Viewpoint News & Media Coverage

Morgan Sindall’s half-year results have shown improvements in revenue, profit, margin and its cash position, but what are the key takeaways from the firm’s figures?

Software supplier Viewpoint Construction Software has laid the groundwork for future growth after reporting record financial results. The Newcastle firm, which is a market leader in construction collaboration software, said it had been buoyed by the Government’s infrastructure pipeline and the introduction of new building standards. The company saw turnover rise from £11.6m in 2015 to £15.1m last year, allowing the firm to record a £2.5m operating profit after having posted a £375,000 loss 12 months earlier. Viewpoint said it had been boosted by new Government rules which mean that all centrally procured public projects must be BIM level 2 compliant.

Viewpoint has picked up Collaboration Product of the Year for the 7th consecutive year, along with Best Mobile Technology of the Year for Field View.

Almost three years ago we started our ‘Viewpoint’ journey and invested in ‘Viewpoint For Projects’ (4Projects).

The stark message came as the software giant launched its Viewpoint Team project management package in the UK.

Viewpoint is warning engineering and construction contractors that they must digitise or face the death of their business.

When it comes to effectively managing today’s complex construction projects, collaboration is the key to success. With large, multi-faceted projects involving the potential for dozens, even hundreds of subcontractors, keeping track of communications, processing data, tracking job progress and changes and managing compliance issues can be a hefty task for even the most skilled project managers and construction lead teams.

A new report released today by Dodge Data & Analytics, in collaboration with construction management software provider Viewpoint, a Trimble company, reveals a sea change in the way project data is gathered and analysed across the construction industry – change that is poised to improve key project outcomes according to construction managers, specialty trade contractors and design/build firms surveyed.

The ability to gather and analyse project data has improved or improved significantly for nearly two-thirds of the respondents to a survey of construction managers, specialty trade contractors, and design/build firms. The study was conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics and Viewpoint via an online survey.

Information is power, but are contractors collecting what they need to make better decisions? A new report on how contractors collect and use jobsite data is based on responses from 187 companies.