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Estimating Software Testimonials

Listed below are testimonials from current users of EstimatorXpress – HBXL’s estimating software. If you're still not convinced then check out our estimating software case studies or click Call Me to get a call back from the HBXL Team.

...and if you're still not convinced then check out the EstimatorXpress magazine reviews and find out what the press say.

"The software is the best money I have ever spent"!

I used to do all my estimating by hand and it took me a good 4 days just to get 1 quote done! Now I have EstimatorXpress it’s completed in a matter of hours and my quotes look really professional! The software is simple to use and quick, I’m winning allot more business with this software.

The EstimatorXpress disk stays in my computer 52 weeks a year as I’m constantly preparing quotes from all the business it’s created! The only downside is that I need about 50 more people to work for me to get all the jobs done!!!

Alan Cox
Valley Construction (Gwent)

I found the training for EstimatorXpress very useful and I'm really glad that I did it. Because there were only 4 of us there, I found the interactivity level very high. We could go at the pace of the slowest member without holding anyone up. I'm not a very experienced builder and sometimes struggle with all the lingo and terminology, but both the trainer and the software made everything very clear. It was good fun too.

Bob Stamp
PRDS (Lincoln)

We've been using EstimatorXpress on nearly all our estimating since its installation. I have been very impressed with its ease of use so much so that I have recommended your software to a few of my colleagues in the trade. It's so easy to use, and the graphics in the software help to make sure nothing is missed or left to chance.

Gary Eyre
First Yorkshire Construction (South Yorkshire)

I'm getting on very well with EstimatorXpress following the training. Doing extensions. The training was very good and I'd recommend it to others. It was very easy to pick up. My son came with me to the training too and he's now a whiz on the software. He's so good in fact that he now does a lot of the estimating for the company!

Ken Skillbeck
Franken Properties (Yorkshire)

The EstimatorXpress software is great! It's brilliant! I can do 3 estimates in a day now compared to 1 every 2 days using the old method. I'm looking to have training on it so that I can do 5 a day! It really is top banana and I love the free updates you get. I just got a free loft and timber frame conversion pack, which is Rolls Royce because everyone wants loft conversions at the moment and everyone's getting into timber frame projects too. The work is flooding in. I've just costed a £1.7 million project using the software, which proves that it's not just small builds EstimatorXpress is designed for.

Peter Henry
PH Building Company (Nottingham)

EstimatorXpress is so easy so use. It lets me do my estimating a lot quicker than before. I used to use the old pen and paper method of estimating, which meant that I would have to spend 4 days costing up an extension. These days, on EstimatorXpress, I fly through them, estimating up to 4 in 1 evening! The software speeds it all up so much and gives me more time for the things I want to do. Once you get to know the software, there are loads of shortcuts you can use to make things even faster - you can save templates of old jobs, meaning that once you've done 1 extension, you don't have to start from scratch again. I recommend EstimatorXpress to loads of people. 3 of my competitors have got it but that's okay cos it's good to have friendly competition.

EstimatorXpress is a good product and the Tech Team are very helpful too - there at the end of the phone every step of the way, ready either to take your call there and then or to call you back as quickly as possible to help you sort things out.

The EstimatorXpress group training is very good - very comprehensive. I knew quite a lot about the software already because I've been using it for a while, but the training taught me loads of things I never realized you could do with it. I found out how to create workbooks to suit me, which is going to save me loads of time in future. Also, the training is fun - I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had a laugh.

Stuart Henderson
SDH Builders (Somerset)

I've found EstimatorXpress extremely useful. It's quick and so easy to use.

If there is anything I struggle with then it's clearly explained in the manual.

I'm saving bags of time from my old pen & paper estimating.

Robert Mueller
P&R Mueller Builders (Worcestershire)

What's so outstanding about EstimatorXpress is the speed and ease of estimating. I can turn jobs and estimates round quicker than ever before! Estimates used to take between 7 and 8 hours - with EstimatorXpress they take 2 ½ hours max. I'm very pleased with it.

Paul Hutson
Hutson Property Developers (Lincolnshire)

I'm getting on with it great so far. EstimatorXpress is superb for small jobs and easy enough to use. I've just finished estimating 3 refurbishment jobs, and it was flexible enough to quote for a pub refurb' too.

Steve Whitehead
Profile Builders Ltd. (Isle of Man)

We're really, really impressed. The building drawings really help to clarify things. It's really intuitive and with so many estimating calculators it makes estimating so much easier. I can't praise it enough!

Darren Vasey
Diamond Property Renovations Ltd. (Yorkshire)

I haven't been using the software very long and am just experimenting at the moment doing comparisons against old estimates. It's so much quicker than doing it by hand, and the building drawings are very helpful.

David Easter
Easter Brothers Ltd. (Huntingdon)

Just a few words to say how delighted I am with EstimatorXpress. I am very impressed with its accuracy and performance and in my experience is far superior to anything else on the market. I am particularly pleased with the time that it saves me. After all, time is money, and money well spent. It's a must. A very satisfied customer.

Eric Robinson
TM & E Robinson Ltd (Wakefield)

I've just won my first extension job using EstimatorXpress. I used to use another estimating software for a long time but would certainly recommend this one to anyone who asked. It's definitely a step forward in estimating software.

I have to add that the Help Team are superb. They are very happy and willing to resolve any issues I've got. It's great to know they're on hand...The software is great, it's user friendly and I've found it is particularly good for estimating roofs amongst other things.

EstimatorXpress replaces the need for a QS and the beauty of the software is that you don't need to know the complex terminology involved with things like SMM7 to use it.

Robert Bartlett
R E Bartlett Ltd. (Warwickshire)

I use EstimatorXpress for lots of contracts like extensions, new builds and small jobs such as window fitting. The software is good because it reminds you of things you might forget, such as brick ties. It's going to be more and more useful especially as contracts get harder and harder to win...and I now save a lot of money from not having to use a quantity surveyor.

Adrian Bellingham
A C Bellingham Building & Maintenance (Norfolk)

I find EstimatorXpress® so easy to use. The general lay-out and pictures make it very thorough and it doesn't leave anything out. It saves me so much time too. It really is amazing!

Ian Chappell
Chappell Building Services Ltd. (Hampshire)

I like everything about EstimatorXpress® - it's amazing! I've only been using it 2-3 days but already I've managed to bang out 9 quotes with it, and that only took me a day! And these haven't all been the simplest of quotes either - they've costed between £16,000 and £120,000 and some have been quite complicated, but the software made them so easy to do. Plus, 1 of these jobs, worth £68,000, I've just had accepted tonight! The software has paid for itself in the first week. It's brilliant!

Clive Burfoot
Clive Burfoot Construction (Cheshire)

I would recommend EstimatorXpress to any builder who wants to save time. Before I bought this software, I had no free time. That's the thing I've noticed most with EstimatorXpress - the time it gives me for other things. I always used the old methods: pen, paper etc, but they are no comparison to the software. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

David Beverley
DJ Beverley & Son Builders (Warwick)

I'm more than happy with EstimatorXpress. Whenever I have problems they are answered quickly by the support team. Good customer service.

Bryan Cleeton
(East Lothian)

EstimatorXpress is a great improvement on the old Estimator & Project Manager V5. I'm just playing with it at the moment and have started to estimate a new build. It's a lot easier than V5 and the addition of the dimensional drawings is a great new feature.

Colin Bradley
Howard & Bradley (West Yorkshire)

EstimatorXpress is worth its weight in gold! It's really easy to use and makes its money back on the first job! It's so quick and easy to quote. I'll never turn back. It works out the whole estimate within an hour!

Christian Ward
Award Group Ltd (Cambridgeshire)

The software is easy to use and ideal for people who don't know about estimating software or haven't used estimating software before. The drawings in the program allow you to input your dimensions correctly especially for the more complicated areas such as hip roofs. The drawings help you to know you are putting in the right information and ensure that you don't miss any important details.

Glenn Mellor
E G Mellor & Sons (Lancashire)

I'm a builder and not very good with computers. I find it user friendly and really easy to use. HBXL have done a really good job with EstimatorXpress. They've come up trumps!

Dave Tolson
Solent Home Services (Hampshire)

I used EstimatorXpress to cost my own self build project which was the best decision I ever made. Now I'm going to use it to help my brother and price up his extension with it. I'd recommend EstimatorXpress to anybody who's doing a self build project.

Raymond Lewis
Self Builder (Suffolk)

I am so happy with EstimatorXpress. It paid for itself in the first job. I've managed to bag £40,000 jobs because of this software! I love the quote wizard - it's unbelievably good and saves me loads of time. I'm really made up with it.

Graham Humphreys
Homestyle Construction (Birkenhead)

I've just started to use EstimatorXpress and can see that it's really user friendly, and anyone who is remotely computer literate will definitely get on with it. I haven't done a full estimate yet but I am finding the manual and e-tutorials to be extremely useful whilst getting to grips with it.

Ronald Mounsey
Lonetree Ltd. (Carmarthenshire)