Mike Buyskes Construction

Industry:

Residential and commercial construction.

Client:

Mike Buyskes Construction

Established in 1972, Mike Buyskes Construction has a rich 50-year history that has seen it evolve from a simple two-man team to a thriving business that employs over 250 individuals that work on construction projects across Africa.

From 64 000 m² shopping malls in Thembisa and Buddhist temples in Bedfordview to R80 million luxury lodges in Zambia; MBC has an extensive portfolio that features every conceivable type of building project and one which has led the company to be recognised throughout the industry for the superior quality of its work.

The Solution:

Commercial Manager, Christo Smal, championed the process of reimplementing and reintegrating Candy and BuildSmart to address the challenges the company was facing. The goal: to work smarter as opposed to harder.

This required unpacking how every part of the existing system functioned, before redesigning it to be more efficient and revamping whole components including the ledger structure and cost coding.

The Results:

Today, Candy and BuildSmart are tightly integrated to provide Mike Buyskes Construction with the automation, data transparency and time savings they were lacking. As a result, the company now enjoys improved compliance, superior cost reports, and they have a much greater understanding of how each project is performing—all in real time.

Their financial management has also been enhanced significantly thanks to excellent reporting and analytics, which has led to increased cost-consciousness across the organisation with each employee now working according to a shared mindset that has led to improved project margins.

On their own, Candy is an invaluable construction estimating and project management tool while BuildSmart provides cutting-edge cost management and enterprise accounting; by integrating both, however, Mike Buyskes Construction now has a comprehensive solution that speaks the same language across all areas and one which caters specifically to their needs.