Case Study: a large design firm increases profits and streamlines procurement with Fohlio

Considering Value-Add Services? Here's How a Design Firm Built an In-House Procurement Department With Fohlio (and Increased Profits!)

A large design firm specializing in healthcare, senior living, and multifamily projects faced significant operational inefficiencies. Their challenges included managing design specifications through manual, multi-step processes in Excel, Photoshop, and PowerPoint, which created data silos and rework. They also lacked an in-house procurement process, relying on a third party and missing potential profits. To address these issues, they turned to the vendor Fohlio for its specification and procurement software.

Fohlio’s solution provided the design firm with a web clipper for capturing product data and automated tools for generating reports and purchase orders. This eliminated tedious manual work, allowing the team to create professional specification documents three times faster. With Fohlio's guidance, the company successfully built its first in-house procurement department from the ground up. As a result, the firm became more profitable by bringing all procurement operations and profits in-house.