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There is no denying that implementing new business software costs money. These costs are an investment for your business because you are spending money to get something better. Although most companies are aware of this, the investment amount often creates doubts. At the same time, you usually earn back this investment faster than you think. Thanks to your investment, these five effects of using software for installers with a maintenance software module will immediately save you money.

A recent study by USP shows that failure costs are still a problem in the installation industry. While this was still 5% of the turnover a few years ago, the total failure costs are now estimated at more than 10% of the total turnover. Failure costs are a bottleneck for the organization, and we must prevent at all times that the percentage increases further in the coming years. We are happy to give you tips on how the right software can ultimately help reduce failure costs.

The service and installation industry is perhaps busier than ever before. The exemplary service and maintenance software can help optimize and automate your work processes, reducing workload and increasing profitability. We are happy to give you four tips for optimizing and automating your installation company.

Making a reasonable calculation is undoubtedly essential for your profitability. Unfortunately, a calculation for an assignment or project is indeed extremely time-consuming unless you use ERP software that contains enough tools to support you with this. Therefore, we are happy to give you four tips to make calculations smarter and faster.

The Dutch cabinet has announced that from 2026 the hybrid heat pump will become the standard for heating homes when the central heating boiler is due for replacement. As a result of this cabinet decision, installation companies are forced to prepare and adjust the current working method where necessary. As an installation company, we are happy to give you five tips for preparing for the new standard for heating systems from 2026.

An article recently appeared in the Dutch “Financieel Dagblad” about the significant shortages of components for solar panels and heat pumps. The installation is stagnating, and installation companies sometimes even face financial problems. This while the demand for sustainability is more significant than ever before. The striking thing is that many installation companies do not have their stock management in order and only realize this when it is too late.

Every year in April and October, Microsoft releases two major updates to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, also known as “waves”. It is April already, so Microsoft will update BC with the Wave 1 April 2022. This wave brings several novelties that you as a user can benefit from. We are happy to explain the most significant changes to you.

On April 11, 2022, Radar focused on the fact that many consumers are currently filing complaints about installation companies that do not comply with agreements in the maintenance contract for the boiler and even skip maintenance. If a central heating boiler is not maintained, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is significantly increased. Such carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal.

We regularly hear from companies that they have been using on-premise ERP for a long time and would like to switch to modern service and maintenance software in the cloud. Yet many organizations postpone the renewal for a few years because of, among other things, the high investment costs that they believe. Many people do not know that an outdated on-premise package often entails higher costs than they realize. We are happy to explain it to you.

Almost every company has the desire to improve returns. In practice, this turns out to be more difficult than expected because a mistake is easily made and can quickly put pressure on the return on an assignment or project. In addition, it is always a challenge to deploy staff as efficiently as possible. Standardization is the tool to work efficiently and avoid mistakes. And if the basics are in order, there is more time left to innovate.

One of the advantages of using Business Central is that the software is easy to extend. You decide what you need. Do you currently want to expand your system, or are you planning to do so soon? We are happy to give you a few tips to make the expansion run smoothly.

From 1 July 2022, the Quality Assurance for Building Act (Wet Kwaliteitsborging voor het Bouwen (Wkb)) will come into effect step by step. This new law impacts the current work processes of construction companies and installers. For example, as a contractor or installer, you are responsible for the quality, and you must record construction and installation phases from start to finish in your administration to demonstrate that the quality requirements have been met. Therefore, we are happy to explain to you the impact of the Quality Assurance for Building Act and how the right software helps with the administration of installations during construction processes.