2020: The Tipping Point for Digitalisation in Highways Contracting

Skills shortages in the construction sector continue to worsen, according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) relating to the fourth quarter of 2016. Whilst these findings...

From our recent focus group research, the top 5 challenges for estimators have been identified as follows:

A recent survey in the USA showed that 52% of construction contractors are still using manual methods of take-off and estimating, many of them relying on old-fashioned pen and paper. Experience...

Contractors are spending up to 22% of their operational turnover bidding for work, with a win ratio of 1 in 5, according to the new research by MarketingWorks (supported by Reading University).

As cost consultants and contractors increasingly recognise the benefits of using software to replace time-consuming and error prone manual estimating processes

Causeway’s Ian Badhams reviews the uses of automated measurement software in the construction industry, with particular reference to companies operating in the Middle East.

Challenges for estimators are nothing new, but it’s interesting to look at the main challenges facing today’s estimators and the ways in which software can help to address them. Technology can be...