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ESTIMATORXPRESS. BUILDING ESTIMATING
SOFTWARE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU.

EstimatorXpress is the most popular building estimating software with the UK’s small to medium sized building firms. You’ll love it. The advantages are huge – whether you’re retro-fitting and renovating properties or building loft conversions, two-storey extensions or five-bedroom houses.

Boost your profitability by saving time on estimating using calculators which improve your speed and accuracy, as well as creating professional quotes, material schedules and cash flow reports. Time you tried it?

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EstimatorXpress is simple to use whether you're estimating a loft conversion or a new build

And it’s simple to use whether you select one of the hundreds of readymade templates in the project library or build your estimate up from scratch, element by element. You even have the option to bolt on our ‘Take-off’ tool for an automatic estimate. Yes you read that correctly. Trace over your building plans, drop the file into EstimatorXpress, answer some questions and out comes an estimate (and quotation, Build Programme, Material Schedule…)! As the name suggests…EstimatorXpress is seriously fast!

Much less time estimating

Latest Material Prices

Accurate estimates

Professional Quotes

What is estimating software?

Estimating software, such as EstimatorXpress is a specialised tool designed to help builders and building businesses accurately calculate project and building costs. This software simplifies estimating by using job-specific templates, cost calculators, price tracking, automated quotations and various material and build schedules to name but a few. In short, estimating software helps builders, like you to estimate faster and with increased accuracy and reliability.

Why is estimating software important?

Estimating software, such as EstimatorXpress is important because it helps to not only improve the accuracy and reliability of your estimates, but also saves you loads of time whilst improving your profitability. Estimating software can reduce the time it takes to estimate building projects from hours to minutes, allowing you to spend more time wining work and increasing your profitability. Proper estimating software also improves your quotes, creates detailed material & build schedules and stops you from going over budget. That’s why thousands of UK builders are already using it. Now it’s your turn.

What will estimating software help me do?

EstimatorXpress will help you simplify the entire cost estimation process, saving you valuable time and effort. Whether you are working on new builds, extensions, renovations, retrofits or doing loft conversions, estimating software helps keep your quotes accurate, your timetable reliable and your schedules on time.

Built-in templates, calculators and material libraries allow you to produce the required estimates quickly, but also giving you the flexibility to customise as you need. And you can produce reports covering MLPSs (materials, labour, plant and sundries). Everything that costs time and money is covered.

Will estimating software help me make money?

Yes, Estimating software, particularly one as comprehensive as EstimatorXpress, will help you to make money on each of your building projects. It reduces the risk of under-estimating and eating into your profits or over-estimating and losing out on potential work. Material prices checked and updated every month so that you don’t have to is a massive cost and time-saving.

Being able to give your clients detailed and professional-looking quotes along with clear cost breakdowns and schedules will help you to win more and better jobs. Also, because estimating software is faster and more accurate than manual estimating, you will be able to quote for more jobs in less time.

Is using estimating software faster than a spreadsheet?

Using EstimatorXpress is significantly faster than relying on spreadsheets. Unlike spreadsheets, which require manual data entry and calculations, EstimatorXpress automates these processes. Templates, calculators and cost libraries cut down the time needed to create estimates. Plus, make a mistake in your master spreadsheet and the error will appear in all your estimates.

Another benefit of using Estimating software, like EstimatorXpress, instead of a spreadsheet is that it can integrate with other building software, such as PlansXpress, BuildProjex and Health & Safety Xpert. One set of data automatically generates your Health & Safety documents, creates your Build Programme and all the tasks, and even estimates directly from your drawings. No more wasted time.

100’S OF GOOD-TO-GO ESTIMATING TEMPLATES

“I’m quoting on more jobs than ever because they’re so quick to produce.”

There are a ton of different jobs from renovation work to extensions, loft conversions to new builds. Each template is made up of the relevant estimating calculators to get you quoting fast. Scroll down the page, answer a few questions and see the cost add up as you enter your dimensions and tweak the spec.

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OVER 600 COST ESTIMATING CALCULATORS

“What stress? It’s no longer down to me to remember every roll of lead and tube of mastic.”

Take the ‘attic block wall’ calculator. It’s loaded with priced blocks, a steel to build the wall on, plaster, skirting, materials for decoration, plus the associated labour. It’s all there. In picture form on screen. Don’t need the steel? You can delete it. No more broad-brush. Everything is itemised.

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LIVE PRICE-TRACKED MATERIALS

“I was literally losing money from out-of-date prices. Not anymore.”

The built-in price book has well over 6000 resources from sand to steels, ties to tiles, basins to boilers, wall plugs to windows… Our unique Price Tracker+ keeps your price book up-to-date by scouring the internet for the latest prices. Got your own special prices? Add them in.

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PRE-POPULATED LABOUR PRICE BOOK

“It comes with suggested trade rates. I can tweak when I need to – sadly always upwards!”

Within the ‘Price Book’, as well as the Material Price section, you’ll find the Labour section with the different trade rates.  The fields are pre-populated for each trade. You can leave as is, or adjust to reflect your local conditions. The same goes for Sub-Contract.

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THE ’OTHER’ COSTS

“Before, I added a rough 10% to the cost of the build as a mark-up. How wrong was I!?”

Wastage. Wear & Tear. Overheads. Mark-up. Inflation. Crucial. You’re not quoting the full cost of a job without them. Yet it’s fiddly doing it yourself. That’s why EstimatorXpress does the calculations for you. Decide your percentages and that’s it.

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INTELLIGENT DASHBOARD

“I check ‘mission control’ to see what my win rate is, what quotes need following up…”

The clever dashboard shows all your projects and automatically does a load of analysis to give you a visual overview of profit, cash flow, expenditure, work-in-progress and more. What type of jobs are looking the most profitable? Do more of those.

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JOB OVERVIEW

“I’ve never had a better understanding of my jobs. This dashboard has been a lightbulb moment.” 

Look at all the job details at a glance for the most profitable outcome. Get all the info on the job costs, the profit and overheads, plus the cost to the customer. Choose to view the cost by cash flow, build phase, trade, resource, subcontract type. It’s amazing what comes to light…

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BUSINESS-WINNING QUOTATION

“The feedback I get on the quotes is amazing. They literally win us work.”

People are swayed by appearance not just price. Customers who recognise quality and have a profitable job for you, want to see professionalism. And the quote that EstimatorXpress automatically produces from the estimate, says it all.

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AUTO PROJECT ORGANISATION

“I can have three jobs on the go and know exactly what needs to be where, and when.”

Or more commonly known as a Build Programme or Gantt Chart. EstimatorXpress automatically produces one from the estimate. All you have to do is note when a delivery is postponed and watch the software push back everything else.

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AUTO MATERIALS SCHEDULE

“I was trying to hold so much information in my head when all I needed was this bit of kit.”

From the estimate combined with your Build Programme, the software automatically produces lists of materials required by order date and build phase. Give to your merchant early to get deliveries scheduled in, and negotiate a discount while you’re at it. You’ll be more organised and quids in. Same for your plant schedule and labour required

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YES TO COST REPORTS

“I don’t recognise myself! I talk about being ‘on budget’. I keep tabs on hours. It’s all about profit!”

You need more than an estimate and customer quotation. Readymade reports that show you cash in and out, a breakdown of your plant costs, your spend on labour hours, your sub-contractor outlay… keep you on track and across all your expenditure.

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SMART SCHEDULING AND ROUNDING

“EstimatorXpress isn’t just about estimating, it’s about winning the work and then practically managing it too.”

The Rounding Tool will tell you the ideal pack size to order, and the actual ‘buyable lengths of timber etc and allows you to quote your customer the ‘all in’ price. A stage on from the Build Programme, the Smart Scheduler helps you actually book in labour, and order plant and materials on specified dates.

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Before I discovered HBXL I was using paper and pencil for my estimates. Not surprisingly I was always forgetting something in the quote that either reduced my profit, or actually lost me money. Since using HBXL I reckon my win rate is better than 50%, which is all I can ask for. So I’m very pleased.
Graham Saunders, Trentace
We use Health & Safety Xpert daily on site as well as the office in order to comply with the constant changes in the H&S regs such as risk assessments and method statements. It helps make the job a lot, lot easier. We use the software no matter what size or sort of project. We now use it on everything from new builds, renovations, ground works, extensions, heating and plumbing jobs and any electrical work.
Mark Jones, MJ Building Services
My whole experience of the HBXL team, including the support I received from the tech guys and the Estimating Service estimators, was great – they are clearly used to dealing with builders and know how to fit communications around our busy working lives! With EstimatorXpress we know from the very beginning that we’ve priced the job right. It also saves us thousands of pounds in quantity surveyor fees, so even after a couple of projects the software has paid for itself. When we showed our accountant the software he was so impressed he left the meeting to call two other clients saying they need to take a look at it.
Charles OKell, UK Pro Build
SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!! The software is a pleasure to use and has made the most boring task of manual estimating a thing of the past. Customer service and back up ‘just puts other companies to shame’. Well Done HBXL.
Bob, Worthy Builders, with HBXL since 20XX.

Pricing

You can choose between an annual or lifetime licence. Annual subscribers automatically get Support & Updates and customers who buy the software outright, have the package free of charge in year one. It includes software updates, regular material price updates, and uncapped award-winning telephone, email and chat support.

ESTIMATORXPRESS PLUS

Estimate:
Extensions | Renovations | Lofts | Plumbing & Heating
Manage:
Gantt Chart | Smart Scheduler


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£899+VAT FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
£1999+VAT FOR PERPETUAL LICENCE
ESTIMATORXPRESS PREMIUM

Estimate:
Extensions | Renovations | Lofts | New Builds | Office Refits | Basements | Plumbing & Heating
Manage:
Gantt Chart | Smart Scheduler


Compare Features System Requirements
£999+VAT FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
£2,399+VAT FOR PERPETUAL LICENCE
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Our Amazing Support Team is here to help you.

Tom, Joe, Ruth and Nik are ready and waiting to point you in the right direction, answer questions – by phone, email or live chat – it’s all included in your Support & Updates package.

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WE KNOW THE SOFTWARE IS GREAT AND OUR TEAM IS AMAZING,
AND CLEARLY SO DO THE AWARD PANELS.

UK Niche Technology Support Provider of the Year (Construction)
UK CAD Software Provider of the Year
SaaS Small to Medium Sized Business Solution of the Year
Best Building & Construction Software Developers – UK 2020

Sync EstimatorXpress with our other construction software tools.

Take-off instead

Take-off instead

Choose the take-off tool as well, so that you have the option to trace over the customer's building plans, drop the file into EstimatorXpress, answer a few questions, and get an automatic estimate!
Design & Estimate

Design & Estimate

Even more amazing. Design your project with our builder-friendly CAD tools. Drop the file into EstimatorXpress, answer a few questions, and get an automatic estimate! (And plans and 3D models...)
Health & Safety

Health & Safety

This is the other way round. Complete your estimate in EstimatorXpress. Drop the estimate file into Health & Safety Xpert and automatically get the relevant H & S documents.
Contracts

Contracts

Same with this. Drop the completed estimate into ContractsXpert and it will automatically give you the customer and sub-contractor contracts and legal letters relevant to the job.