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Case study: Robinson's

Robinson’s is one of the Isle of Man’s longest-established family businesses, founded in 1886 and now in its fifth generation. From its food halls to its large distribution centre.

Robinson’s is one of the Isle of Man’s longest-established family businesses, founded in 1886 and now in its fifth generation. From its food halls to its large distribution centre.

Robinson's Business

About The Business: Robinson's

Robinson’s serves everyday shoppers while also supplying restaurants, cafés, hotels, schools, healthcare sites and corporate customers across the Island.

With a focus on Manx produce, sustainable packaging, and community partnerships, Robinson’s plays a leading role in the Island’s food ecosystem.

Isle of Man Grown Produce

The Client’s Challenges

As a business operating 24/7/365, Robinson’s handles a very high volume of incoming and outgoing phone calls across multiple departments including retail, wholesale, distribution, floristry and corporate services.

With so many parts of the business depending on fast communication from customer enquiries to restaurant orders, any slowdown or downtime had an immediate impact on staff and customers.

Before moving to Noventre, they needed a telephony solution that was:

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Reliable at all times.
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Easy for staff across different sites to use.
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Capable of handling high call volumes.
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Resilient enough to support time-critical operations.
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The Noventre Solution

Noventre implemented a modern, unified telephony system built to support the busy and varied needs of Robinson’s’ retail and wholesale operations. 

Robinson’s’ priority was simple:
A robust, fast, and reliable phone system backed by a local provider who understands the pace and complexity of their operation. Noventre’s technical setup and Island-based support team met that requirement and continue to support Robinson’s daily. 

This included:

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A fully managed telephony platform designed for high call volumes.
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Reliable connectivity underpinning all communication across sites.
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Local helpdesk support, available whenever the team need rapid assistance.
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Ongoing relationship-based service, ensuring the system evolves with the business.
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The Results

When Robinson’s needs something, they can speak to Noventre immediately, a key advantage when handling time-critical food and wholesale operations.  Since switching to Noventre, Robinson’s has seen improvements across their operation:

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No-nonsense reliability.
As a 24/7 business, Robinson’s needs systems that simply work. Noventre’s managed solution ensures consistent uptime. 
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Smoother day-to-day communication.
The telephony system is now fast, slick and dependable, supporting thousands of calls from customers, chefs, restaurants and corporate clients. 
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Better workflow across departments..
From shop floor to distribution, teams can communicate quickly and clearly improving responsiveness and efficiency. 
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Local support they can count on.
When Robinson’s needs something, they can speak to Noventre immediately, a key advantage when handling time-critical food and wholesale operations.
Robinson's Isle of Man workers

Client Testimonial

Janna, CEO at Robinson’s, says reliable communication is essential: 

“We’re a 24/7 business and handle a huge amount of phone calls every day. The phone system we have with Noventre is slick, reliable and absolutely critical to the smooth running of our business and the businesses we supply.” 

The relationship between Noventre and Robinson’s continues to grow, with both teams regularly collaborating, sharing ideas and supporting each other as locally owned Manx businesses.