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ROCK Australia – growth & accurate quoting in a diverse, challenging environment

6 February, 2013 CATEGORIES: Case Studies,Civil Contractors,Mining

A user of Benchmark Estimating Software for over 6 years, we talk to ROCK Australia about the unique and diverse nature of their business, and how Benchmark Estimating Software is helping them to prepare accurate quotes no matter what the challenge.

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4 great handy hints

8 April, 2013 CATEGORIES: Handy Hints,News

These 4 handy hints cover some popular questions from users relating to copying and pasting data between projects, duplicating a Project in order to prepare a “budget”, generating marketing graphs and comparing projects side-by-side….

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Best-of-breed VERSUS all-in-one business solution – which approach is best and why?

3 April, 2013 CATEGORIES: Blog

Written by our Product Manager, we consider a common challenge faced by the modern business today – whether to implement an all in one business solution or go down the “best-of-breed” approach. Both have pros and cons and at the end of the day it comes down to some simple questions and considerations about your business…

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Enviropacific Services

Enviropacific Services select Benchmark’s “Corporate” estimating solution as their new, national system

28 March, 2013 CATEGORIES: Civil Contractors,News

Read why Enviropacific Services, a leader in environmental engineering and petrochemical services, selected the “Corporate” edition of Benchmark Estimating Software as their new, national estimating system…

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Benchmark Estimating Software version now available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 versions now available

15 March, 2013 CATEGORIES: Integration,News,Product Announcement

We are always working hard to ensure that our software supports the latest operating systems from Microsoft. Our software now works with the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems….

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Parametric estimating models

4 February, 2013 CATEGORIES: Blog

Written by our CEO and Director Rob MacDonald, find out what Parametric Estimating is and read how England’s Highways Agency utilised a powerful, parametric model to help implement their managed motorways programme..

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) – what all the fuss is about…

25 January, 2013 CATEGORIES: Blog

Mandated by Governments in the UK, US and Singapore, other countries including Australia are taking initiatives to implement BIM processes. Find out what BIM is all about, who will be using it and how estimating is a key part of the BIM process…

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Benchmark Estimating opens Sydney office

18 January, 2013 CATEGORIES: News,Uncategorized

Due to the continual success and demand for our software, Benchmark Estimating is pleased to announce the opening of a Sydney office. This office, our 3rd in Australia, will be a base for new members of our expanding Sales Team …

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5 Reasons why Estimating from First Principles is better than other methods

8 January, 2013 CATEGORIES: Blog

  Written by Rob MacDonald CEO & Director   Estimating from first principles is all about having accurate knowledge of the direct costs of your resources – that is your Plant, Labour, Materials and your Subcontractor prices. Building up your items with knowledge of price and practical experience is crucial. This method of estimating is [...]

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New Integration Partner – LEVESYS

14 December, 2012 CATEGORIES: Integration,News,Product Announcement

Benchmark and LEVESYS ERP – an integrated estimating and ERP solution designed for the construction and engineering industries. Read more about this exciting partnership…

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