How Heated Jackets Transformed Productivity and Growth

At Richard’s metalworking company, fifteen people work in a large factory hall, putting together the best products every day. The factory hall is about 12 metres high and it can get very cold in winter. Because it is such a huge building with high ceilings, it is also difficult to heat it properly. This leads to Richard’s staff being much less productive on cold days. He has looked for an indoor solution but has been unable to find one. Installing heaters is practically pointless in such a large building if you still want to consider heating costs to some extent. 

That led Richard to also look further to ensure his staff stays warm. First, he looked at thick winter coats for the staff but in these coats they were not mobile enough. The thick winter coat prevented them from moving their arms properly, which in turn hampered work. 

After it turned out that a thick winter coat was not a solution, he started looking further and came across the website of BERTSCHAT®. Here he found the solution that ensures his employees stay warm. The BERTSCHAT® heated jacket. After a pleasant and informative telephone call with a friendly employee, he knew exactly what he had to have. He ended up ordering a heated jacket for all his staff. There was even a ladies’ model available for the female staff.

The jacket is heated by two powerbanks and because it has different modes to adjust the heating, each employee can decide for themselves how warm they want it to be. The jacket can be heated with 1 powerbank so you can heat for up to 16 hours because you can alternate. At the warmest setting with both powerbanks on, employees will use it for about 2 hours. Because there are plenty of spare power banks, they can actually keep on heating all the time. An additional advantage is that the employees can heat themselves, which has enabled Richard to save on heating costs because the heating in the hall is now turned down two degrees. 

Last year, he only found them towards the end of the season but even so, with a heated jacket, he could already see the productivity went up considerably during the winter months. In fact, he faces the upcoming winter season so brightly that he has taken on a big job that he would otherwise have had to pass up on. As a result, he foresees substantial growth for the coming years and has even been able to hire additional staff. Naturally, each new staff member is provided with a heated jacket.

For Richard, it is an eye-opener that something as simple as a heated jacket can contribute so much to a good operating result. Had he made this discovery earlier, his business might have grown even bigger.