Posts by Derrick Delliquadri
Estimating Fundamentals with Brian Hoffelder
COVID-19 has meant that many organizations had to pivot and find new ways to deliver training sessions. But the last thing people want is another Zoom lecture – especially when research shows that active learning can increase learning outcomes by 6%. Vision InfoSoft partnered with CloudShare to provide a custom learning experience for electrical contractors. Students are…
Read MoreSoftware Update: Electrical Bid Manager v11.4 Build 11.14.19 Released!
In December 2019, we released an update for our electrical estimating software. This update includes over 30 improvements to the Electrical Bid Manager program. New EBM Feature Highlights – Build 11.14.19 New items and assemblies added to the EBM database in the following categories: Stainless Steel Items and Assemblies (Plus/Pro-only) Lighting Control (all versions)…
Read MoreCopper Wire Pricing in First Quarter 2019 and Beyond
We sat down with our electrical material pricing specialist, Steve Rondeau, to discuss any pricing trends that we should share. Steve Rondeau leads a team of pricing editors that maintain our EPIC pricing database through industry contacts, partnerships, and a lot of hard work. Steve stated, “So far in 2019, we’ve seen the wholesale price of copper wire increasing at a…
Read MoreSoftware Update: Electrical Bid Manager v10 Build 04.18.17 Released!
In May 2017, we released an update for our electrical estimating software. The key addition is a new design/build function for customers that use our integration with PlanSwift. Over 75 electrical symbols now included with Electrical Bid Manager’s PlanSwift integration. Click to view larger image. If you don’t have PlanSwift yet for plan takeoff, give…
Read More2016 Year in Review at Vision InfoSoft
As another year comes to a close, what better time to review our accomplishments, challenges, and finalize plans for 2017? Here are a few of Vision InfoSoft’s noteworthy events and stats from 2016. QuickBranch Takeoff Module in Electrical Bid Manager In June 2016, we released a new takeoff module that eliminates a takeoff step. The…
Read MoreElectrical Estimator Spotlight: Jake Hepfler
One of the great benefits of creating Customer Spotlight articles for our website is the tremendously valuable, one-on-one feedback loop that is created with our customers. Feature requests, praise, constructive criticisms, successes, you name it and we hear it. Jake Hepfler, owner and president of H&R Electric in Wisconsin, has a particularly noteworthy success story…
Read MoreElectrical Estimator Spotlight: Dennis Thomas
We’ve started a series of electrical estimator spotlights that highlight a companies that has found success with the aid of our software. It often times seems no two electrical estimators are alike. Everyone has their own unique story of how they got started, how they found us and how they have grown in success. We are confident you’ll find…
Read MoreSoftware Update: Electrical Bid Manager v10 Build 06.21.16 Released!
In June 2016, we released an update for our electrical estimating software that added a new takeoff module called Quick Branch. This new takeoff module in Electrical Bid Manager™ eliminates a takeoff step and is a real time saver. All Electrical Bid Manager customers that are current on the Extended Service Plan received this update. Added…
Read MoreElectrical Estimator Spotlight: WSI Southwest in New Mexico
We’ve started a series of electrical estimator spotlights that highlight a companies that has found success with the aid of our software. It often times seems no two electrical estimators are alike. Everyone has their own unique story of how they got started, how they found us and how they have grown in success. We are confident you’ll find…
Read MoreElectrical Service Billing App Released! T&M Mobile
Vision InfoSoft has launched a new electrical service billing app! This mobile app is available on iOS and Android for both phones and tablets. This webinar gives you an overview of how the T&M Mobile app enhances the Time & Material (T&M) Billing Manager desktop program for electrical contractors managing electrical service work. Empower your electrical service team…
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