During Contractors.es implementations, I noticed a recurring pattern that has become almost a classic. At the very beginning, construction company owners often smile nervously when they hear that we are talking about managing their business without Excel.“Transferring these spreadsheets will take forever…” they say. And it’s easy to understand why...
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The Most Common Challenges Faced by Construction Companies – and How to Solve Them Effectively
Construction companies today face increasing pressure: rising costs, labor shortages, multiple projects running in parallel, and information chaos between the office and construction sites. Under these conditions, traditional tools, Excel spreadsheets, and phone-based communication are no longer sufficient. As a result, more and more companies are turning to construction company...
What should construction company software include?
The increasing complexity of projects, cost pressure, and the need to manage multiple construction sites simultaneously mean that construction company software is no longer an optional add-on but a core management tool. A well-chosen construction management system helps organize processes, improves cost control, and enables decision-making based on up-to-date data....
Time Tracking on Construction Sites – How to Do It Without Conflict
On a construction site, time always matters. For the company, it means costs and planning; for employees, it means fair pay. It’s no surprise, then, that time tracking is often one of the most conflict-prone topics in construction companies. Paper sheets get lost, hours don’t match, and discussions about settlements...
Construction Without Chaos: How Companies Streamline Work Through Digitization
Owners of construction companies have been facing the same challenge for years: how to maintain order in a world where everything can change every day? Schedules shift by a couple of days, materials run out faster than expected, and documents… can disappear at the least expected moment. It’s no wonder...
How to make field workers want to use a time-tracking app?
On a construction site, every day is a race against time: the schedule is pressing, foremen are calling, materials are running out, and paperwork keeps disappearing. No wonder more companies are turning to construction digitization and implementing software for construction firms to organize what used to be handled in notebooks...
5 Ways to Save Time in a Construction Company — Practical Tips for Site Managers
Every site manager knows what a day on a construction site looks like: schedule changes, delays, employees in different locations, hundreds of documents to handle… Fortunately, you can reduce stress and save a lot of time with modern construction management software. Here are 5 proven ways that really work: 1....
Work Schedule in Contractors.es – What Construction Managers Really Appreciate?
Working as a trainer at Contractors.es, I often speak with construction managers. One reaction comes up most frequently when they talk about work schedules: relief. Construction sites are highly dynamic environments – changes occur almost constantly. Someone gets sick, someone is late, or a task takes longer than expected. Construction...
Why does the estimate not match reality?
Construction company owners often struggle with situations where the initial project estimate differs significantly from the final cost of execution. What’s more, the cause is rarely a single factor — it is a combination of missing information, delays, errors, and unclear communication. To better understand where these discrepancies come from,...
How to control working hours on construction sites with modern software for construction companies?
In every construction company, one of the biggest challenges is tracking working hours for construction site employees. Traditional methods — handwritten sheets, notes, phone calls to the office — are time-consuming and prone to errors. Often, it’s only at the end of the month that it becomes clear that working...