http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog Electrical and Plumbing Contractor Software News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:24:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/26/estimating-software-updated-jan-2012/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/26/estimating-software-updated-jan-2012/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:18:21 +0000 Carlyle Poole http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1587 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/26/estimating-software-updated-jan-2012/feed/ 0 The newest update to our electrical estimating software, Electrical Bid Manager (EBM) Plus and Pro is here with the highly requested Advanced Substitution feature! With Advanced Substitution, estimators may easily make global replacements on previously entered conduit and wire, or cable takeoff entries. This new feature adds more power to EBM’s long list of audit trail ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/11/successful-electrical-estimating-in-a-declining-market/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/11/successful-electrical-estimating-in-a-declining-market/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:07:26 +0000 Jim Duff http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1501 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2012/01/11/successful-electrical-estimating-in-a-declining-market/feed/ 0 Ask any electrical contractor and they will tell you that electrical estimating is an expensive endeavor; many consider it a necessary evil. In the economy we face today, contractors need all the help they can possibly get. It can be difficult to come to the office as an estimator and feel the weight of knowing ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/09/how-to-check-electrical-estimates-for-accuracy/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/09/how-to-check-electrical-estimates-for-accuracy/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:38:18 +0000 Jim Duff http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1467 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/09/how-to-check-electrical-estimates-for-accuracy/feed/ 0 Electrical estimating is all about details. As estimators, we need to get the facts, or the facts will get us. When we are looking for these facts, they need to be right, as the wrong facts will hurt us. The process of checking an electrical estimate for accuracy starts before the bid documents even arrive ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/05/obama-pledges-4-billion-for-energy-efficient-building-retrofits/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/05/obama-pledges-4-billion-for-energy-efficient-building-retrofits/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:13:55 +0000 Derrick Delliquadri http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1446 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/12/05/obama-pledges-4-billion-for-energy-efficient-building-retrofits/feed/ 0 I saw this announced today and thought I should share it. This private sector and government-funded initiative looks to retrofit commercial and industrial buildings with new energy efficient lighting, manufacturing equipment. This sounds like a winning combination: Save energy, create electrical contracting jobs and create hundreds to thousands of new projects. What do you think ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/28/customer-spotlight-d-and-s-electric/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/28/customer-spotlight-d-and-s-electric/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:31:38 +0000 Katie Evans http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1305 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/28/customer-spotlight-d-and-s-electric/feed/ 0 I started D and S Electric in January of 2001. I like to say I started the company with “a pickup truck and a ladder rack” because aside from hand tools, a cordless drill, a ½” bender and my Fluke, I didn’t have much else. There was a niche for me in the residential area ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/25/good-to-see-everyone-at-the-2011-neca-show/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/25/good-to-see-everyone-at-the-2011-neca-show/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:07:28 +0000 Katie Evans http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1417 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/25/good-to-see-everyone-at-the-2011-neca-show/feed/ 0 We attended this year’s NECA Convention and Trade Show October 22-25, which conveniently took place in Downtown San Diego, Vision Infosoft’s home county. Because of its proximity, the majority of our employees were able to make it down to meet a plethora of our loyal customers, catch up with old friends, and even make some new ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/benefits-of-using-a-pre-bid-evaluation/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/benefits-of-using-a-pre-bid-evaluation/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:31:13 +0000 Jim Duff http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1333 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/benefits-of-using-a-pre-bid-evaluation/feed/ 1 Contracting in today’s economy is at best a challenge, albeit an important one, as new projects and the cashflow attached to them are the lifeblood that sustains a firm’s existence. Most estimators and contractors mentally evaluate a prospective project before expending the resources needed to complete an electrical estimate. A question that I regularly ask ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/vision-infosofts-epic-duo-is-nominated-for-a-showstopper-award-at-the-2011-neca-convention-in-san-diego-ca/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/vision-infosofts-epic-duo-is-nominated-for-a-showstopper-award-at-the-2011-neca-convention-in-san-diego-ca/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:56:44 +0000 Jillian Moulton http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1404 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/21/vision-infosofts-epic-duo-is-nominated-for-a-showstopper-award-at-the-2011-neca-convention-in-san-diego-ca/feed/ 0 Vision InfoSoft, an industry leader in electrical integrated software solutions, has a nomination for the Showstopper award program at this year’s NECA Show in San Diego, California. The annual NECA Showstopper is the most prestigious recognition event in the electrical construction industry. Winners of the award have been presented by Electrical Contractor Magazine for the ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/19/neca-convention-2011-showstopper/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/19/neca-convention-2011-showstopper/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:39:18 +0000 Derrick Delliquadri http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1241 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/10/19/neca-convention-2011-showstopper/feed/ 0 We will be attending and showing our latest electrical estimating software at the NECA Convention that is being held in San Diego, CA this year. San Diego just happens to be our home town. Well, actually, we are in Carlsbad which is within San Diego County. We plan to have more company reps than normal ... http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/09/30/customer-spotlight-woods-electric/ http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/09/30/customer-spotlight-woods-electric/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:52:36 +0000 Katie Evans http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/?p=1256 http://www.visioninfosoft.com/blog/2011/09/30/customer-spotlight-woods-electric/feed/ 0 My dad and I took over a company in 1975 that was going out of business. We kept his three electricians and the small ground of customers and grew the business from three men to our current status, 50 electricians. For years, we did service work on a T&M basis. In about 1992, I saw ...