FRANKLINS BUILDER'S SOFTWARE Software written & designed by a builder for builders
A Word From the Creator of e:stimate When I decided to computerise my building company, I wanted a programme that would forecast the job cost with little effort and in as short a time as possible. I'm pleased to note that the software provides far greater benefits than this. Just look at the detail screen. I don't believe you will find another estimating programme that provides all the facilities of this one. If you have Excel as a standard software package on your computer, see the software titles based upon Excel. More information is available by clicking the relevant buttons above See cashbook menu item for a FREE excel programme for the sole trader to keep his accounts	WINDOWS BASED PROGRAMMES FOR THE SMALL BUILDER e:stimate .. a simple to use estimating programme for the small builder c:alcmate .. for producing structural calculations for RSJ's, joists, flitch beams. No technical requirements needed, you enter merely measurements FBSquotation An excel based estimating programme nearly as sophisticated as e:stimate but never-the-less giving a good, quick and easy way to formulate a quotation. Cashbook An excel based accounting programme that sorts your income and expenditure into the accounts for ease of assessing your annual tax liability. ALAN FRANKLIN Brindle House Fieldside, Coate Devizes, Wiltshire tel 07717 862144 Contact us m:atsmate .. A quick way to assess how much you need in the way of materials for different elements of the building BUDGETARY CONTROL SOFTWARE FOR THE CONTRACTOR'S SURVEYOR This Excel based spreadsheet is designed to give the contractor's surveyor full budgetary control of a building project. The spreadsheet keeps track of your budgets and costs allowing strict control of variations and changes monitoring your margin overall and individually against each package element of the project. The system operates for all forms contract, whether management, design & build, standard JCT or private development. for more information click here. For a view of the programme (disabled) click here

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