Extended lead times on our roof cover range
We launched our tailored roof cover a few months ago after being asked by a wide range of customers for a solution that was lighter and easier to fit than the full storage cover. We spent a long time ensuring that these two elements were achieved and are thrilled with the response so far we have had to the cover. We still recommend 2 people to fit the cover and remind customers that there is still a lot of fabric to get over the top of your caravan.
We had started the roof covers off with a small range of caravans that we could accommodate and at the time we hadn’t patterned them all. For a small Buisness the investment in design time and prototyping is often under valued and the costs never fully recovered. All our roof covers are tailored therefore we have to remeasure and create new patterns for every caravan we offer this cover for, which is hundreds.
With each pattern taking at least 2-3 days to complete in CAD which does not cover the time to gather the dimensions and create the CAD model, you can appreciate this is a long process. We also didn’t want to create patterns for caravans that were never going to be used. We hoped the initial wave of orders would give us a clear idea, if the product was of interest to our customer base and which makes and models where the most popular, ensuring our design time was used to the best effect.