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What To Expect From Construction in 2023
Be prepared for 2023 with deep insights from 7 leading construction industry experts.
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The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
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- What's the future of the labour market?
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Essential Strategies for Managing Employee Time in Construction
Construction is a time-sensitive industry where even small delays can have a significant impact on the entire project.
A Fresh New Look To Match Our Vision
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The Benefits of e-Invoice Software in Construction
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Nemetschek Group Invests in Project Cost Control Startup LiveCosts
The Nemetschek Group, a globally leading software provider for the AEC/O industry, today announced the initial investment in the Irish startup LiveCosts in form of an initial funding.
How To Track Work In Progress Costs in Construction | Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor is the founder of Empowered By Cloud, a virtual finance department for trading construction businesses.
How Does A Builder Land A TV Show On RTÉ?
Harrison Gardner, RTE Star and Co-Founder of Common Knowledge, talks about his mission to enable people everywhere to understand the basics of construction.
Webinar: The Easy Way To Track Construction Costs with LiveCosts & Xero
Learn from the experts how to get more detail from your accounting software.
Lunch With LiveCosts | February 2023 Edition
Happy Friday! 🎉 Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest industry content from LiveCosts.
Taking Modular Construction Mainstream
As the Co-Founder and Chair of The Offsite Alliance, and non-executive director of Modularize, Gavnor Tennant understands the huge upsides of modular construction better than almost anyone in the industry.
Construction Procurement Software for Modern Construction SMBs
LiveCosts connects and tracks all the key features of Requests For Quotation.
Lunch With LiveCosts | January 2023 Edition
Happy Friday! 🎉 Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest industry content from LiveCosts.
Adopting Modular Construction At Scale
As the Founder and CEO of Modulize, Lucas Carstens knows more than most about the potential of modern methods of construction.
Benefits of Tracking Construction Deliveries Digitally
With the right software tools, you can easily monitor and track the delivery of materials to the site to ensure that your construction project runs smoothly.
How to start a Tech Business in Construction
On our first away day, the Time & Materials Podcast is joined by Sarah Crawley and John Ryan of SymTerra, an integrated communication app built for site teams.
How Construction Companies Can Use Data Analytics To Drive Growth
You may not realise it, but as a construction company you’re probably sitting on a gold mine of practical insights about your business.
What To Expect From Construction in 2023
Be prepared for 2023 with deep insights from 7 leading construction industry experts.
6 Reasons You Need More Than Accounting Software For A Construction Business
Why generic accounting software isn’t the best fit for construction companies.
Paul Sheridan of CIF
As the Director of Main Contracting with CIF, Paul Sheridan has some great insights into the Irish construction industry’s biggest challenges.
Lunch With LiveCosts | December 2022 Edition
Happy Friday! 🎉 Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest industry content from LiveCosts.
Gerry McCaughey of Offsite Tek
This week the Time & Materials Podcast is joined by Gerry McCaughey, CEO of Offsite Tek and a visionary in the construction industry for modern methods of construction.
How Fit-Out Contractors Can Boost Their Business With Technology
As a Fit-Out contractor, wouldn’t it be easier if you were able to automate repeatable actions and orders?
Accounts Payable Role in Cost Tracking
In this blog we discuss 6 methods the role of Accounts Payable can contribute to cost tracking on a construction project.
5 Ways Tech Can Boost Efficiency In Your Landscaping Business
Any one of these tips, all making use of modern technology, will save any landscaper hours a week that could be better spent generating revenue. So let’s dive in.
9 Ways Construction Software Can Transform Your Plumbing Business
Here are the nine most significant ways that plumbing businesses have told us that LiveCosts helps their projects stay profitable.
6 Strategies to Plug Budget Leaks on Plumbing Projects
In a recent survey by KPMG, they found that just 31% of projects came within 10% of budget and just 25% within 10% of original deadlines in the past three years.
Milestone: LiveCosts Celebrates 5,000 Projects Across The Globe
LiveCosts are delighted to celebrate this milestone, as we roll out our project cost management software on 5000 projects around the world.
4 Ways To Better Manage Material Ordering On Electrical Projects
Materials management is one of the most time-consuming, labour-intensive aspects of any electrical project.
Explained: How High Is Wage Inflation in Construction in 2022
It’s not just construction materials that are experiencing record inflation – wage inflation is driving up the cost of projects across Ireland and the UK.
Why Do Construction Materials Costs Keep Going Up?
It seems like materials costs are going up every single day. Across Europe, materials costs have reached a 40-year high – with many contractors not
Inflation – What Does That Mean To A General Building Contractor?
When you ask a Building contractor what is keeping them awake at night, the reason they will give you is almost always the rise in
5 Construction Trends To Look Out For In 2022
2021 brought a number of challenges to the construction sector. Contractors experienced material shortages and price increases due to COVID-19. Looking forward, here are the
How To Avoid The 3 Most Common Construction Purchasing Mistakes
Purchasing mistakes are increasingly common and avoiding them can save time, money and improve efficiencies within your business. Let’s get deeper into these common purchasing
5 Benefits of Digital Time Tracking In Construction
Traditionally, the tracking of employee hours would have been done on a piece of paper, but times have changed and companies are evolving to use
Cloud or Desktop Software For Construction?
Cloud software is relatively new way of running a business digitally and enables construction companies to perform all of their operations on a bigger scale.
Automating Invoice Processing In Construction
Invoice Processing is a workflow that has been established by a company to receive and pay incoming bills / invoices. In construction, due to its
How To Choose The Right Construction Accounting Software For Your Company
In our accounting series of podcasts ‘What is the best accounting software for your construction company’, we discussed Xero, Sage and Quickbooks in detail, highlighting the
Accounts Payable Doesn’t Belong On Spreadsheets
Accounts payable in construction refers to the money due to suppliers and subcontractors. It includes all types of costs, such as overhead, direct and indirect.
6 Tips For Keeping Your Construction Budget On Track
In a recent survey by KPMG, they found that just 31% of projects came within 10% of budget and just 25% within 10% of original
Construction Overheads & 5 methods to allocate them
What are Construction Overheads? Construction Overheads refers to costs that cannot be directly attributed to one project, but instead are costs related to running the
5 Steps for a Successful Construction Project Budget
A construction budget is a statement of the amount of money that is available to spend over a period of time, or on a specific
Simple Scan In LiveCosts
Invoice processing is a pain and more so for contractors with the level of invoices they receive on a monthly basis. Manually keying in invoice
How Does LiveCosts Benefit Construction Companies Using Xero?
Add to the power of Xero with a seamless connection to LiveCosts. LiveCosts will create and track all of your construction costs and let Xero
LiveCosts Feature – Catalogue and Project Specific Pricing
Let’s take a look at some of the recent upgrades around the LiveCosts catalogue. A general problem we encounter is businesses can have too many
5 Steps To Great ‘Request For Quotations’ On Construction Projects
A Request for Quotation or an RFQ in a construction project is a document that details a buyer’s requirements and asks suppliers to respond with
5 Considerations for Improving Construction Material Procurement
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Construction business owners need to have complete sight over their project costs.
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What was the impact of COVID on construction in 2020? How can construction best prepare for 2021?
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We work with a lot of construction companies. With this, comes great insights into managing construction costs.
This eBook has been written from our experience of working closely with leading construction companies.
Do you have concerns over material shortages or price increases?
Our eBook answers questions you might have on how Brexit is impacting construction projects in Ireland.
LiveCosts co-founder and podcast host Ciaran Brennan sat down with specialists in Xero, Sage and Quickbooks to discover not which software is best, but which option is best for your construction company.
This ebook is a collection of the most popular blogs & podcasts we have created around the management of material costs, to best prepare builders and trade contractors for 2022.
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