Quote me happy
Extract taken from November issue of Guild of Master Craftsmen News
Launched in 2004, EstimatorXpress revolutionized the way builders
produce quotes and estimates, and has quickly become the leading building estimating software on the market. Now builders across the UK will be able to produce estimates and quotes even more quickly and accurately following the launch of the latest version which is packed full of new features.
By simply entering the dimensions of a job into easy to use onscreen building drawings, an entire building project can be priced and schedule in minutes – right down to the last screw.
It costs up extensions, and new builds and now been improved for renovations and conversion work in response to the rising number now being undertaken in the UK.
Customer Quote
The software also automatically produces a range of 45+ business reports, including a professional customer quote to help win new business as well as build programs, cash flow and profit forecast.
Marketing Director Joanna Mulgrew says: “managing the budget and keeping a track of cash flow is vital for anyone involved in the building industry, especially when you want to make a profit!
“To help builders keep a firm track on their accounts, EstimatorXpress now includes a new Accounts Export tool allowing users to see the difference between the estimated and actual costs by a simple transfer of the estimated costs into accounting software such as Quick Books™ and Builder Books™. Plus a handy ‘variations’ tool has been introduced to track amendments to a quote from the original costings.
“The reason EstimatorXpress is so accurate stems from the fact that it is directly linked to Jewson the builders merchants price list via the internet. For non-Jewson customers, we have developed a unique ‘Price Tracker’ feature, which links the software live to the latest trade prices on core building material products. This means users can be assured of always estimating with realistic prices with no need to create their own price lists of materials.
With its popular estimating software, HBXL has already helped over 5000 builders.
Health & Safety Xpert
Making sure that building sites of small and medium sized 
building companies are safe has risen up the agenda with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) who are now making thousands of random site inspections every year.
To make sure builders have the right documents, HBXL has developed a software package to simplify the tedious process of completing the endless paperwork associated with health and safety.
Developed in partnership with leading industry professionals, Health & Safety Xpert is an easy to use software package that will save massive amounts of time producing crucial health and safety documentation legally required under current UK law, including the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 1994.
Joanna said “despite the reasonable intentions of health and safety legislation, the net result appears to be a mountain of paperwork for the jobbing builder. It is often very difficult for businesses to know where to start so what the software does is simplify the process of producing all the right documentation for a project and give the builder confidence that they are covered.
“Health & Safety Xpert helps encourage an active approach to health and safety and significantly cuts down the time spent doing paperwork. Simply enter what you are building into the software and it does the rest. It prints out health and safety policies, risk and COSHH assessments, construction phase health and safety plans, site inspections and many more essential documents.
“The significance of completing this paperwork cannot be under-estimated. If the worst should happen and you find yourself being questioned by a court of law, it pays to be able to demonstrate your company’s compliance to a rigorous health and safety code.”
The stark reality, according to HBXL, is that builders who are not using packages like EstimatorXpress and Health & Safety Xpert will find it increasingly difficult to compete with those that do.
Joanna added “it’s all very well thinking you’ll survive just because you always have done. But in today’s increasingly competitive market, fulfilling your health and safety obligations and standing out from the crowd is imperative for future success.”
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