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Fowler Construction Case Study

B2W Software

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Procurement
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Fowler Construction, a company providing a wide variety of heavy construction and residential services, was struggling with an outdated Excel spreadsheet-based system for estimating and bidding, field tracking, and dispatching. The system made it difficult to create and manage crews, leading to time-consuming processes and increased chances of errors. The company needed a solution that could streamline these processes, reduce errors, and improve efficiency. Read More
About Customer	Fowler Construction is a heavy construction and residential services provider based in Bracebridge, Ontario. The company was founded in 1949 and has since been committed to staying up-to-date with the latest technology in every aspect of its business. Fowler Construction's work spans across several industries, including site development, road construction, excavation, paving, materials, landscaping, golf courses, and recreational courts. The company has been a client of B2W Software since 2000 and has attended four B2W User Conferences. Read More
Solution	Fowler Construction implemented B2W Software's solutions to replace its existing system. The B2W Estimate solution was used to standardize estimating and bidding. This solution saved time and reduced errors by eliminating redundant data entry. It also featured reusable task templates, making it easy to create an estimate based on previous work. With global edits, data could be updated in one place and applied across the estimate. The B2W Estimate phases and reporting capabilities helped Fowler personnel stay organized and informed about the details of every job. The solution also supported multiple estimators working on one bid at the same time without any slowdown or performance degradation. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Procurement

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Fowler Construction, a company providing a wide variety of heavy construction and residential services, was struggling with an outdated Excel spreadsheet-based system for estimating and bidding, field tracking, and dispatching. The system made it difficult to create and manage crews, leading to time-consuming processes and increased chances of errors. The company needed a solution that could streamline these processes, reduce errors, and improve efficiency.

About Customer

Fowler Construction is a heavy construction and residential services provider based in Bracebridge, Ontario. The company was founded in 1949 and has since been committed to staying up-to-date with the latest technology in every aspect of its business. Fowler Construction's work spans across several industries, including site development, road construction, excavation, paving, materials, landscaping, golf courses, and recreational courts. The company has been a client of B2W Software since 2000 and has attended four B2W User Conferences.

Solution

Fowler Construction implemented B2W Software's solutions to replace its existing system. The B2W Estimate solution was used to standardize estimating and bidding. This solution saved time and reduced errors by eliminating redundant data entry. It also featured reusable task templates, making it easy to create an estimate based on previous work. With global edits, data could be updated in one place and applied across the estimate. The B2W Estimate phases and reporting capabilities helped Fowler personnel stay organized and informed about the details of every job. The solution also supported multiple estimators working on one bid at the same time without any slowdown or performance degradation.

Impact #1	Fowler Construction was able to complete huge estimates more quickly and easily with multiple estimators working on one bid at the same time.
Impact #2	The company was able to save time and reduce errors by eliminating redundant data entry.
Impact #3	The B2W Estimate phases and reporting capabilities helped Fowler personnel stay organized and informed about the details of every job.

Impact #1

Fowler Construction was able to complete huge estimates more quickly and easily with multiple estimators working on one bid at the same time.

Impact #2

The company was able to save time and reduce errors by eliminating redundant data entry.

Impact #3

The B2W Estimate phases and reporting capabilities helped Fowler personnel stay organized and informed about the details of every job.

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