Construction & built environment
Construction operations that work the way your business does. Not the way someone else’s template does.
Meritec builds digital workflow systems for UK construction and engineering businesses - replacing paper job sheets, manual RAMS documents and email chains with one connected operation your whole team can use.
Growing construction businesses hit the same operational wall. Here’s what it looks like.
No real-time job visibility
The office doesn’t know what’s happening on site until an engineer calls in or drives back. Scheduling is based on yesterday’s information, delays are caught late, and client updates are guesswork.
Paper forms that slow everything down
Job sheets, RAMS and survey forms on paper mean data entry backlogs, inconsistent records and invoices that can’t be raised until the paperwork arrives. In a multi-engineer operation, the delay compounds daily.
Clients and contracts that demand more
Major clients and principal contractors increasingly require real-time job visibility, digital documentation and auditable records as a condition of engagement. Businesses running paper-based operations find themselves unable to meet that bar - and at risk of losing work to those that can.
Growth that creates more admin, not more capacity
As job volume grows, manual coordination between office and site becomes a full-time job in itself. More engineers means more phone calls, more chasing and more time spent on coordination instead of delivery.
One connected system from quote to completion to invoice.
Meritec builds workflow systems configured for the way construction and engineering businesses actually operate.
Digital job sheets, mobile field access, RAMS digitisation, client portals and accounting integration - all in one platform built around your processes, not a generic template.
Digital job sheets:
Mobile and tablet, real-time sync
Field engineer mobile access:
Job notes, forms, time logging on site
RAMS digitisation:
Task-specific, site-specific, stored automatically
Quote-to-invoice workflow:
e-signature, Sage 200 and Xero integration
Client portal:
Real-time job status and document access
Subcontractor coordination:
Central visibility of sites, status and documentation
Built on Orchestrate - Meritec’s productised workflow platform for construction and engineering. See how it works.
What it looks like in practice.
FIELD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 52 employees | £28m turnover
£3m contract retained after digitising field operations.
A field electrical engineering business was at risk of losing its largest client, who required real-time job and site visibility as a condition of contract renewal. Meritec digitised 32 paper forms, built a mobile field system and delivered a client portal. The contract was renewed.
Digitised
32 forms
Contract retained
£3m+
To go-live
6 Months
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING | 31 employees | £5m revenue
From Excel and email to a fully digital operation in 5 months.
Full implementation
5 Months
Replaced Excel, email & paper
1 System
All connected in real time
31 Staff
Frequently asked questions
Does Meritec work with construction SMEs or only larger firms?
Both. Meritec has delivered projects for construction and engineering businesses ranging from 15 to 200+ employees. The platform scales to the business: a 30-person structural engineering firm and a 52-person electrical engineering business are among current clients. We don’t have a minimum contract size; we have a minimum level of operational pain that makes the investment worthwhile.
How long does a typical construction digital transformation project take?
Our structural engineering client went from discovery to fully live in five months. Our electrical engineering client took six months, including 32-form digitisation, mobile field access, client portal and Sage 200 integration. Timescales depend on scope and the complexity of existing systems. We confirm both before any commitment.
Can Meritec integrate with Sage or Xero?
Yes. Both Sage 200 and Xero integrations are live with current construction clients, enabling job completion data and timesheets to flow directly into the accounting system without manual re-entry. This is one of the most impactful parts of the implementation - it eliminates invoicing delays caused by engineers returning paperwork to the office.
What makes Meritec different from construction-specific software like Procore or Buildertrend?
Procore and Buildertrend are off-the-shelf platforms built around a fixed workflow model. Meritec builds on a proprietary low-code platform configured around the way your specific business operates: your forms, your job types, your approval process, your existing accounting system. If your operation doesn’t fit a template, that matters.
It’s time to make your work flow.
Tell us how your business currently manages jobs, engineers and documentation. We’ll show you what a fully digital operation looks like - and what it did for the firms that made the move.
