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IFES Electrical Services use LiveCosts to:
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Challenges
What problem were you trying to solve?
- Before we had LiveCosts, our biggest problem was the accuracy on the margins of jobs.
- Had all the orders gone through? Had we ordered everything on time? Which orders had gone to which suppliers?
- It was hard to determine. And the time constraints were quite big.
- Consistently trying to track and trace with the lads on site. Did the product get delivered to the site? Did all of it arrive, or did only some of it?
- It was very hard to determine that. And it was time consuming, between phone calls and paperwork, to manage all of that.
What other solutions did you consider?
- We did have a call with another company with another software package, but it wasn’t explained very well to us. In the end, it didn’t like a good fit or a practical choice, so it didn’t go.
What risks did you consider before choosing LiveCosts?
- Any time you look to a new product, you look to the time restraints regarding the training on it.
- How much input will it have into your current working life?
- Will it make it better, or will it add more problems?
Results
What are some of the main benefits of using LiveCosts?
- It’s fantastic – when we come in in the mornings, LiveCosts is opened in equivalent to our primary accounting software.
- LiveCosts works hand in hand with our existing accounting package.
- We can see on a monthly basis what POs we have ordered, what goods have come in against the PO, and we can put our budget from our claims every month against it – so we can see every month, instantly, what the live margins are on any job.
- We can see what on-site deliveries have been accepted by our foremen, and when.
How much time has LiveCosts saved your business?
- At least 6 days a month, and probably more.
- In our previous system, which was paper-based, we would never have been able to grow to the size we are now, or be as capable as we are now.
- It improves the speed of approving invoices, and closing off phases and months.
- It’s just so quick and accurate.
Advice
What would you say to other people considering LiveCosts?
- That it’s industry-based. LiveCosts came from within the industry and the software is completely adapted to your needs.
- We found the Support system that LiveCosts provides is excellent. The live-chat is answered within 3 minutes. It’s phemononal.
- We’ve also offered a few recommendations, and they have been adapted by Live Cost to suit our needs.
- So if you have a support system that is going to implement and amend their product to suit your needs and your company, it can only be a plus.
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