Manufacturing · Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
The consultant wrote three approved makes in the tender, and yours is not one of them.
Switchgear is a specification product. The consultant names the ratings, fault levels and approved makes, and the contractor buys from that list. A lower price from a maker who is not on the list does not get read.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
In one paragraph
Switchgear is the set of breakers, switches and protection equipment that connects, isolates and protects an electrical system, built as low-voltage and medium-voltage assemblies. GullySales takes your ratings, test papers and references to the consultants, contractors and utilities who write specifications, and tracks each bid.
So the first sale is to the consultant. It happens through papers they can check, a reference installation they can visit and a person who answers their technical questions without delay.
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Who it is for
This is written for you if switchgear is what you make or sell.
- Low-voltage switchgear and distribution board makers
- Medium-voltage switchgear assemblers for buildings and plants
- Makers of enclosures and busbar systems used in switchboards
- Firms making switchgear for a specific sector, such as solar or EV charging
Not for
It is not the right fit if.
- A maker who has no type test papers and cannot get any
- A firm that assembles another brand's design with no engineering support of its own
How buyers choose
What decides the sale of switchgear.
Rated current and fault level
The specification states these, and the maker must show that its design meets them with papers.
Approved make lists
Consultants and large buyers keep lists of acceptable makes. Getting on one needs papers, references and often a presentation.
Type test certificates and routine tests
Buyers ask for test evidence. Which tests apply to which product is for the buyer, the testing body and your adviser to confirm.
Reference installations
Seeing the equipment running in a building or plant is persuasive.
Where orders are lost
What usually goes wrong when you sell switchgear.
In the words owners use on the first call.
“Consultants have never heard of us”
Nobody has presented the product to design firms, and the specification already names others.
“We reach contractors too late”
By the time a contractor asks for a price, the approved list is fixed.
“Our papers are incomplete or out of date”
A buyer who asks for the test paper and waits has already begun to doubt.
“Competitors win on brand”
Without references and a clear service story, a smaller maker cannot argue against a known name.
The scope
The work we would propose for switchgear.
Measured on qualified enquiries, quotation requests, follow-up on each quotation, trial orders won and repeat orders. Anything here that needs a platform, directory or tool we have not used with you is confirmed with you before it goes in the scope.
- A specification-ready product pageEach product with ratings, short-circuit capability as tested, dimensions and a downloadable technical file.
- Consultant presentation programmeA list of design consultants and a short presentation or visit offered to each, with papers in hand.
- Contractor and panel-builder outreachEarly contact with contractors in your region, ahead of a bid.
- Bid follow-upA quotation tracker by bid date, with a call before closing.
A reference installation record
Where the customer agrees, a short record of what was supplied and where.
What we do
What you get for switchgear.
Each deliverable and what it is there to change.
A technical product page and file
Lets a consultant check a product without asking.
A consultant presentation
Short and specific, with the papers attached.
A contractor contact list
Names to approach before a bid, not after.
A quotation tracker
Shows live bids and next calls.
A reference record
Something to show a sceptical buyer.
How the result is measured
- Qualified enquiries
- Consultant meetings held
- Approved-make listings obtained
- Quotations followed up before the bid date
- Contractor accounts won
- Repeat orders
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
How it works
From your first message to the first report.
No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.
First
Your brief
You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.
After the brief
A conversation and a written scope
We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.
Before work starts
Baseline recorded
The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.
After the baseline
The first fix goes live
The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.
As agreed
Report against the baseline
What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.
At renewal
Renew on the numbers
The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.
What we need from you
What to have ready before we talk.
None of it has to be tidy. We read what you have.
- Test papers and approvals you hold, with scope
- Product drawings and ratings
- The consultants and contractors you already know
- Recent bids won and lost
- Photographs of the works and installed equipment
Export and new regions
Selling switchgear beyond your home market.
Where you sell decides standards, documents, payment terms and freight. We work from Bengaluru and have no overseas office, so for a new region we start from your own enquiries, your existing buyers and the directories you already use.
Contractors and distributors abroad
Overseas switchgear sales usually pass through contractors or distributors with local project work. Existing export buyers show where to start.
Test and approval papers
Each market asks for its own. The buyer and your adviser decide what is required.
Spares and site support
Buyers ask who attends a site problem. State your position.
FAQ
Questions about selling switchgear.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
How do we get on a consultant's approved list?
Can a small switchgear maker compete with big brands?
What should the product page show?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
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Why us
Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.
Marketing and sales, as one job
Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.
The person on the first call does the work
No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.
A baseline before anything starts
Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.
The fee in writing, split three ways
Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.
No guarantees we cannot keep
The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.
One office, and we say so
Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.
#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.
Engagement options
Ways to work with us.
Pick the size of commitment that fits. Every option starts with your brief and a conversation.
Option 1
The conversation on its own
A call after you send your brief. It says honestly whether you need outside help, and many fixes are ones your own team can make.
Option 2
One fix, scoped
Start with the fix that matters most, such as reply time or follow-up. The fee is in writing before anything starts.
Option 3
An ongoing programme
We run the work, report against the baseline, and you renew on the numbers. The term and the reporting are agreed in writing first.
Option 4
Guidance for your own team or agency
We plan, brief and check the work of your in-house team or current agency, instead of replacing them.
Your brief
Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.
Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.