Workbench — Engineering Contractors

Engineering Design & Construction

Design, Construction and Commissioning of complex Engineering projects

Fabrication

Project Manufacturing and Fabrications

Engineering

Fabrication

Minimise your exposure to risk

Being aware of problems is the first step to solving them

As an engineering contractor, you deliver projects to exacting client specifications. Many of these projects are technically complex, with detailed estimates and drawings that often change throughout the lifecycle. While you may handle some construction in-house, specialist subcontractors are frequently involved, adding another layer of coordination. Between managing internal teams, external contractors, supply chains, and client expectations, time is always in short supply.

At Workbench, we understand the challenges of turning an engineering concept or drawing into reality. Our platform brings all your disciplines together in one system, giving you complete visibility of every aspect of your project — so you can stay on top of progress, costs, and resources, and deliver projects on time and on budget.

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Estimating

Integrated quoting and estimating

Estimate quickly using system maintained rates, easy integration with specialist tools.

Import schedule of works
Quote Templates
Bill of materials
Manage revisions
Pipeline Reporting
Quote to Job conversion

Contract Management

All the important information in one place

Manage your contracts concisely with all the information arranged logically in an easy to understand and navigate layout.

Track actuals vs budget in real time
Quote and Track Variations
Contract Claims and Certifications
Retention calculations & management
Cost-to-Complete Forecasting

Job Costing

Flexible work breakdown structures

Define your own job costing structures.

Setup jobs the way they need to be managed independent of the accounting system.

Jobs
Sub-jobs (6 levels)
Detailed job work centres
User-defined costing activities
Multi Company / Multi Divisional

Procurement

Comprehensively manage your Purchasing

Quickly generate supplier purchase orders get them approved online and send them out electronically, eliminate manual order books.

Electronic purchase orders
Delegated authorities / approval
Mobile Orders and Approvals
Procurement schedule
Purchase requisitions

Stock Management

Track your materials and spare parts easily

Understand the value and quantity of materials you have on hand at any point in time. Track purchase costs and usage of stock on jobs.

Supplier catalogues
Multiple stock cost methods
Inwards goods
Unlimited stock locations
Re-order levels

Document Management

Track your Documents and Correspondence

Keep all of your project documentation in one place and let Workbench handle the filing and retrieval of common project files.

File all documents and emails
Create document groups
Accessible online
Searchable document library
Track system sent emails

Fabricators and Manufacturers:

You design equipment and machinery and often work as a one-stop shop for companies looking to install a new piece of equipment e.g. conveyor systems, rock crushers and canning plants.

The design and engineering are done in-house and sometimes the fabrication. Often you will be responsible for commissioning the equipment on-site, which may involve the use of sub-contractors.

You work locally and abroad and are no stranger to trading in foreign currency.

As well as fabrication, you may also provide maintenance services. For this reason, you may have a large investment in stock and spare parts.

You have an experienced accounting and administration team.

Specialist Engineers:

A skilled business that generally does a few specialist things very well. Maybe you fabricate valves for milk processing equipment, or you could develop innovative bottling solutions for the food industry.

Often you also provide on-going maintenance and equipment servicing.

You have a small but experienced workforce of engineers, you may also carry some stock and spare parts for your maintenance work.