{"id":102073,"date":"2021-12-01T11:37:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=102073"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:16:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T17:16:57","slug":"erp-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/erp-technology\/102073\/","title":{"rendered":"How EasyBuild\u2019s ERP technology supports the construction sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We sat down with Matt Mussell, group finance director at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephgallagher.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Gallagher Group<\/a> and Carol Massay, Head of Construction at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaccessgroup.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Access Group<\/a>, to discuss how EasyBuild\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/erp-technology-construction\/94430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERP technology<\/a> supports the construction sector<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102338\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102338 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"ERP technology\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Matt-Mussell-Group-Finance-Director-BW.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Mussell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Tell us a bit about your background and your role at Joseph Gallagher<\/h3>\n<p>My names Matt Mussell, I\u2019m the group finance director for the Joseph Gallagher Group and have worked in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-industry-2021\/95483\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction<\/a> for over 25 years. I\u2019ve been with the business for just over three years, through quite a challenging period of that little thing called Covid.<\/p>\n<p>The Group is made up of four subsidiary companies, all complementing our core services of tunnelling and civil engineering. Joseph Gallagher Limited (JGL) is pretty much where the lion\u2019s share of the action is, the turnover there is just over \u00a3100m a year, and we employ around 800 people. The nature of the Joseph Gallagher business is evenly weighted between reinforced concrete structures and tunnelling\/civils specialists.<\/p>\n<p>The company has grown largely in turnover in the last few years, and we now have live projects across the UK and the Middle East. Part of my function here is to set out systems and controls that can deal with the fast-growing nature of the business.<\/p>\n<h3>This year has been difficult for many, what are the key challenges you\u2019ve faced?<\/h3>\n<p>Working with the people here was a privilege when Covid hit \u2013 we\u2019ve been organised and joined up, so it kept us ahead of the game.<\/p>\n<p>One thing we worked out early on was the easiest way to get through Covid was to keep working. The operatives and engineers were all continuing work, so it only seemed right and proper that we led by example and came into the office too.<\/p>\n<p>Our biggest advantage was that it was quite easy to block out what was going on in the outside world, it was business as normal \u2013 that held us in good stead.<\/p>\n<p>However, we did of course find it difficult at times. If I was going to bundle it up into one statement, I would probably say \u2018inefficient gross margins&#8217;. This is a whole barrage of things; it\u2019s having your operatives be able to get to the worksite, as social distancing measures cut down how many operatives could work on one bit at time. All of these things meant projects cost us more money and slowed us down which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/cost-value-reconciliation\/101874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delays on projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It was hard all the way through, but we always knew there would be light at the end of the tunnel. I think as a business Covid taught us how to adapt and become more efficient. We\u2019d like to think we\u2019ve come out of the other end of Covid a better business.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019d get paid on time!<\/p>\n<p>The vital signs for this company are very simple \u2013 profitability, cash management and forward workload. I spend most of my time managing working capital in one way or another. If there was one thing in this industry, it ties up a lot of working capital.<\/p>\n<p>We have to go through so many hoops in order to get paid.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sometimes it can take up to 3 months to receive the money for a project we completed 3 months ago. In the 25 years that I\u2019ve been in this sector, chasing money is the aspect that takes the most time.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Why did Joseph Gallagher choose EasyBuild\u2019s ERP technology?<\/h3>\n<p>I inherited EasyBuild when I joined Joseph Gallagher. The main thing that attracted the board of directors here was probably its ease of use, it\u2019s got a nice look about it. I come from a background where I\u2019ve used all sorts of ERP systems and the general look of most is like looking at a spreadsheet. However, EasyBuild doesn\u2019t look like you are just filling out boxes in a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">EasyBuild was built solely for the construction industry and that understanding is clear, especially when working in the accounting elements of the software. This added a lot of weight to our decision. We have quite strict internal governance around invoice clearance and all of those capabilities are integrated into EasyBuild\u2019s software.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Working together with EasyBuild over the years we\u2019ve been able to highlight industry best practices into the product which has given us additional functionality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carol:<\/strong> It has been an incredible journey, we have dealt with the highs and the lows, which is natural when a construction business introduces new systems and processes. The executive board at Joseph Gallagher said to us we\u2019ve got the system in place, and we want to make sure we get the best from the changes we are introducing to drive efficiency across our business. EasyBuild, at the time were the \u201cnewbies on the block\u201d, so for a multimillion-pound construction company to see the benefits which we could bring as part of a Request for Price (RFP) process says a lot.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the benefits\/notable results you\u2019ve seen from the ERP technology?<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve always tried to get away from a million different spreadsheets that don\u2019t add up. In construction many will be familiar with a CVR (cost and value reconciliation), this is a cumulative re-assessment of any project that you are working on at any given month end. One of my objectives was to try to get away with 50 different CVR sheets and have all of that information embedded within EasyBuild. We got to the point where we could enter our accrued income and our cost\u00a0accruals all through the CVR entry screening in EasyBuild but that\u2019s as far as we got (before Covid hit).<\/p>\n<p>We generally work on fixed-price contracts, so whilst we\u2019re quite interested in where we are accumulatively on a project, we also want to know where we are going to be at the end, in terms of our value and cost. So, if we sign up to a contract that is worth \u00a32m and it lasts for 9 months, and we do the job for \u00a31.2m there\u2019s going to be a lot of happy people sitting around the table. However, if our cost to complete highlights that it\u2019s going to cost \u00a33m there will be a lot of grumpy people sitting around the table.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that we explored with EasyBuild was to define on our CVR that we can see what our accumulative position is each month.<\/p>\n<p>What has got me particularly excited since EasyBuild has been acquired is that within the Access Group you have other strands of products that EasyBuild didn\u2019t have before. Predominantly around estimating software etc. All of those offerings are something that can now help us with our forecasting process.<\/p>\n<p>With these additional offerings, I feel in the future we can adapt the way we work to give us more added value.<\/p>\n<p>Most accounting systems, whether construction-related or not, are pretty good at dealing with your profit and loss account.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">EasyBuild has allowed us to line-up next to our Profit &amp; Loss \u00a0performance the debt that was outstanding against each of those projects. What\u2019s really good to see is how much money you\u2019re owed on a project in real-time, whether it be unbilled sales in the form of accrued income or billed sales.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can look at your cash tie-up in conjunction with your turnover and profitability. So, what I try and get our board members to do is read the report from right to left \u2013 a paid pound of profit is an earned pound of profit. We are able to effectively press a button, it drops down and it all works very smoothly.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The forecasting element is a huge fit that really takes our use of EasyBuild to the next level.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also, when you\u2019re looking at your turnover to complete on different projects, you can then start to attribute that to where you are with your order bank\/work pipeline \u2013 you can forecast even further into the future based on your ongoing projects. These are all tools that move us away from unreliable spreadsheets. All our information is in one place and all our directors have access to EasyBuild.<\/p>\n<h3>What does the future hold for this relationship?<\/h3>\n<p>I think the biggest opportunity is around what we want to do with forecasting and that is inexplicably linked to the way we bid and tender work.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now that EasyBuild is part of a wider group with additional offerings, we can work together to get various other products embedded in our systems and rolled out on our projects.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Carol added:<\/strong> The exciting thing is getting the foundation right and moving away from paper-based spreadsheets. Ultimately construction margins are tight, so you can streamline all of those processes. Not only has Joseph Gallagher expanded in the UK, but it has also branched out further afield.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s forward-thinking businesses like this that are exciting to work with, as they embrace technology to allow them to confidently branch out. Access Construction is on an amazing journey and having valuable, forward-thinking customers like Joseph Gallagher will help us to move forward with the technology that is key for construction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephgallagher.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JGL-primary-logo-colour.png\" alt=\"ERP technology\" width=\"1280\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JGL-primary-logo-colour.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JGL-primary-logo-colour-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JGL-primary-logo-colour-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JGL-primary-logo-colour-1024x172.png 1024w, 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