Enterprise Resource Planning
Construction ERP
A field-to-finance ERP tying project planning, procurement, subcontractor management, site progress and cost control into one live project ledger.
Client
Halden Build
Industry
Construction
Year
2024
Duration
14 months
Business Challenge
Project margins were only known after completion. Site progress arrived by photo and phone call, variations were agreed verbally, and procurement had no view of what was already on site.
Our Solution
We connected budgets, purchase orders, subcontract packages and daily site reports to a live cost-to-complete engine, with a mobile app for foremen working without signal.
Engineering
Technology Stack
Chosen for longevity and operational simplicity, not novelty — every dependency here is one we still support today.
6
Core technologies
14 months
Build duration
2024
Delivered
Inside the build
Project Features
Live cost-to-complete
Committed, incurred and forecast cost recalculated on every site or procurement event.
Subcontract packages
Package scope, retention, valuations and payment applications in one workflow.
Site daily reports
Foremen log labour, plant, weather and progress photos from a phone, offline.
Variation control
Change requests priced, approved and reflected in the budget with full traceability.
Procurement planning
Material call-off scheduled against the programme to reduce site storage.
Portfolio dashboard
Directors see margin, risk and cash position across every active project.
Development Process
Site visits across four active projects to understand real reporting habits.
One project ledger as the single source of truth for both site and finance.
Glove-friendly mobile forms alongside a dense desktop cost view for QSs.
Offline sync with photo compression tuned for poor rural connectivity.
Two projects run in parallel with the old process to validate the numbers.
Company-wide adoption supported by an internal champion at each site.
The Results
Cost overruns became visible weeks earlier, protecting margin across a portfolio of concurrent projects.
4.2%
Margin protected
3 wks
Earlier risk signal
60+
Projects tracked
90%
Site reports on time
