Elementa Consulting Drives Best Practice with Union Square

Nottingham, United Kingdom, August 11, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Elementa Consulting, a member of Integral Group, has recently implemented Union Square for AEC Professionals, the UK’s leading practice management system for members of the construction industry. The mechanical, electrical and public health sustainable design consultant has offices in London and Oxford, and works in a multitude of industry sectors including healthcare, hotels & leisure, mixed use, residential, education and commercial. Elementa is ISO9001 and 14001 accredited, showing the commitment to quality amongst its 35 employees.

The practice was previously using a bespoke FileMaker database for data management which had been developed over a number of years. Though the system was successful in delivering reports there was no link to Elementa’s accounting package resulting in double handling of data into Access Accounting. As the practice grew there was also a keen desire for greater integration of business functions.

Managing Director Doug Kerr talks about the search for a solution; “We wanted a truly integrated system which would meet our needs for accounting, project financials, resource planning, document and project management, CRM and marketing. The initial search results were whittled down to six potential options, one of which was Union Square.” The senior management team took an in-depth look at each of the shortlisted systems and came to the decision that this was the best option. The system met the majority of Elementa’s needs out of the box and offered the ability to flex to the practice’s particular operational methods.

The initial phase of the system went live on the 24th April 2013 and Doug is already realising benefits from Union Square. “The new method of data entry drives good practice, requiring users to enter complete information at the initial creation of any entry, such as a project. This information is visible to everyone in the practice, saving large amounts of time previously spent searching. Once the second implementation phase is complete everything from issuing drawings, using corporate templates and managing project financials will be managed through Union Square. My desire is for greater efficiency practice-wide, and we’ve set the wheels in motion to reach this goal,” he concludes.