How ILC Studios speeds up construction material delivery and saves $25,000 annually with Curri

If you run a fully remote B2C business, the logistics planning around delivering your products to consumers can be a nightmare. With conventional couriers, you get no visibility into the delivery status and often no confirmation that the delivery arrived at all. It’s a bumpy experience end-to-end, leaving both the supplier and the customer in the dark. 

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Olivia Murphy, project manager at ILC Studios, however, knows exactly how to light a room. ILC Studios is a lighting designer and procurement agency for the architecture and planning industry in Denver, Colorado. They mainly design and ship lighting components for the multifamily sector, including for new construction of apartment complexes and townhomes. They supply everything from switches, bulbs, poles, and more, and projects range from $150,000 to $1.8 million. 

For the average procurement agency like ILC, organizing parts shipments across the country should be complex, especially as the residential housing market continues to boom. However, Olivia and her team have been using Curri almost since its inception. That means they’ve had access to our comprehensive logistics platform for years, and they’ve been able to speed up delivery turnaround 10-fold, saving roughly $25,000 annually on trucking costs.

Here’s how. 

Handling construction supply delivery is a challenge for remote teams

Olivia is the primary operator for delivery logistics for ILC Studios. She has to oversee every shipment and confirm deliveries, all without seeing drivers face-to-face or spending time in the warehouse. Rigid conventional trucking solutions offer no visibility into route status, whether the delivery was made on time, if there was a delay, or even if everything on the BOL was picked up correctly.

On top of that, ILC studios recently expanded their operations from lighting procurement through major suppliers to also manufacturing their own materials. Scaling up in offering and production meant more deliveries that Olivia would have to orchestrate around the country. Outdated courier options simply wouldn’t cut it.

How Curri flips the light switch on Denver construction materials delivery

With Curri, Olivia has a flexible, modern solution for supply delivery. She uses Curri for everything from pickups and deliveries on demand to scheduled routing for pre-planned deliveries. Curri’s drivers are trusted to handle the pickup from any ILC warehouse on their own, even if they’re booked at the last minute. 

“We work remotely, and we don’t have predictable, dedicated routes. Curri allows us the freedom to book spontaneous deliveries in an instant. It’s very fluid, and that’s really the only way we can operate successfully.” 

Some of the main features Curri offers that Olivia can’t live without? The Proof of Delivery and Live Tracking support. Knowing her deliveries are en route and delivered on time saves Olivia from having to make tedious phone calls or plan around spontaneous delays. She noted that traffic in the Denver area can be particularly clogged, so a live status for her to reference gives her the peace of mind she needs when working with clients of any size. 

“The proof of delivery feature is a massive plus for us. People aren’t always the best at confirming the delivery has made it into the right hands. But we feel good with that feature and the pictures we receive, confirming the job is done. Live tracking is also huge for us. We need to trust that the delivery is going to happen exactly when we need it to. It’s nice for us, but also for our customers.” 

If she does need the extra support, Olivia knows that her dedicated Curri Account Manager, Spenser, is only a few taps away. Spenser is well-versed in ILC Studio’s needs specifically, and can assist with anything from route planning and tracking to exploring new delivery types that the ILC team needs to explore as they scale. 

Why there’s no need to shop around

ILC has been using Curri for over 4 years, and has only used other delivery couriers before Curri began offering LTL services. But since the LTL launch, Curri has become ILC’s one-stop shop for all things delivery logistics. They still primarily use hotshot deliveries—direct point-to-point shipments— for regular operations, but they anticipate the need for additional cross-country LTL deliveries as they grow. 

“We’ve been using Curri for years, and we haven’t once looked at another delivery service provider, unless it was for the long-haul deliveries across the country. But now that Curri offers support here, I think it’s a no-brainer that Curri will be a one-stop shop for us.” 

ILC Studios is also planning an in-house platform for inventory management and warehousing in the distant future. When that time comes, they’re planning on integrating Curri’s API into their system to further boost operational efficiency. And while it’s a far-out goal, Curri will be standing by, ready to partner and take ILC to the next level when the time comes. 

The business impact by the numbers 

We asked Olivia just how much Curri has helped their team save money and scale. Here’s exactly how we’ve made an impact: 

• Curri is used 2-5 times per week as a minimum, and serves as their complete delivery logistics platform.
• Same-day hotshot support, which is often not available with conventional couriers, is used at ILC for 50-60% of all deliveries.
• Curri has sped up delivery turnaround times 10-fold, compared to a traditional trucking service.
• The ILC team has estimated that they’ve reduced labor hours for delivery planning by 15%.
• ILC Studios also saves roughly $25,000 per year on trucking costs.

Olivia also says the Curri pricing is more than fair. That’s part of why our team has been trusted all these years as ILC Studios grows, scales, and plans for the future. When we asked how Olivia would describe our service to someone else in the industry, she said,

“Imagine Uber Eats, but for… anything. That’s Curri. Convenient, fast, reliable. I’ve always been more than satisfied with the Curri team service and the driver’s service.”

Try Curri today, and scale like ILC Studios

If your team wants to save money and streamline the delivery game, reach out to Curri today for a demo. Like Olivia, you’ll have access to a logistics platform with a full suite of features, from live tracking to a nationwide fleet of drivers that support any delivery type. 

Remote delivery logistics doesn’t have to be a headache. Try Curri instead, and find out why it’s a bright idea, just like ILC Studios did.