Construction Sector
If you have browsed through our website, you have noticed that we are more than just an ordinary integrator. Construction runs through our veins: it’s what we’re all about. The perfect mix of the construction industry and technology is what we do and we are passionate about it. You’ll hear it through our enthusiasm when we meet.
This is no coincidence! We can thank the construction industry for our existence. Indeed, Blackware Technologies was launched following a successful digital transformation of a building materials distribution business owned by one of our co-founders in 2012. Interconnection between applications, the Cloud, operational automation, digital efficiency, low operating costs, and so much more has been part of our reality for almost ten years now.
It’s fascinating though that the construction industry is so behind technologically speaking. A great technological leap forward will be observed in the coming months and years. We are witnessing new trends: the interconnection of internal and external systems, traceability of operations, robot workers, the evaluation of construction site progress done by drones, 3D printing on worksites to compensate for the lack of material, artificial intelligence facilitating estimation, inventory, purchasing, and project management, and so much more.
This reality is not only relevant for large companies as we see it happening in many parts of the world for smaller companies as well. Companies that take the digital turn will have an undeniable advantage over their competition.
Basic issues
The testimonials of entrepreneurs and workers that we have gathered confirm that companies are not ready for innovative technologies. We still see papers or a multitude of Excel files as management tools… The shift has to happen!
You will probably recognize yourself in one or many of these statements:
- you can’t track the progress of your construction sites on your smartphone;
- you have to constantly transfer information from one file to another;
- you still have paper plans on the job site;
- you send your purchase orders by signing papers;
- you manage your site launches manually, one by one;
- you dispatch your employees using post-it notes on a board at your office;
- you manage your projects in an Excel file;
- you get your site reports by phone and they are written in a binder;
- you employ people who are irreplaceable because of their knowledge;
- you manage your timesheets by e-mail or with handwritten sheets that your superintendent brings back to you;
- you don’t know where your equipment is or if maintenance has been done;
- you still manage invoices manually.
These issues are most likely similar to yours. We know them and, most importantly, we know how to address them. Whether you’re a commercial general contractor, a residential general contractor, a civil engineering contractor, or a subcontractor, construction companies operate in essentially the same way. We already have the solution for 80% of your problems. The remaining 20% are specific to your industry and your differentiators. We make sure that we optimize your operations and propel your company with technological tools and modern work methods.
Advanced issues
If your technological maturity is greater, your issues likely reach another level. Issues such as :
- you want to interconnect your internal applications;
- you want to interconnect your ERP with that of your suppliers;
- you want to offer your customers a dashboard to track work;
- you want to gather data for artificial intelligence algorithms;
- you want to collect data on the performance of your tools, equipment or personnel;
- you want to integrate 3D printers on your worksites to meet last-minute instructions;
- etc.
If your issues are of this nature, know that you have found a team capable of catering to your every need. Blackware is made for and trained for meeting challenges.
Complete transaction cycle
Our role is to propel your strategic plan with technological tools and efficient work methods. We work on the optimization of your entire transactional cycle: from prospecting potential clients to final invoicing and, finally, the ledger. We will work with you to improve your operations every step of the way: estimating, project launching, project management and execution, logistics, dispatching employees to the site, equipment management, inventory, purchasing, quality control, and accounting.
