CASE STUDY

Pillar Construction

Pillar Construction

The Challenge

While we were familiar with Procore, we had never used the financials part of Procore and were unsure how to get this part of the system to talk to Quickbooks Online. We were also unfamiliar with Quickbooks but we knew it was a good tool – it just wasn’t specifically geared toward Construction Management like Procore. But we needed them to talk to each other. And in the same language.

The Solution

Smoothlink provided the solution we needed. It took the information from Quickbooks and almost seemlessly pushed it over to Procore organizing it by project and cost code.

Smoothlink really took the guess work and a lot of potential time out of ensuring the cost data was organized appropriately. I really don’t think we would we would make it without smoothlink – it has most definitely saved us a lot of time and resources making us more efficient and able to focus on building the business. With Smoothlink, we don’t have to wonder if the cost reporting is accurate. It just works.

The Results

Smoothlink has found a way to be the communication translator between QuickBooks and Procore. It simply takes the data entered in each system, and pushes it over to the other…instantaneously.

If there’s a mistake, it’s not due to Smoothlink – it’s user error on the information side. But Smoothlink helps you see the error, and when corrected, Smoothlink reflects the change. It’s pretty great!

“If there’s a mistake, it’s not due to Smoothlink – it’s user error on the information side. But Smoothlink helps you see the error, and when corrected, Smoothlink reflects the change. It’s pretty great!” Will

Pillar Q&A

Tell me about (Your business name) and the kind of construction work you specialise in:

Pillar Construction. We are a commercial general contractor specializing in Healthcare, Religious, Higher Education, Industrial, Office, and General Commercial Construction Management in and around Chattanooga, TN.

What are some of the biggest challenges you face in the construction industry as a growing company?:

Pillar Construction is a new startup company as of June 2023. In a few short months, we were successful on some key project wins but quickly had to determine the software that would be used in managing the projects.

We were challenged with not only the cost of these systems, but also the dependency we would have and reliability that we would require to ensure the utmost efficiency in management.

Why did you choose Procore?

We were familiar with Procore from using it with our previous employers.

What specific challenges or pain points were you experiencing before implementing Smoothlink?

While we were familiar with Procore, we had never used the financials part of Procore and were unsure how to get this part of the system to talk to Quickbooks Online.

We were also unfamiliar with Quickbooks but we knew it was a good tool – it just wasn’t specifically geared toward Construction Management like Procore. But we needed them to talk to each other. And in the same language.

How has using Smoothlink helped?

Smoothlink provided the solution we needed. It took the information from Quickbooks and almost seemlessly pushed it over to Procore organizing it by project and cost code. Smoothlink really took the guess work and a lot of potential time out of ensuring the cost data was organized appropriately.

I really don’t think we would we would make it without smoothlink – it has most definitely saved us a lot of time and resources making us more efficient and able to focus on building the business. With Smoothlink, we don’t have to wonder if the cost reporting is accurate. It just works.

Why do you think Smoothlink has been able to achieve this?

Smoothlink has found a way to be the communication translator between QuickBooks and Procore.

It simply takes the data entered in each system, and pushes it over to the other…instantaneously. If there’s a mistake, it’s not due to Smoothlink – it’s user error on the information side.

But Smoothlink helps you see the error, and when corrected, Smoothlink reflects the change. It’s pretty great!