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Top 5 Rental, Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021

As the industry becomes more competitive and the market shifts, harnessing these five construction trends will prove valuable for any rental or construction firm.

April 29, 2021

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[APP] JobNimbus App Created to Help Contractors Manage Customers and Projects

JobNimbus helps construction contractors manage everything from sales to estimating to scheduling to work orders and more on their mobile devices

August 28, 2018

[APP] Construction Management Platform Bolt Designed Specifically for Subcontractors

Bolt is a construction management solution with a mobile app designed to help subcontractors manage all aspects of their businesses

June 26, 2018

[APP] Stay Up-to-date on the Latest Project Information with PASKR

PASKR is a cloud-based construction management software application designed for contractors by contractors

June 5, 2018

[APP] myGeoTracking App Combines Wifi and GPS to Track, Submit Location Data

The mobile workforce management and optimization app provides resource visualization, time-attendance and other types of operations reports on field activities

May 22, 2018

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Construction Technology: It’s an Investment, Not a Cost

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How do you count the value of costs, and benefits, of implementing new construction technology?

September 22, 2017

[APP] Track Hours, Employees, Equipment and Materials with New NoteVault Crew! Mobile App

NoteVault Crew! is a mobile tracking app that allows users to log hours and headcount as well as record equipment and materials used on a jobsite

April 4, 2017

“Our primary motivation for Crew! is creating tools to make our customer’s work day easier and more profitable,” said Peter Lasensky, founder and chief executive officer of NoteVault.

[APP] Project Managers Can Manage Every Project Task in the Field with JobTrac Mobile

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Manage and track all project tasks with JobTrac project management and field communication software

March 7, 2017

With JobTrac Mobile, field supervisors can send daily work reports to the office from a mobile device.

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Top QuickBooks Alternatives for Construction Contractors

If you're looking for an alternative to Quickbooks for accounting software, one of these 10 options might be worth consideration

November 17, 2016

According to findaccountingsoftware.com's recent survey, these are the top 10 alternatives to Quickbooks when it comes to accounting software options.

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5 “Truths” Destined to Impact Your Construction Business

As the construction industry continues to evolve, these five “truths” have taken hold and will factor into your future business success

February 26, 2016

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Comdata CEMS

Comdata CEMS is designed specifically for the construction industry to help contractors streamline the expense management process

February 16, 2016

Contractors can use the app to take a picture of a receipt and then add notes, the date and the amount. The app electronically captures the receipt and then attaches it to the specific transaction in the expense management system eliminating the extra steps of manually connecting expense receipts.

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Is Proprietary Project Management Software Best for Your Construction Business?

Choosing between free, open-source and proprietary construction project management software to make the best choice for your business

January 28, 2016

Overall, significantly more construction project managers who use proprietary software are satisfied with their product than their counterparts who use free and open-source products: 69 percent say they are “completely satisfied” with their proprietary software, while 31 percent are “mostly satisfied.”

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Prolog Mobile

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Prolog Mobile can be used to access and capture vital project information in real time as well as manage construction oversight activities

November 10, 2015

Data collected with Prolog Mobile in the field is synced back to the office creating a complete system for recording project data and allowing both field and office staff to view current project info.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Fieldly

Manage day-to-day field work and construction projects with the Fieldly mobile app, designed specifically for construction contractors

September 1, 2015

Detailed final reports after work order completion can include text and images.

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Is On-demand Training The Next Big Thing for the Construction Industry?

On-demand training may not be a new concept, but resources like Construct-Ed are now letting industry experts submit their training materials for access by the entire industry

July 9, 2015

On-demand training opportunities allow construction industry employees the ability to take training courses whenever they want as long as they have a device with Internet capability.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Latista for Construction Management

Contractors can manage progress by area or equipment as well as track inspection and issue status

June 30, 2015

Import, access and mark-up drawings, plans, forms, contracts and BIM with Latista for Construction Management mobile app.

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Why Contractors Should Budget More for Construction Software

Implementing construction software systems - and budgeting for them - is increasingly becoming critical for construction contractors to remain competitive in the industry

April 2, 2015

Half of respondents to a Software Advice construction software prospective buyers survey are still using the pen and paper method to perform basic processes such as bidding, estimating and more, but that method can also produce less accurate data and be more time consuming than construction software.

App of the Week: Veil FieldReporting Mobile

Contractors often have several types of field data collection forms they use, but the Veil Inspection Software mobile app gives contractors the ability to mobilize any field data collection need using only one system

March 18, 2014

Using the Veil inspection mobile app, field personnel can select the appropriate job, input data quickly while on the site and save the data immediately to the system. No back office personnel or extra steps are required.