Avenir Solaire Concept: a photovoltaic pure player gains in productivity with Revolt.eco

Avenir Solaire Concept is a young company with 8 employees specializing in solar panel installation , based in Chambéry, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. This pure player, which has been in business since 2022, chose Revolt.eco, the benchmark software for photovoltaic panel installers, to streamline its business processes. After just a few months working with Revolt.eco, Avenir Solaire Concept's teams have noted productivity gains and increased customer satisfaction. Interview with Yvan Jeanmasson, co-director of Avenir Solaire Concept.

Avenir Solaire Concept is a fast-growing photovoltaic pure player:

‍"Avenir Solaire Concept has been in business for 3 years. We only photovoltaic solar energy. We are based in Chambéry. We operate in our four neighboring departments, Isère (38), Savoie (73), Haute-Savoie (74) and Ain (01). We work with private individuals and professionals on everything from roofing, carports and shading, battery storage and, on the fringe, charging stations for electric vehicles.. "

Yvan Jeanmasson, co-president of Avenir Solaire Concept, turned to Revolt.eco because he wanted to meet several challenges:

Gather all your business tools to be more productive

"Before working with Revolt.eco, we were using several solutions, including a sizing system, cobbled-together e-mails with attachments, and software to create data sheets for installation teams. Juggling these different tools was not practical. When we took on a new employee, we had to train him or her in all the software. to train them in all the software. And since there are several of us, it takes a bit oforganization. So I was looking for a solution that would centralize all our uses, for greater convenience and to save time.

Produce more professional customer presentations

"Previously, to present photovoltaic installation projects to customers, we used to send them a specific e-mail with attachments for technical data sheets and studies. with attachments for data sheets and studies. It was a bit of a do-it-yourself approach.. "

Simplify administrative procedures to save time

"Even before we started working with Revolt.eco, we had entrusted the management of our administrative formalities to an independent company called Yälpa. Yälpa takes care of three administrative tasks on our behalf: preliminary work applications to the town hall, connection applications to Enedis and compliance applications to CONSUEL. Before working with Revolt.eco, which integrates the Yälpa solution, to launch these procedures, we had to send an e-mail to Yälpa, we had to send an e-mail to Yälpa with all the customer file attachments."

Revolt.eco meets Avenir Solaire Concept's challenges with a range of solutions:

A platform for all business tools

"The main advantage of Revolt.eco is that it to bring together all our uses in a single tool. Bringing everything together on a single platform and in a single program is practical and saves us time. save time. Revolt.eco is made up of six modules, and we use all six every time. The platform allows you to work your way around. You go in and come out at the end with a study and technical data sheets for the installation teams. For the consumer market, everything is done on Revolt.eco, except for the quotation part, because we have a suite that includes a CRM (customer relationship management), an invoicing tool and a link with the accounting department.

Differentiating customer presentations

"Revolt.eco enables us to produce a ten-page ten-page report that is professional, clear and appreciated by our customers. They like the way the document is broken down. This report that we send to our customers is a differentiating asset. Today, we still sometimes use e-mail, as we work with a lot of elderly people. For them, we use Revolt.eco tools to create the report and then send them the elements on a simple e-mail with an attachment."

An integrated administrative management solution

"Revolt.eco works with Yälpa, an administrative solution specialized in solar energy. We were using Yälpa even before we started working with Revolt.eco. Although it was a coincidence it made things easier for us, and the transition to the new way of working was ultra-simple.. In concrete terms, thanks to Yälpa's integration, when we finalize a project on the Revolt.eco, we simply press the "send" button, and all the elements are sent directly to the subcontractor.. This saves us a lot of time. This integration makes the difference with other service providers. If we were to work with one of them, they would have to interconnect with Yälpa, whereas Revolt.eco has done so from the outset."

Avenir Solaire Concept discovered Revolt.eco through a fellow photovoltaic panel installer, also a user of the platform. After a few months' collaboration, Yvan Jeanmasson is delighted with the recommendation.

Human, responsive, tailor-made support

" Before joining Revolt.eco, we were in contact with some of Revolt.eco's competitors, including one with a little more maturity. However, we decided to give Revolt.eco a try, because I like the human side of the team. I like the human side of the team. We use other software and it's complicated to contact them; we're talking to AI. What I like is interacting with people. This is the case with Revolt.eco. We had a few meetings with Fabien, one of the platform's founders. I explained to him our expectations, the changes we'd like to see and the bugs we were encountering. Next, we have a WhatsApp thread with Revolt.eco. As soon as we have a problem, we can talk about it in this channel and there's a good responsiveness. Not a week goes by without exchanges.. The team is attentive and hyper reactive.."‍

A product developed hand in hand with the user

"I find it interesting that this is the beginning of the adventure and that we, as users of the platform, are being asked to help develop the software according to our needs. develop the software according to our needs. It's advantageous for both sides, because our requests are taken into account and this enables Revolt.eco to develop functionalities in line with our expectations as solar panel installers. For example, Revolt.eco has just included the Urban Solar virtual battery in its simulation tool. This was a real expectation, because even Urban Solar doesn't have a simulator worthy of the name. I was really impressed, and the Revolt.eco team was quick to integrate this feature into the platform. It's great. You'd think Revolt.eco would take a break from development, but that's not the case. We feel that the solution is constantly evolving. We can't wait for the part dedicated to professional customers to be developed!"

Quick, intuitive handling

"The ergonomics of the Revolt.eco platform have been really well thought out. The solution is very simple and clear. That's the strength of this software, because it's easy to get bogged down in complexity. In this case, it's pretty straightforward, and the functions are very accessible. We gave ourselves four months to test Revolt.eco. So far, the feedback has been positive. There are 5 or 6 of us using the platform in the company. Overall, I haven't had any negative feedback from the team, and I've had some positive feedback."

So far, Yvan Jeanmasson, Director of Avenir Solaire Concept, is satisfied with his collaboration with Revolt.eco. And for good reason, he is already seeing the positive spin-offs of this partnership:

Saving time and increasing professionalism

"With Revolt.eco , what's certain is that we're going faster, and our customer presentations are more professional than what we were able to deliver before.. The software enables us to produce studies and reports that are rather well done and give a good image of the company. It's a great tool and a great adventure. For now, I'd give it 5 stars!"

Satisfied customers and recommendations

"Thanks to the work of our sales team, administrative staff and installers, we now have satisfied customers who recommend us. Revolt.eco is a help that enhances our professionalism and responsiveness.. "