King Builders have been operating throughout Gloucestershire for 40 years and are recognised as one of the leading building contractors in the area.
With 40 years of experience in the commercial sector in Gloucestershire, King Builders have handled a diverse range of projects, ranging from basic redecoration to full-scale refurbishment, fit-out, and extensive construction works. Their portfolio includes hotels, garages, offices, warehouses, and work undertaken for Stroud District Council and Gloucester City Council.
King Builders pride themselves on the reputation they have built in the industry and believe the amount of repeat business they get is testament to the quality of our work.
The Challenge
For nearly two decades, King Builders relied on a rudimentary job costing software solution in conjunction with various manual processes. However, as the company grew steadily and larger projects loomed ahead, their resources became more stretched with their time-consuming manual processes, necessitating a revamp and improvement of their job costing routines.
Due to the amplified workload and number of transactions and procedures, their current system also began encountering performance difficulties and slowdowns.
According to Company Secretary Gail Pink, "We were spending a lot of time doing things manually and our existing software was also struggling, which was really slowing things down."
As job costing, invoicing, and order management started to occupy much of their working day, it became apparent that a change was necessary for King Builders to progress.
With a combination of several manual processes for job costing and a struggling, outdated software solution, the situation became even more challenging, making it clear that the company needed to make a change.
The Solution
As a pre-existing user of Sage Accounts, King Builders started exploring job costing solutions that were compatible, and following a period of research and recommendations, they decided to adopt Eque2 Construct for Sage.
Eque2 Construct for Sage Incorporates features such as cost planning, estimating, subcontractor management, and project tracking to automate and optimize job costing procedures while decreasing the need for manual data input and increasing efficiency and precision.
The implementation of the new solution enabled King Builders to manage their resources more efficiently, make well-informed decisions using up-to-date financial data, and significantly streamline their job costing, invoicing, and order management processes, resulting in a much more seamless operation.
Business Impact
The time-saving efficiencies brought about by Eque2 Construct have been significant for King Builders, resulting in a ripple effect throughout their office and on-site operations. The impact of the new solution has been felt across the company, streamlining processes, and improving productivity.
Eque2's custom-designed reporting and analysis reports have provided King Builders with a real-time view of job performance and profitability, something which was previously unavailable to them.
These bespoke reports have proven invaluable in allowing the company to gain deeper insights and make more informed decisions about their operations.
Gail commented, “With our invoicing and orders alone, the fact that we don’t have to manually print, and scan and email things has saved us a huge amount of time”.
Gail added, “Eque2 Construct has given us back a huge amount of time, reducing the time we spend on manual tasks by approximately 90%”.
This has been instrumental in streamlining their processes and improving King Builders overall efficiency as a business.
