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Since last year, Groensoft, like all other digital administrative solutions of the former Use IT Group, has been going through life as Visma Bouwsoft. However, with the exception of the opening screen, nothing changes for users. The functionalities remain the same and the four pillars of the programme - saving time, financial and administrative insight, affordability and all-in-one - also remain intact. And that is precisely why gardening contractor De Vlieger & Zn has been working with Bouwsoft for more than ten years.
De Vlieger & Zn is a small family business in Beervelde, East Flanders, specialising in the design and construction of gardens and swimming ponds. Today, the contractor itself employs six people, but it also regularly uses subcontractors.
“Our first experience with Bouwsoft dates back more than ten years,” says current managing director Johan De Vlieger. “Because a lot of works and materials recur, especially for swimming ponds, we were looking for a way to streamline our quotations. Since then we have been making all our quotations with Bouwsoft. Especially my wife Véronique, who is responsible for the administration, uses it a lot.”
Bouwsoft not only provides De Vlieger & Zn with a way to optimise and update standard quotations, but above all guards the company against pricing errors. “With today's highly fluctuating prices, this is no unnecessary luxury,” says De Vlieger. “I have heard enough stories of contractors who have worked for free because they did not update the prices on their quotations in time. In Bouwsoft, this is done centrally and our quotations are consequently adjusted automatically.”
De Vlieger still tracks prices manually, but now there is also the possibility to link directly to various suppliers.
“We engage very explicitly with the construction, installation and green space sectors,” explains Gianni Boone, commercial director of Visma Bouwsoft. “This is why we also try to draw as many suppliers from the sector into our story as possible. Today, an automatic link with daily prices can already be established with a dozen major players. That means you are guaranteed to have the right price in every quotation. Not just like that, but exactly according to your own price agreements with the manufacturer or supplier!”
Linking with relevant suppliers is just one thing that shows that Bouwsoft stays true to its niche. Johan De Vlieger also notices it in terms of use and support. “A great advantage of Bouwsoft is that it is user-friendly, even for someone who knows nothing about computers or IT. In addition, I am always impressed by how fast and accurate the service is. The helpdesk people know our jargon, know which technical specifications are important to us, and invariably manage to provide support in an understandable way.”
At the same time, Visma Bouwsoft allows customers to tailor the software completely to their own business. Boone: “The possibilities of our digital solutions are vast, but because of our modular system, the customer only pays for what he needs. After all, we cannot tell a garden contractor how to run his business. We can only provide the necessary tools; it is up to our customers to decide what is relevant to them. For example, our planning tool, which will be launched in September, will be seen as a great added value by a lot of customers.”
For Johan De Vlieger, it is already clear that price management, quotations and materials management can bring him the most profit. Yet he also sees the importance of new, mobile functionalities. “Today, we only use the free app,” he admits. “We mainly use that to look things up on location or view quotes. That way you always have everything to hand. But there is a good chance that we will soon go a step further. After all, the future is mobile.” Gianni Boone agrees: “We continue to invest heavily to expand mobile applications.“
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The all-in-one administrative software for every construction professional, installer, garden professional and architect. Visma Bouwsoft is a user-friendly all-in-one software package to carry out your entire administration, from the first contact with your client to the last invoice. Managing addresses and projects centrally, drawing up quotations and invoices, following up projects by means of progress reports and [...]
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