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SmartBuilder Software Ltd has launched 'Site Clean Up'
- a novel iPhone application to assist building firms of all
sizes to clean-up their construction sites more efficiently
and cost effectively.
SmartBuilder
Software, a new Irish start-up, was established earlier
this year to develop mobile software applications for use
on construction sites in Ireland and internationally.
On construction sites, just like at home, someone has to
take out the rubbish. The problem for main contractors is
that sub-contractors are often slow in doing this or leave
sites without cleaning them. This results in untidy and potentially
unsafe sites, with main contractors having to employ additional
staff to clean-up the sites. In addition to environmental
and safety issues, this can cost main contractors hundreds
of thousands of euro over the course of a year.
SmartBuilder Software, headquartered in NovaUCD,
the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at University
College Dublin, developed the Site
Clean Up app after market research showed a demand
for a practical technology solution to this problem. SmartBuilder
has designed its new app to be used by building firms of all
sizes - from those building a school extension in a small
town to those working on the London Olympics.
Site Clean Up provides a way for site managers to use their
iPhones once they spot infringements onsite. The new app gives
the contractor the ability to record and action sub-contractors
to clean-up by a set date or face penalties. Sending warning
notices ensures that they act quickly to rectify the problem,
preventing environmental and safety issues arising and ensures
that the main contractor does not incur additional cleaning
costs.
The app also contains a handy dashboard which displays all
items, including the status of the number of pending, late
or closed-out issues. Site Clean Up also contains reporting
functionality, so that a user can benchmark the performance
of different sub-contractors.
Peter Daly, Managing Director and co-founder SmartBuilder
Software said - “In today’s economic environment, no building
contractor can afford these sort of wastages and inefficiencies.
Site Clean Up was developed as a response to a need builders
were telling us about. The benefits of using our Site Clean
Up app will add to our clients’ bottom-line immediately and
also result in cleaner and safer building sites. It is also
good for sub-contractors who get to run their businesses more
efficiently - so, it is a win-win app for all parties.”
He added - “SmartBuilder Software plans to bring out an Android
version of the app later in the year.”
SmartBuilder Software is targeting the UK and US, as well
as the Irish market with the Site Clean Up app, which is priced
at $19.99 (~€15.50). To view a video of Site Clean Up being
used on location - Click
Here
SmartBuilder Software is also developing a powerful internet-based
system for both small and large construction companies. While
there are often a number of software systems in contractors’
headquarters, some of which extend to the site office, there
is a large gap in information technology at the actual 'point-of-delivery'
of a building - i.e. out in the field.
There is currently a low market penetration for in-field
systems and this is a huge opportunity internationally. SmartBuilder
Software is developing an innovative cloud-based solution
that will address this unmet need and deliver real productivity
in a sector that badly needs to raise its productivity and
become profitable again.
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