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Some might say the Construction industry has been slow to fully embrace the benefits modern software solutions bring. \u00a0However, the realisation that the need to collaborate better and ability to track communications, project documents and key site information has opened many eyes to what some solutions now promise.The result has been that tablet devices, in particular, are making a more frequent appearance alongside the mud, hard hats and hi-vis.\u00a0 This leads to an obvious question; is it just a case of keeping up with the times or are there other issues driving the industry from bricks to bytes?<\/p>\n

The trend towards mobile working and the increase in the use of such devices has seen the humble clipboard being pushed out of the game. \u00a0Soon the days of standing onsite in the wind and rain trying to wrestle with a form and a wet pen, all to get back to the office to try to make sense of the smudges, will be gone!<\/p>\n

Thanks to some of today\u2019s best mobile offerings you can now benefit from a range of hassle-free options such as scanning a QR code to identify your exact location, pulling up a drawing you need to reference, adding a snag or observation and notifying the relevant people of their required actions to complete the job with no other intervention. \u00a0No internet connection is required, nor do you have to log back into the system at the office or pass on job tickets, notes or send an email to someone.\u00a0 Boring and unnecessary admin can genuinely become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

So, with this new way of working at our fingertips, what are the other benefits? That question very much depends on the application you choose to use. \u00a0Some offer more integration than others and the more your IT systems naturally speak to each other, the more you reduce risk and save time. \u00a0Ultimately, by uniting your project team and remotely managing subcontractors, you not only stand to impress your clients but you do it by working more efficiently with lower overheads.\u00a0 Everyone wins.<\/p>\n

Some of the best mobile options are designed to be easy to use with flexible working across Android & Apple devices, with live reporting on snagging and inspections. \u00a0No internet or phone signal is required and all the data collected is stored locally and then automatically sent off to your main system once you regain a signal. \u00a0There are a handful that offer assured location accuracy by QR code site location markers, as well as onsite mark ups of drawings and the ability to assign actions direct from the field.<\/p>\n

Union Square Mobile has the added benefit of a development platform enabling our clients to create their own mobile solutions to allow onsite data capture specific to their particular needs. \u00a0Their data is as flexible as they need it to be – all in the palm of their hands.<\/p>\n

The stats on mobile working look like this:<\/p>\n