The Best Construction Apps of 2016
Don’t you sometimes wish you had an extra helping hand on the job? If you work in construction, there are plenty of tech tools available on the app market that could make your life a lot simpler and potentially save you time and money. Read on to discover our selection of the most useful construction apps on the market.
1. Construction Manager
Construction Manager aims to cover all bases when it comes to organising your jobs. Timesheets, maintenance logs and daily reports help you track the progress of various projects. The app also lets you make project estimates based on materials, labour costs and equipment. You can even calculate the amount of paint or volume of concrete needed for a job. All of the documents can be stored and shared in handy PDF formats.
2. PlanGrid
PlanGrid is a speedy blueprint viewer for your phone. Plans, mark-ups, photos and reports can be shared instantly with all members of your project team. The app lets you pin progress photos directly onto blueprints and add details for future reference. Advanced storage and filtering helps you find the plans you need, and customisable punch-lists allow you to easily spot and track potential problems.
3. Construction Calculator
Simple, yet endlessly useful. Construction Calculator converts measurements for you. It includes a standard calculator that converts between imperial and metric measurements. The app makes working with fractions and fractional inches much easier, and can automatically round results to a user-defined precision level. The handy scaling feature allows you to quickly scale your plans, taking tricky number work off your to-do list.
4. SafetySnapper
It’s not easy being a safety coordinator in construction. This app takes a lot of the stress out of the job. Store your standard checklists on the app and access them whenever and wherever you want. On site, you can add comments, notes and photos to your checklist and sync when you get back to your office. Finished reports can then be sent out to the relevant contacts. It puts all your safety checking resources in one place. So you can say goodbye to muddled paper checklists, pens, cameras and fiddly USB sticks.
These handy apps will surely make your work in construction a lot easier. Manchester Safety can help take another worry off your mind, with top rate construction and site supplies. Our products are rigorously tested so you know you’re getting the right tools for the job. For more information, call our expert sales team on 01706 364 943, or complete our online contact form.
