Electricity North West (ENW)
Creating an applications tool that streamlines Electricity North West’s customer connections to the grid.
Highlights
- Reduced application time for a new connection from an average of 3.5 days to 20 minutes
- Provided customers with accessibility to a quotation 24/7/365
- CSAT score for the 'Connections' tool has delivered a 93% satisfaction rate
Background
ENWL's previous application process resulted in a lot of time being spent, both from the customer and ENWL, hand plotting on maps to calculate costs and plan the subsequent works to create a customer's new electricity connection.
This process previously took around an average of 3.5 days to complete and had the added complexity of a lack of consistency with pricing for customers.

Business drivers
To improve customer satisfaction, enhance the efficiency of the sales process and create an engaging and effective tool for both staff and customers, Mando worked with ENWL to produce three clear user journeys:
- New connection – creating new connections for new-build properties;
- Service alteration – like moving a meter;
- Disconnection – when a property is being demolished
Solution
ENWL’s new ‘Connections’ service streamlines a long paper-based service, keeping things simple for the customer, and handling complex integrations with multiple back-end technologies. The customer’s address is validated by postcode lookup, then directs to the showcase functionality within the portal – the mapping tool. Here, the customer locates their property, indicates its boundaries, and plots where they want the connection, picking up the relevant mainline cable.

Outcome
The Connections service has achieved several ENWL objectives, providing excellent customer service with a clear and easy to use tool which keeps the customer within their channel of choice and their position within the application process.
The system has increased self-service and customer satisfaction whilst simultaneously improving the efficiency of the sales process, ensuring complete and accurate data is captured at the time of application to reduce errors later in the process.
What else is going on
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November 2023
Mando to bridge skills gap at BIMA Digital Day
The BIMA Digital Day on November 8th is an attempt to bridge this skills gap, as eight of Mando's experts will spend time with around 240 Year 10 students from The Studio School at their Liverpool campus.
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September 2023
Meet the team - Kayleigh Goffett, Project Manager
Meet Kayleigh Goffett, a project manager at Mando. Learn about the importance of 24/7/365 support for businesses and how Mando's support services ensure continuity of services. Discover why Mando is a great place to work and how they can help your business on the path to digital transformation.