencies in place that have saved me a tremendous amount of time. There’s no need to keep following up or micromanage – I ask for something and I have it as quickly as possible. They have really spoiled me.
We even had one workers’ comp case that went to a federal courthouse in Cleveland, and DES came with me. They were there to help.

Simple, easy, and cost-effective.

Partnering with DES has allowed me to work on my business, rather than working in it. I can focus on building instead of worrying about the little things and details. It just lifts the whole burden off you.