Mar 14 2022 41 mins
In this podcast, we hear from Jamie Brenton, Managing Director of Brebur Limited. Brebur is a specialist SFS, dry-lining, plastering, and suspended ceiling company based in Yorkshire, that delivers projects throughout the North of England.
About 3 years ago Brebur invested in a Cost Management Software Solution called Chalkstring and in this podcast, we hear how this has transformed the business and why having estimating, procurement, variations, payment applications, and value engineering integrated and managed on the same platform has been a real game-changer for them.
This is a recording of a webinar and is the first in the series of events we are running this year in collaboration with the Finishes and Interiors Sector. Asking the questions on this episode is Joe Cillia Technical Director of the Finishes and Interiors Sector. We also hear briefly on the podcast from Sarah Crawford and Barry Chapman Director and Managing Director of Chalkstring and we are very grateful to the FIS, Chalkstring, and Jamie Brenton for giving us permission to republish this webinar as an edited podcast.
The episode is about 40 minutes long and in case you don't have time to watch it all you can scroll to the relevant sections below
00:00 Start
00:45 Introduction by Jamie and background to the business.
01:20 What Chalkstring is used for in the business.
02:00 The motivation for adopting a Cost Management Software Solution
03:00 Why Brebur chose Chalkstring specifically and what the key outcomes have been.
05:52 The challenges the business faced before and what changed as a result of implementing the software
07:50 How Chalkstring has helped simplify the Value Engineering Process
09:18 How information management and communication has improved overall in the business as a result of implementing Chalkstring
10:40 How the procurement process has been transformed by implementing the software.
15:50 How Chalkstring has helped Brebur as a business to manage price increases.
17:30 How the solution helps manage pricing and variations.
22:00 A summary of the key benefits realised by the business overall as a result of implementing the software. Including recruitment of new staff.
24:00 Why business growth was the main catalyst for implementing the software.
25:30 An overview of what the biggest changes have been for the business as a result of implementing the software.Why this has led to much happier staff!
30:00 The challenges and experiences of implementing the new software within the business.
36:00 How operatives on-site use and engage with Chalkstring.
Links
Brebur Website https://www.breburltd.co.uk
Chalkstring Website https://chalkstring.com
Finishes and Interiors Sector Website https://www.thefis.org
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