Leaders of the software firm Tommy Trinder have opened an office in India, to help fast track software development and to further their continuing mission to create the world’s finest app for selling windows and doors. The centre, based in Coimbatore, south-west India, is to be staffed by three full-time software developers initially. The team hopes to grow the offshore programming team to 10 by the end of next year.
“Despite nearly 10 years of relentless development of the Tommy platform, we’re still brimming with ideas for exciting new features that we can build into the app,” said the business’ founder and CEO, Chris Brunsdon. “Our new office will help us deploy even more quickly and bring to market more and more tools to help installers wow customers, win orders, save time and cut out error.
Robert Franks, the firm’s chief technology officer, added: “India has a vast pool of talented software engineers who are proficient in using the latest technologies and frameworks. Our first three recruits – Dinesh, Shwetha and Siddharth – have hit the ground running, and we are already seeing an uptick in product development.”
The team’s first new feature, an online parts shop, goes live this this month. Shipped free to Tommy Trinder subscribers, Parts Shop will give installers access to a user-definable library of ancillaries such as skips, access equipment, trims and building materials that can be added to a quote in one click.
“It’s a great feeling to be building new features for our customers 24 hours a day!” said Robert. “The time zone difference means that when our Indian development team has completed their work for the day, our in-house team is just starting. It means we are genuinely working around-the-clock to build out new features to help installers sell.”
With more than 480 window firms using Tommy Trinder for selling, and 20 more joining every month, leaders of the firm hope that the expanded team will help cement Tommy Trinder’s position as market leader. Installers interested in finding out more about Tommy Trinder can book a free demo at the business’ website.
