Electrical contractor praises accounting software investment

Monday, 5 October 2009

Electrical contractor Barrie Beard Ltd is using Integrity Software’s financial accounting software package, Evolution, to help streamline its business processes.

“In the many years that we have used Evolution, it has proved to be the best investment we have ever made and continues to meet our ever increasing accounting needs,” said Warren Beard, Director of Barrie Beard Ltd.

As a leading electrical contractor employing over 100 people and working broadly across the commercial sector, the management of cashflow, profitability and financial reporting is a key element of the business’s ongoing success. Workforce allocation, contract timings, payments, retentions and reporting all needs to be managed on a daily basis. Evolution from Integrity Software has been used by the business for the last 15 years to keep on top of all its accounting procedures.

Thanks to the integrated nature of Evolution, complicated paperwork, filing and multiple electronic systems are removed. Instead profit and loss, invoicing and procurement, contracts, retentions and CIS reporting processes can be done simply through one programme.

Warren Beard commented: “Evolution offers everything we need to help carry out our day to day accounting procedures. Since using Evolution, the time spent raising customer invoices has reduced dramatically, making day to day accounting far quicker.”

He continued: “We recently attended one of Integrity Software’s roadshows in Edgbaston to learn more about its new software modules, giving us the chance to speak directly with the team, further developing our knowledge of how the system works and the additional modules with new functionalities that are available to us.”

Evolution is tailored to meet the specific needs of contractors across the construction industry. Depending on the nature of the business itself, Evolution can be further customised by incorporating one of its 18 additional modules, created specifically to meet the needs of individual business operations, from electrical contracting to roofing, flooring, building and maintenance.

For many contractors, the idea of switching from manual paperwork to a digital accounting system can seem daunting, however, Integrity Software has a dedicated team who will personally install the software onsite, ensure it is working correctly and train all users on it.

Justin Moule, Business Development Manager for Integrity’s Construction division, said: “It is a common misconception that accounting software will be difficult to understand and use. Evolution offers the ideal solution as it is developed specifically for use within the construction sector, making it extremely user friendly because it is tailored to the needs of these customers. Our long-standing relationship with Barrie Beard Ltd is testament to this, and proves that Evolution’s tailor-made approach offers a simple means by which contractors can improve, streamline and benefit from more efficient accounting procedures.”

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