Cost your building projects. Quickly. Manage them. Easily.
Smart builders like Paul use EstimatorXpress to make life easier. See what he has to say.
Estimating in minutes.
No really. Minutes.
Fast track your estimating with pre-loaded job templates
WORRIED ABOUT YOUR FREE TIME, BANK BALANCE AND STRESS LEVELS? HELP IS AT HAND…
Make the money you deserve
Get linked up to the latest materials prices. Know that every single build cost has been allowed for. Your profit (and yes you do absolutely need profit) will be yours to keep not dip into.
WIN MORE, BETTER WORK
Customers worth their salt want smart-looking quotes. So do banks. They also want detail. Accuracy. A plan. Lists. Schedules. Shiny shoes. We’ve got this (over to you for shoe polish).
GET YOUR WEEKENDS BACK
Quoting, form-filling, letter writing, scheduling, invoicing… was never meant to take over your life. It stops right here. Now you can deal with paperwork faster and much more easily.
TAKE BACK CONTROL
Easily track your projects. Manage daily, weekly and monthly tasks at a click of a button. Organise trades, plant and materials. Stay on top of cash flow. Get organised.
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE
Your EstimatorXpress dashboard analyses your projects to give you a valuable insight into your business. On easy-to-read charts see what’s profitable, what’s not, your win rate….
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
Think end-to-end from the request for a price to getting paid. The software uses X-Connex technology so all the products talk to each other saving time and ensuring accuracy.
SOME OF THE RECOGNITION WE’VE BEEN RECEIVING FOR OUR SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT
Established in 1985, BS Knapp has earned the reputation as one of the regions best construction companies. Based in Stoke Gifford near Bristol, we can provide a range of building and maintenance services from home extensions, refurbishments and loft conversions, all the way up to £500,000 complex building renovations for disabled clients. It’s the reason...Paul Knapp, B S Knapp Limited
Hi James, tell us a bit more about who you are and what it is that you do? Mainly from a commercial QS background, I consider myself quite set in my ways using my Excel spreadsheet, spending 4 to 5 days on every job which gave me a sense of confidence that the price was...James Taylor, James D Taylor QS Ltd
Builder testimonial: How PlansXpress has changed Darren’s life Darren was on the tools for over 30 back-breaking years, latterly using EstimatorXpress to cost his projects. When he added PlansXpress to his toolkit a couple of years ago, he discovered very quickly just how impressive the software is. And everything changed. How quickly did you learn...Darren Black, Plans Express
Richard Vincent, owner of R Vincent and Sons Ltd. tells us about his experience in the building business and how HBXL’s software has helped him I established my building business back in 1983 and remember spending countless evenings trying to stay awake putting together quotations for extensions and other building work . I have been...Richard Vincent, R Vincent & Sons Ltd.
Manage your building projects your way.
Pick your software tools.
Take-Off & Estimate Kit
Trace over your building plan in PlansXpress, specifying as you go, ready for instant pricing in EstimatorXpress estimating software for an accurate cost.
EstimatorXpress
EstimatorXpress, a unique software tool with hundreds of project templates that needs minimal input to give you a speedy yet detailed and accurate quote.
Design & Estimate Kit
Draft architect quality new plans with simple drawing tools in PlansXpress read by award-winning EstimatorXpress estimating software for an accurate cost.
PlansXpress
Possibly the easiest CAD tool around for drawing residential building plans. Spot on for winning the work, planning permission, Building Reg compliance…
X-Connex Technology
All these software products have X-Connex technology which means one lot of project data is shared across each product saving you time and avoiding errors.
Health & Safety Xpert
Keep everyone safe on site and meet your legal duties with Health & Safety Xpert. Gives you all the relevant documents that inspectors need to see.
ProjectXpert
To have everyone and every thing in the right place at the right time requires ProjectXpert - especially when one delay can throw everything. Time is money!
ContractsXpert
Legal security. Avoid disputes and ensure that you get paid on time with ContractsXpert. And not just the contracts - all the letters required by law too.
CIA Accounts
CIA Accounts has been specifically tailored to the UK construction industry. It knows what a builder needs for invoicing. No add-ons needed. It’s all there.
So let us take a load off your mind and
make light work of your paperwork.
Why smart builders choose HBXL!
They get more done in less time
The software is easy to use
They win 230% more business
We’re tried and trusted by 1000s of building firms
The support is amazing -
award-winning in fact All our HBXL users have access to:
Unlimited Support Mon-Fri 9-5 (phone / email / Support website)
Regular update releases
Free EstimatorXpress Software Skills course
Video tutorials
Regular business tips
The option to continue support and updates for a small (really small) annual fee
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Builder Profit Guide and Business Model Overheads Spreadsheet
Your guide to profit margins and making more money Download Spreadsheet & Guide As part of our ‘We mean business’ series, we’re looking at costing each job accurately – and by that we don’t just mean the materials and labour – but the overheads for running your business and the profit margin you need to...
The inside scoop on what your competitors are doing
Our partners The Better Business Group (BBG) speak to customers of building firms every day. They’ve surveyed hundreds of thousands of homeowners to find out why they chose one building firm over another. Now you can benefit from this valuable information. Download our handy checklist highlighting what you need to do to enjoy the same...
EstimatorXpress 2019 is here…
If you want to see what easy, fast, business-changing estimating looks like, then please book an online launch demonstration now! Book your demo here Watch EstimatorXpress 2019 demonstrated live on your own computer screen (at home, office, garden shed…). One of our friendly (yes really), non-jargon talking Sales Consultants will be your tour guide. It...
Watch an estimate appear in a matter of minutes: estimating with pre-loaded templates
Marc will use one of the hundreds of pre-populated, fully-costed templates for extensions, garages and houses to show you how, in return for a few details about the project, you get a complete cost breakdown, customer quote and 80+ reports. It makes estimating super easy. There’ll be a Q & A at the end. Save...
Watch an estimate appear in a matter of minutes: automatic estimate from your take-off
Matthew will show you round the new Take-off & Estimate Kit. With just the essential tools for taking off only, you’ll realise in minutes just how easy it is to measure your drawing and share the valuable information with EstimatorXpress for a nigh on instant estimate. There’ll be a Q & A at the end....
