TKO evaluation

TKO – A 20 Million Dollar difference
 
Since purchasing TKO just over a month ago our primary use has been the development of our quality system in order to access that part of the industry where not having a quality system is a major barrier to being considered to tender.  TKO and the template acted as an excellent guide building a quality system designed specifically for our business without going overboard.

Why TKO? 
We looked at five (5) similar systems before deciding on TKO. Some similar, some very different. TKO stood out as a system that can be developed easily in phases. The result is an almost immediate return on investment by enabling us to phase its implementation to suit our business needs.

For example ...
In the civil construction industry tenders need to be prepared to suit client requirements. HSE is usually a very large part of that. We decided if we are going to use TKO. Why not use it straight away. We got to work and turned our company Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Management Plan into an all encompassing HSE System covering all aspects of what we do.  Together with some other TKO developments, these were presented as part of a major tender.

Anyone who has been through a tendering process knows that during tenders there is always a lot of back and forth with clients to clarify and/or confirm issues in the tender, that’s before you are even short listed. The TKO elements that we used were not once questioned. Rather we received compliments from the client.

The task of building a quality system for a business is a very intimidating thought, but TKO completely takes the intimidation out. For us TKO is a phased design and implementation quality system for our business, its design is great, and one person controls the entire system for everyone else to follow the correct process of the company.

TKO is an integral link to take us through and prepare for quality accreditation, which is critical in our industry and environment.  It helps us secure tenders and new work including a recent tender of $20 million simply by evidencing our quality system in TKO.

NOTE: You may not be after quality accreditation, rather just wanting to systemize your workplace for no other reason than ensuring that everyone is on the same page regardless of what they do. TKO provides that flexibility, I believe that the fact we can apply it in a practical way so early in its development is proof of that.

Mark Braeckmans, Corporate Services Manager
Killarnée Formwork, Wangara Western Australia