Go on site to do the work
or put together a new quote; visit a new client or pay a trip to the merchant;
chase up payment or make sure materials are on site at the right time - these
are just some of the decisions builders up and down the country have make on a
daily basis.
Put them all together and it’s
easy to see that even the most systematic, organised and assiduous of builder
will find their time management skills tested to the full.
So when you factor into
the daily equation the effort (and time) needed to produce accurate quotes and
estimates, it’s little wonder schedules sometimes fall behind or a new jobs
slip through the net!
With time being arguably
one of the most precious commodities available to the builder, many will be
pleased to hear about the arrival of a new estimating service that will save
them so much time (and worry) that they will be able to focus solely on running
their business and not fret about whether they should be on site or putting
together a quote.
Called the HBXL Estimating
Service it’s the latest innovation from the leading
building software developer and means builders won’t have to take time out from
their busy schedules to price up work and produce quotations.
It will enable
them to get on with work in hand, win new projects and manage the jobs they
currently have on.
Joanna
Mulgrew, marketing director at HBXL said: “We all know that producing quotes
and estimates still takes
out the most time in any single day and often takes longer than anticipated.
“The beauty of
this new service is that once the builder has sent us the plans of the project
they need a quote for they can focus on the jobs in hand knowing that within a
guaranteed time frame they will receive a fully itemised cost break down and
totally accurate customer quotation.
“The problem is that many builders don’t always have the time to price up
accurately the cost of a build so they either lose the job because of delays in
getting back to the client or don’t make the money they should have on the job
because it was priced up in a “quick and dirty” fashion.
“Sometimes it may take several days just to get prices back from
suppliers. This all takes time out from what they are good at, namely building.
“The HBXL Estimating Service is cheaper than asking someone in the office
to do it, not to mention the opportunity cost of losing out on work as you
haven’t been quick enough to quote or missing out on building time.”
To make use of
the service all builders have to do is send the plans to HBXL where expert
estimators will price it quickly and accurately. Prices range from just £79 for
a garage, £140 for an extension or loft conversion and £199 for a new build.
The builder
will receive a detailed estimate report pack outlining a summary of the
project’s cost, detailed cost breakdown for materials, plant and labour, cost
breakdown of each build phase, cash flow projection and a build program for
when each part of the project will take place.
Builders will
get a customer quote as a Word file, including mark-up, which can be easily
edited before it is shown to customers so the builder doesn’t even have to
write up the quotation.
Joanna added:
“We confirm delivery date of the estimate before we start on a quote, with
small jobs taking between three and four days and larger projects taking about
seven to ten days maximum.
“All the
builder needs to know is that we never miss a deadline!
“It’s a
fantastic solution for builders who want to present professional estimates but
are either too pushed for time to do it themselves or aren’t engaged with using
IT and computers.”
For details on the
HBXL Estimating Service please call T: 0845 1234 095 or visit the web site www.estimating-service.co.uk
