That’s when they decided to try Chaser Collections.
As Huttie was already using Chaser’s accounts receivable automation software, the handover process to Chaser’s debt collection team was seamless.
Chaser Collection is Chaser’s friendly, no-win, no-fee debt collection service that gets your most difficult invoices paid, whilst maintaining those important customer relationships you have spent time and effort building up. Chaser' debt collectors use different means to get in contact with the bad debtors, such as email, phone calls and letters.
As all previous communication between Huttie and their customers were stored in the Chaser software, as well as the invoice details and contact information, Chaser’s debt collectors had all the information they needed to successfully collect Huttie’s unpaid invoices without having to go through a lengthy handover process.
“Of all the invoices we have put through to Chaser Collections, more than 90% have received a response, and more than 80% of the invoices have already been paid” - Tom Hays, Head of Finance, Huttie Group
These great results did come at the expense of customer relationships, and with many recurring customers, both commercial and domestic it was important for Tom and the rest of the finance team that their customers were treated well and the communication and dialogue represented them as a business.
“We have never had a complaint from a customer since using Chaser Collections, everything is out in the open and handled very nicely, and the emails sent from the debt collectors look like something we could write ourselves” - Tom Hays, Head of Finance
Using Chaser Collections to help recover bad debt has been an instant success for Huttie’s finance team and they have to this date recovered overdue invoices worth over £15,000. With Chaser’s debt collectors reaching out to their bad payers, Huttie has now had responses and payments from customers who previously ignored them for months, ensuring that their cash-flow forecasting is correct and they can budget accurately.
You can read the full case study here to learn more about how Chaser Collections was a game-changer for Huttie.