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Bell Lumber and Pole Company has chosen to partner with Configure One, leading provider of Web-based product configurator and configure, price, quote software.  Online PR News – 29-July-2014 – Configure One (www.configureone.com), a company known for its quality product configurator software, was recently selected by Bell Lumber and Pole Company, supplier of treated wooden poles to North American utility markets, as the provider to automate and simplify Bells quoting process. A century-old company based out of Minneapolis, Bell Lumber & Pole Company ran a comprehensive evaluation before selecting Configure One. Ultimately, the privately held company decided Configure Ones Concept Enterprise Product Configurator was the best option for drastically boosting its overall business efficiency. “We are passionate about employing technology at the right time and right place in our business to improve efficiency, ” said Tom Bell, CEO of Bell Lumber and Pole Company. “Configure Ones Concept product configurator is an excellent example of where technology has a significant payback and frees up decision makers and sales staff to execute with excellence.”
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“Configure Ones Concept product configurator is an excellent example of where technology has a significant payback and frees up decision makers and sales staff to execute with excellence.”
| Ron Mouw |
| http://www.configureone.com |
| (630) 368-9950 |
