In this free webinar, learn about common electrical material pricing misconceptions and mistakes as we share actual Vision customer stories. We also cover several Best Practices that successful electrical contractors currently employ in their estimating workflows. Carlyle Poole, Vision’s Customer Training and Support Manager, along with Brian Hoffelder, Vision’s Training Expert and Software Development Manager, …

Good, Meet Better. “If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” – Woody Allen In many ways, there is no other construction trade quite like the electrical industry. The combination of applied science, physical work and risk of injury are the biggest reasons why. Finding an electrical …

Electrical estimating is not strictly a science nor is it just an art, but a mixture of both. Though there are many pitfalls that contractors may want to avoid in order to ensure the proper combination of both elements, five of them are the most important. 1. Not Understanding Your Firm’s Expertise Avoid by creating …

I started my company myself in January of ‘93. I really believed that I could do a better job than some of the folks that I worked for. Not just the installation, but taking care of customers and employees. My wife, Diana, started working in the business a year or so after I started the …

I’ve been estimating since 1970, and I had worked for a major electrical contractor in my area. I was in business for almost 30 years and decided to pull out of that – not because it wasn’t successful, but I had enough. I went to work for a couple contractors over the last ten years …