Welcome to the Fall 2009 issue of ProEst News.

Although fall is here, we’re still wrapping up many activities we started over the summer. This issue of the News highlights some of our recent accomplishments: we moved our offices to a larger location, launched a new partner program and enhanced one of our long-term technology partnerships.

Also featured in this issue is a case study that demonstrates how Kolde Construction uses ProEst Estimating to win more jobs while increasing profit. This story is a great example of how our focus on partnerships creates value for our customers – Kolde’s business is further enhanced because their ProEst software integrates with their accounting program from ComputerEase.

We hope you enjoy this issue of the News. 

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The ProEst Offices Have Moved!

In September, we moved the ProEst headquarters to:

17065 Camino San Bernardo, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92127
Microsoft Certified Partner

After several years of steady growth, we needed a larger space to accommodate our expanding team. Our new offices have doubled our effective work space, leaving plenty of room to support our future expansion needs.

Please note: while our address has changed, our phone numbers have remained the same.
 
 

We’re pleased to announce that our official ProEst Partner Program is now live. The new program gives our Authorized Resellers, Integrated Technology Partners and International Partners a more formalized suite of tools to help grow their product portfolios, create new revenue streams and deliver greater value to their clients as solution providers.

“We view our partners as vital extensions of our in-house team and key contributors to our growing success,” says President, Jeffrey Gerardi. “Establishing the ProEst Partner Program allows us to expand our market reach by aligning with a diverse group of premium business associates that are interested in developing mutually-beneficial partnerships.”

 
 
World of Concrete

We are also pleased to announce that we have formalized an advanced integration partnership with ComputerEase Software, Inc. Although we’ve been technology partners with ComputerEase since April 2000, recent interface enhancements have created a more seamless link between our ProEst Estimating software and the ComputerEase construction accounting system.

The enhancements allow the two programs to function as an integrated software suite to increase efficiency and eliminate the errors commonly associated with duplicate data entry. And the one-click data transfer couldn’t be easier!

 
 
Kolde Construction Uses ProEst Estimating to Win More Jobs and Increase Profits
Microsoft Certified Partner


Challenge: How to streamline the company’s estimating processes.

Solution: ProEst Estimating software integrated with ComputerEase accounting software. Kolde Construction is a commercial and residential concrete contractor in St. Marys, KS with 35-40 employees and annual revenues of more than $4M. In business for 22 years, Kolde management meetings often focus on identifying ways to increase productivity and work volume. A new estimating system, it was decided, would accomplish both of these objectives.

One of many programs that Kolde evaluated was ProEst Estimating. “We wanted something that was easy to use,” says Malcolm Smith, the company’s estimating lead. “But we also needed a comprehensive program that could calculate our formulas quickly and be customized to meet our company’s needs.”

Since ProEst met all of Kolde’s critical criteria in an estimating package, they purchased the program. And the impact on the company’s bottom line has been impressive.