{"id":2620,"date":"2026-04-09T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluere.dnsupdate.co.uk\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=2620"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:05:45","slug":"bifold","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/fluere.dnsupdate.co.uk\/?case-studies=bifold","title":{"rendered":"bifold"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2620\" class=\"elementor elementor-2620\" data-elementor-post-type=\"case-studies\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1de3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be1de3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de58ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de58ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bifold<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9e3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b9e3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fluere.dnsupdate.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Your factory could be next - get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec9205 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ec9205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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The review and its recommendations have provided us with the foundations to drive serious growth into the business. We are now implementing these with Fluere and are already generating productivity improvements. Fluere have been instrumental in helping to grow the business and I look forward to continuing to work with them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef9029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef9029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#7BC4AC\">Allan Ensor,<\/span> Director, Bifold Network\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360ba29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"360ba29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b62f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0b62f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/235215203?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bifold Your factory could be next &#8211; get in touch Case Study Bifold Network, a leading door and window manufacturer in Sheffield, were experiencing significant sales growth and needed to keep pace in Operations. 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