Extensive B2W Software product development achievements in 2023 align with contractor requests

B2W Software extended its record of aggressive, contractor-driven product development in 2023, introducing more than 30 major features and enhancements across six applications. B2W also expanded integration with the Trimble Construction One platform, including with Viewpoint systems, following acquisition of the company by Trimble in late 2022.


Construction IT Pros

Insights from Construction IT Pros

Six industry experts share perspectives on implementing, integrating and supporting technology in recorded B2W webcasts From heavy construction estimating to operational workflows, software is playing a larger and larger role. To help contractors take on challenges and opportunities presented by technology, including how they can move from point solutions to cohesive, connected systems, B2W Software […]


Field Tracking and Accounting Software for Construction

Aligning Field Tracking and Accounting Software for Construction

In heavy construction, there’s a growing understanding that using specialized construction field tracking software, along with accounting software, is an essential combination. Although many ERP or accounting systems offer some project tracking features, they’re designed with accounting logic and for accounting priorities, so they don’t always deliver the timely and specialized insight into construction project […]


Fleet Management KPIs for Construction Equipment Maintenance

KPI’s to Improve your Construction Fleet Profitability

Industry-wide effort establishes standards and benchmarks for heavy civil contractors. Recent publication and promotion of the Heavy Equipment Comparator by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) and Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) has cast new light on an important way to improve heavy equipment maintenance.

Equipment essential in heavy civil work is expensive to own, operate and maintain. Still, many contractors struggle to measure their costs and the performance of their maintenance operations and to compare that performance against that of similar companies. A task force of AEMP and CFMA members was formed in 2022 to help them do both.


BYU Grad Says B2W Gives Students a Head Start in Construction Careers

Free software program helped students at Brigham Young University develop real-word skills and excel in ASC competitions

The future is bright for college students aiming for careers in construction, and B2W Software is making it a little brighter.

Through the B2W College Program, universities and colleges with construction management curricula can incorporate B2W Software for teaching free of charge.


New Alerts and Notifications Capabilities Headline First 2023 B2W Platform Update

Immediate, event-triggered communication gets information to people that need it, when they need it

Extensive new alerts and notifications capabilities lead the list of enhancements in the first 2023 update to the B2W platform. The features spanning resource scheduling, field performance tracking, and equipment maintenance workflows create opportunities for contractors to communicate automatically and in real time (see list below).


B2W 2023 Innovation Awards Winners

Four Contractors Earn 2023 B2W Innovation Awards

Four construction companies bested the largest field of applicants to date and took home this year’s B2W Customer Innovation Awards in March. B2W began presenting the awards in three categories in 2017. Judges select winners from applications submitted by contractors throughout North America.


In Their Own Words: Why Contractors Come – and Keep Coming – to the B2W User Conference

Training, collaboration with fellow users and interaction with the B2W team are primary reasons contractors come to the B2W User Conference and why many return year after year. Registration is now open for the 2023 event March 10-12 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. Here are some first-hand comments on the value of attending.


B2W Earns Construction Software Awards from Two Magazines

B2W Software and the company’s newest application were recognized for 2022 technology awards presented by two leading trade magazines. Established estimating and fleet management solutions placed B2W among the top technology firms listed by Construction Executive. A new application for tracking time and performance of employees working independent of crews was cited by Construction Equipment.


NASCAR Crew Chief will Discuss Performance-Driven Leadership in B2W User Conference Keynote

Steve Letarte relied on critical leadership principals in the pit box and in preparing teams for some of NASCAR’s brightest stars and biggest races. The former crew chief will share those principals and highlight colorful characters and experiences from 20 years on the NASCAR circuit when he delivers a keynote presentation at the 2023 B2W User Conference.


Image of CEO and Founder Paul McKeon

Actionable Insight: B2W CEO on Success with Technology

What areas of technology advancement/deployment are you focused and why?

We focus on the core workflows where profits are won and lost: estimating, resource scheduling and dispatching, performance tracking, and equipment maintenance. We provide differentiating opportunities to manage them, not only more efficiently, but also more cohesively and collaboratively through a true software platform.


High Stakes Demand High Performance: Why Priestly Switched to the Cloud

Priestly Demolition is a family-owned company incorporated in 1993 that utilizes innovation, technology, and experience to service the construction industry throughout Canada and the United States. Priestly provides various services, including excavation, hazardous material abatement and demolition. Before discovering LoadSpring, Priestly faced a choice between upgrading their on-premise equipment or migrating their entire network of applications to the Cloud. Their dilemma was two-fold: they needed a new on-premise solution or cloud service provider.


What Matters and What’s Working in the Challenging Construction Labor Market

One of the most popular thought-leadership sessions at this year’s B2W Software User Conference validated one of construction’s top challenges and presented creative solutions.

Close to 50 contractors shared experiences and ideas in the interactive roundtable session titled Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Talent. Herb Brownett, a former construction company CFO and industry veteran who consults on financial and operational topics, facilitated the discussion.


DA Collins

Software for Equipment Maintenance at D.A. Collins/Kubricky

“We need to come into the future, not go back into the past,” says Jeremy Teneyck in summarizing the role of B2W Maintain at D.A. Collins/Kubricky Construction.

The company has 15 mechanics in two shop locations. Six more are on the road. That team services more than 600 assets used for bridge construction, paving, site development, marine and utility jobs across the northeastern US.

Teneyck says the maintenance program was in a “stone age” prior to adopting B2W software to automate preventive maintenance, streamline processes and access real-time information. “We were running off of spreadsheets, and it was all paper work orders,” he elaborates.


Palmer Paving

New Video: B2W Estimate at Palmer Paving

Not many users top Jim Madden in experience and expertise with B2W software for estimating, and he shared his thoughts in a recent video on how B2W Estimate has helped his team generate thousands of winning bids.


Contractors realizing big benefits by auto generating repair requests from construction equipment inspections

Auto-generating Equipment Repair Requests from Inspection Forms

Early adopters are praising a new ONE Platform capability that allows them to generate equipment repair requests automatically from inspection forms.

Danielle Ehler at Zutphen Contractors and Jon Ewart at GW-EX are among users confirming that the new workflow helps them to identify and complete equipment repair work more efficiently. A new video from B2W illustrates the process.


Utility Contractor Webcast

Webcast: Utility Contractors to Discuss Operations Technology Strategies and Advantages

With utility construction growing and poised for a boost from increased infrastructure spending, Utility Contractor magazine and B2W Software are teaming up for a webcast to explore how contractors can complete projects more profitably.


Tenex Contractors

Industry veteran sticks with B2W Estimate for new company

When Don Pearson struck out on his own to start Tenex Contractors in early 2021, he brought along a trusted partner: B2W Estimate. The estimating and operations veteran has used the B2W construction estimating software for close to two decades. Most recently, it helped him turn out up to 1,200 bids a year as chief […]


Real numbers prove the ROI value of equipment maintenance software

Real numbers prove the ROI value of equipment maintenance software

Benefits of specialized software for equipment maintenance are easy to talk about anecdotally, but nothing tells the ROI story better than real numbers. Here are a few impressive ones from contractors that have implemented B2W Maintain.


College Students Getting a Head Start with B2W Software for Construction Estimating

Steve Muench challenges about 70 college juniors taking the Construction Engineering course he teaches each quarter with a real-world assignment and he provides them with real-world software courtesy of B2W to handle the estimating portion.