When your company has been around for 85 years, you’re bound to learn a thing or two about staying relevant. For Jones Paint & Glass, that longevity has meant growing from a single location to a multi-branch operation with 350 employees. But how do you ensure everyone’s on the same page when your teams are spread out across hundreds of miles and have dozens of different job roles? How do you keep employees excited and engaged with safety? Spoiler alert: it has everything to do with video-based microlearning.
The Problem: Expensive Meetings, Poor Engagement and Inconsistent Safety
Monthly safety meetings featuring hour-long presentations lack interaction, structure or follow-up. The result? Passive participation, unclear retention and no way to track who was learning what.
Even worse, these meetings are expensive. Think about it: 350 employees at roughly $35 per hour means each meeting costs over $12,000 – and that’s not even counting prep time or lost productivity.
“Paying 350 employees for one hour of time each month just to have them sit and listen without any true accountability became a real cost,” said CEO David Jones.
But this wasn’t just about wasted time. In the glass and glazing industry, safety is a crucial competitive advantage. Clients review your safety history before awarding contracts. One bad year can spike your e-mod (experience modification rate), which in turn raises your workers’ comp premiums and makes it harder to win bids.
So the stakes were high: without effective, scalable training, Jones Paint & Glass risked more than just employee injuries. The company risked its reputation and revenue, too.
The Solution: Targeted, Convenient, Role-Based Training with Video-Based Microlearning
Enter Tyfoom – a leader in video-based microlearning. After a successful pilot with a small focus group, Jones Paint & Glass expanded the platform company-wide within a year.
The results were immediate.
Instead of time-consuming lectures, employees now engage with 1- to 2-minute video lessons tailored to their roles, followed by brief, simple quizzes to reinforce learning. Because training can be completed in the flow of work, there’s no longer a need to pull teams away for an hour-long meeting.
And it’s not one-size-fits-all. Whether an employee installs custom mirrors, sells paint or works in commercial contract glazing, their video-based microlearning training is specialized for the tasks – and risks – they encounter daily.
“Our business is very diversified,” said Jones. “But Tyfoom makes it easy for every supervisor to manage content at a local level. Training is tailored to individual jobs so employees receive relevant, specialized learning.”
This level of customization is only possible with microlearning apps that let companies deliver the right content to the right people – exactly when they need it.
The Results: Lower Costs, Fewer Injuries and Higher Engagement
Lower Costs
By eliminating monthly meetings, Jones Paint & Glass saved tens of thousands of dollars in labor costs. But the savings didn’t stop there. Its e-mod score stabilized, helping the company avoid rising insurance premiums – something few competitors can say.
“Most in our industry have seen workers’ comp costs increase,” Jones shared. “We haven’t had a price hike since implementing Tyfoom two years ago.”
And because Tyfoom’s platform delivers video-based microlearning in short, digestible segments, employees can stay sharp without pulling focus from the job at hand.
Fewer Incidents
With video-based microlearning, Jones Paint & Glass saw a 95% decrease in OSHA-recordable injuries year over year.
That drop didn’t just make their job sites safer. It made the company a more attractive partner for clients, a stronger contender on competitive bids and a better place to work for employees.
Increased Engagement
With Tyfoom, managers can track participation and engagement in real time. Employees know their efforts are visible – and appreciated – even when they’re working 300 miles from HQ. That visibility created a surprising byproduct: higher morale.
“We can see what they’re doing,” Jones said. “It’s motivating for employees to know that at a corporate level, we’re able to communicate and ensure they understand site-specific information.”
This is one of the key advantages of microlearning apps – continuous communication without disruption. The platform keeps everyone connected, accountable and aligned instantaneously.
Training with Video-Based Microlearning Drives Revenue
Every division within the company now has access to relevant training content. Supervisors can manage their teams with autonomy while ensuring alignment with company-wide standards. That kind of balance – between individual flexibility and organizational consistency – is hard to find, but essential for long-term growth.
Using video-based microlearning, Jones Paint & Glass has created a learning culture where knowledge is delivered in small, daily doses helping workers retain critical safety procedures, operational updates and company standards long term.
A Culture Shift Worth Celebrating
Jones Paint & Glass didn’t just roll out new software: the company transformed its approach to learning and safety. What used to be a once-a-month chore is now a daily habit. Safety isn’t something employees talk about. It’s something they do – every day.
“Whether they have 5 employees or 100, our supervisors are managing their own teams’ safety,” Jones said. “Tyfoom brought that to the forefront of our business.”
And that shift didn’t take years. It happened fast. With easy onboarding, reliable support and scalable video-based microlearning, Tyfoom helped Jones Paint & Glass move from outdated meetings to modern, measurable learning – without disrupting daily operations.
Ultimately, training isn’t just about compliance. It’s about connection – between leadership and teams, between employees and their roles, between effort and outcomes.
Tyfoom helped Jones Paint & Glass close those gaps. And in the process, its leaders built a safer, smarter, more profitable company.
Video-based microlearning and modern microlearning apps don’t just change how people learn. They change what your company is capable of.
Ready to see how video-based microlearning can transform your team into the powerhouse they can be, making you more money for less? Schedule a meeting to speak with a Tyfoom training consultant today.