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News Release from: PH-media | Subject: PROJECTminder
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 September 2006
Helping NC Architects deliver innovative
designs
10% increase in turnover with 1 less staff member attributed to PROJECTminder from PH-media helping make NC Architects a more efficient company.
- On Time and Within Budget "In the past financial year they have had a 10% increase in turnover with 1 less staff member which we attribute to PROJECTminder making us a more efficient company"
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 30 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Porsche Centre is the first project for the practice in South Wales and showcases the innovative way that the team can provide the necessary corporate identity required by a client and at the same time help to regenerate an area by shielding the car park and industrial parts of a site from view.
The practice is totally committed to quality of design and ongoing investment in pushing the practice forward by investing in IT.
The adoption of PROJECTminder for Architects - the market leading practice management solution for construction businesses has been instrumental in driving the practice forward.
"Our key objectives were to provide a simplified and user friendly practice management system that would deliver a more transparent view of the performance of the company - this has been achieved with PROJECTminder".
"PROJECTminder easily allows a full and accurate assessment of the current position of each appointment and work stage to be made".
"This benefits both the practice and the client".
Phil Skelton, NC Architects.
PH-media has helped NC Architects achieve the following benefits: * Considerable improvement in the prompt entry and accuracy of time recorded against projects.
* Total elimination of repeated entry of data.
* The detailed data enables a full and accurate assessment of the current position of each appointment and work stage.
* Posting of disbursements and costs against appointments has been simplified.
* PROJECTminder has replaced multiple spreadsheet and database systems.
* Identification of any additional work not included in the original appointment.
PH-media and NC Architects have formed a close working relationship.
NC Architects has referred 3 practices to PH-media to date.
PROJECTminder was previously called TIMEminder.
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