BREMER is one of the leading companies in Germany when it comes to turnkey construction using prefabricated reinforced concrete elements. The company's portfolio includes office buildings, furniture stores, cold-storage facilities, production sites and supermarkets. If desired BREMER as general contractor takes over the entire project execution: From the planning and construction phase to the construction management.
Prior to working with 12Build, BREMER's situation was completely different. For example, the company used standard search engines to look for new subcontractors. This method had some serious limitations. After all, what is the best way to find a suitable candidate quickly via Google? How can you effectively separate the wheat from the chaff with a standard search engine?
After an extensive search, the subcontractors in question were contacted via email. This was done individually, which meant every email address and every salutation had to be typed by hand. Once the copying, pasting and typing was done, the emails were sent one at a time. It was hard to monitor what happened to the messages afterwards. For example, it was unclear whether the emails had actually reached the recipients’ inbox and whether they had read the message.
At BREMER, they are always looking for intelligent solutions with which to further improve their work process. The partnership with 12Build was born out of this. 12Build's cloud solution makes it clear at a glance who has submitted an offer (and who hasn't). BREMER's communication has become far more efficient and the company no longer has to rely on error-prone overviews made in Excel.
Many of the activities that used to be conducted by hand, e.g. searching for and communicating with (new) subcontractors, have been largely or even fully automated. Instead of using Google to look for new subcontractors, the company can access a database that contains millions of potential candidates. The extensive filter options make finding the right candidate a piece of cake. With 12Build, messages can be sent to the right subcontractor with just a few clicks, while the intelligent email templates ensure that all emails are properly personalised.
Lastly, the company now has clear insight into the status of its projects. Contrary to using an Excel file and updating it by hand, 12Build actually thinks along with you. For example, it provides real-time insight into who has responded to an email and what parties have submitted their offer. The user-friendly interface allows subcontractors to indicate whether they want to submit an offer (or not) in the email itself.
12Build has fundamentally changed the way we work at BREMER. Previously a lot of time went into research, preparation and maintaining an overview. With 12Build it is immediately visible who is bidding (and who is not). With 2 clicks of the mouse you can send
entire groups of subcontractors an email. Inquiries can also be made easily. The focus is now on quality improvement. With 12Build anyone on the team can print out an overview at any time, every day. For example, a report on the state of affairs in a specific field. Everything runs a lot more efficiently. All in all, that saves a lot of time.