Revealed: what secret do successful builders at New Zealand's building expo share?

Many prominent industry companies and brands gathered at the recently concluded 2023 New Zealand International Building Industry Expo and Summit. Alongside construction and building materials businesses, developers, builders, real estate sales companies and construction-related service providers in insurance, finance and law all competed for attention.

 

One of the annual expo's biggest highlights, the 2023 NZCBIA Excellence Awards ceremony, also concluded successfully at the Cordis Hotel on the evening of 11 August. Nearly a thousand prominent figures from New Zealand politics and business, together with construction industry leaders, gathered to celebrate and witness the awards being announced. This year's ceremony once again showcased outstanding building projects and brought further recognition to the excellent companies behind them, which undoubtedly exemplify the outstanding builders in today's market.

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What secret do successful builders share?

 

Take project management, for example. Managing a large development project well is no easy task: construction teams must work to schedule, control budgets, ensure quality and maintain a safe working environment. We have noticed that many excellent construction companies have discovered and begun using construction project management software applications to improve the efficiency of these management processes.

 

 

Over the past few years, New Zealand's construction industry has faced a range of challenges: rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, skilled labour shortages, further erosion of profit margins and a surge in insolvencies. These problems have placed unprecedented pressure on construction companies. Yet in recent years, construction management software company Procore has helped countless Australian and New Zealand construction businesses turn their fortunes around in harsh market conditions, converting large volumes of market information into productivity and business opportunities for the construction industry.

 

 

Procore is management software covering different types of construction, trades throughout the industry supply chain and the entire project management process. Contractors, construction managers and owners can use these solutions to create schedules efficiently, communicate, share changes to plans and update project logs.

 

An acclaimed industry-leading solution

 

Procore has long provided specialist services to the construction industry and maintained a leading position in the field, repeatedly earning industry recognition as a top-tier construction management solution.

 

Each year, JBKnowledge surveys thousands of construction professionals and publishes a report to better understand the latest industry technology trends and insights. Procore was ranked the top construction project management software in JBKnowledge's Construction Technology Report for five consecutive years, and was listed as a leading construction solution in the 2021 Construction Technology Report. Respondents also named Procore their preferred mobile application for daily reporting, photography and video recording, plan management, safety management and construction progress management. JBKnowledge chief executive James Benham said:

 

“The 2021 Construction Technology Report recognises the positive impact of Procore's solutions on the construction industry. The report highlights the growing adoption and evolution of technology in the construction environment.”

 

The G2 2022 Report also ranked Procore first in construction. According to the G2 Winter 2022 Report, Procore was the industry's preferred construction management software. It also received top honours in 15 software categories, including construction project management, construction accounting, site management and construction drawing management. Procore ranked first in 8 software categories in the G2 Relationship Indexes, which score products on “ease of doing business, quality of support and likelihood to recommend”. Procore also earned recognition for ease of use across several areas, highlighting its excellence in project management, drawing management, bid management and change management.   

 

G2 market research manager Patrick Szakiel said:

 

“Based on user feedback and data, we are delighted to share Procore's achievements over 12 consecutive quarters, as they represent users' voices and provide excellent recommendations for prospective buyers around the world.”

 

The TrustRadius community also recognised Procore with the 2022 Best Relationship, Best Value for Price and Best Feature Set awards in the construction software category. Procore was the only company in the construction category to receive all three awards that year.   

 

Jason Glover, president of Procore partner SDC Partners, said:

 

“Providing our employees with ‘best-in-class’ solutions demonstrates our commitment to them and their working lives. It shows that we are willing to invest in helping them work more effectively and reduce some of the issues that can arise during various reviews. This gives them more time to focus on projects and ensure we deliver an outstanding product to our clients.” 

 

These awards reflect Procore's commitment to the construction industry and its customers. Many customers have also worked closely with Procore to build a comprehensive platform. In 2021, Procore's product investment focused mainly on building a globally applicable platform, connecting all stakeholders, driving mobile innovation, increasing investment in preconstruction and accelerating its leadership in financial management.

 

A consultancy that can help you turn your fortunes around

 

So how can New Zealand construction companies get support from the Procore construction management platform? The opportunity is right here! Prostone Consulting Limited is New Zealand's only Procore-certified consultancy. As New Zealand's first comprehensive Chinese consultancy, Prostone provides one-stop advisory services in property development, investment, project management, design management and construction management.

The Prostone team has comprehensive construction industry knowledge and can also help construction projects access Procore's support during delivery.

 

Prostone's appearance at this year's building expo also attracted considerable attention from industry peers. Its professional project managers, design managers and quantity surveyors (QS) work seamlessly together, covering all the most challenging areas of development projects in the New Zealand market.

 

• Property development management
• Project management
• Construction planning / early project planning (ECI)
• Design and consent approval management
• Preliminary estimates and budgets, cost analysis and control, risk management and construction supervision
• Bank and lender QS reports and drawdown approvals (Bank/Lenders’ QS)
• Managing construction costs as the client's quantity surveyor (Professional QS)