When estimators get time back, they can focus on what actually wins work.
Great to see this from Mark at Brilliant Lighting Center. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If your team is still counting manually, it's worth seeing what's possible.
Zones are now live in Countfire. Count within a zone and see only that zone's quantities. Splitting a job stays clean from the first click: https://t.co/FGbvPvP8q1
Hiring: mechanical or electrical estimator, US or Canada, remote. You'd be helping other estimators get up and running on Countfire. Estimating experience is the qualification, support experience isn't. https://t.co/pyTNRwsCw1
"Countfire has been a great tool for my takeoffs and counts. It saves me a lot of time & aggravation." Thanks David K at Xcel Ventures, and nice work Katie 👏
Start a free trial: https://t.co/svWt7opvVn
13 miles walked for the Electrical Industries Charity last Thursday, and over £10,000 raised in total across all the teams.
The page is still open if you'd like to add to the total: https://t.co/jYm5YxAxSn
Naming and categorising every item is the tax on every takeoff. Smart Select removes it. Countfire's AI names and organises selections as you count: https://t.co/w4NUjiL2FA
When estimators switch from manual takeoffs to Countfire, two things come up every time: speed and accuracy.
Here's what Joe, Junior Estimator at AC Group, had to say:
World Suicide Prevention Day. Construction has the highest suicide rate of any UK industry.
That statistic is real people; colleagues under pressure, team mates struggling silently, people who felt they couldn't ask for help.
Check in properly. Take it seriously.
Countfire is expanding into North America and hiring our first team member in the region.
We're looking for a mechanical or electrical estimator for our product specialist support role. Your estimating experience is the qualification. https://t.co/J5AKamWhmj
Last call: Team Countfire walks 13 miles across London this Thursday for the Electrical Industries Charity. Sponsor the team before we set off: https://t.co/4iaqbgGE9w .
Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! 🫶
Naming every item. Going back over runs to add bends and tees. The admin around counting is what slows a takeoff down.
The new Countfire removes both steps. Here's how: https://t.co/Fqja3n4Fcv
One of the most common things we hear from new Countfire users: it's easy to pick up.
Jayce, Mechanical Estimator at AMD Environmental, left us this review on Capterra.
If you're weighing it up, a free 7-day trial is the easiest way to find out.
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If a 5-day takeoff could take 2, you could price the same volume with less than half the resource, or take on significantly more work. We've written about the bottlenecks that prevent that, and how to remove them. https://t.co/77hi0UUnUi
Team Countfire is walking 13 miles across London on 10 September for the Electrical Industries Charity. Every donation supports people in our industry through financial hardship, mental health challenges and more.
Sponsor the team: https://t.co/4jvNxGZZBa .
EDSB counts thousands of fire and security devices per project. After switching from manual takeoffs to Countfire, their Design Team Manager estimates the process is around ten times faster on multi-drawing jobs.
Full case study: https://t.co/xNWRo3ayle
Countfire has named the Electrical Industries Charity (@electriccharity) as our charity partner. They support over a million people across the electrical and energy industries, from financial help to counselling.
First up: 13 mile trek across London!
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A 3-5% estimating error rate sounds small. Across a tender portfolio, it's a margin problem.
Most errors trace back to the same causes: manual counts, unmanaged drawing revisions, spreadsheet formulas nobody's audited. We've covered the fixes. https://t.co/6yfzeuTOlS