Building and Construction

Construction handles big, complex projects. This increases the need for good equipment and tool management. Tracking equipment and tools throughout their lifecycle is operationally important. It helps maximise resource use, boost productivity, and assure long-term sustainability. Construction asset management software aims to increase asset value. It also aims to cut costs and improve workplace safety.

Effective asset management promotes informed decision-making, increases operational effectiveness, guarantees regulatory compliance, and extends asset lifespan through preventative maintenance schedules. Regular maintenance reduces the impact on productivity arising out of missed calibrations and maintenance events.

It is useful to track expensive and scarce tools and equipment to obtain more insight into their use. The most significant benefit of using software for construction asset tracking is having a record of the last user and location in case a tool is misplaced. You can find out what project they used it for and where they last used it. As replacing missing tools will get expensive over time.

Visibility Over Your Entire Tool Inventory

Asset management increases equipment productivity, which results in cost savings, and effective upkeep and care extends the life of your assets. Downtime and inefficient processes have a detrimental effect on the bottom line if tools and equipment are misplaced, ‘walk off the job site’ or break. The construction asset management and tool management software from Hardcat helps you maintain optimal company efficiency.

Tracking Tools And Equipment

Tracking tools and equipment via Barcodes and/or RFID tags discourages misuse by employees and generates accountability for the tools and equipment they use. It’s critical that you have a comprehensive view of all assets across the entire portfolio of your construction and building projects. Tracking tools and equipment across multiple locations and job sites permits accurate reporting of any lost tools and equipment, due to theft, or mismanagement.

Issuing Tools And Assets

Hardcat Tool Manager lets you know exactly where all your tools and equipment are located. Where they have been, and who is responsible for them. Simplifying the process of issuing tools and equipment eliminates lines at workshops, delivers accountability, and allows for reduced tool and equipment loss and misuse. Manage which assets and vehicles workers have checked-out (been issued), how long they have had them for, why they are using them, and due date for return. Hardcat tool tracking provides detailed records of qualifications and certifications for each worker, so you know workers are certified to use them.

Testing And Maintenance

Conduct a pre-start visual to inspect all tools, testing equipment and PPE before each use for signs of damage. Using Hardcat, the inspection results can be entered against each item using our mobile app. To ensure that equipment is in good working order before use. Regularly testing equipment provides the level of protection required for Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulations. Testing intervals will depend on several factors including the frequency of use, the environment in which it is being used and manufacturer’s advice.

STOP

Stalled productivity
Tool losses
Missed warranty claims
Missed calibrations
Missed maintenance events
Underutilising your tools

KNOW

Where your tools are
Who has them
When they are due back
What they are being used for

Hardcat’s software solutions allow construction companies to structure and categorise their entire tools and equipment register as well as report on a wealth of information about each piece of equipment. Our state-of-the-art customisable asset management software dashboards and mobility apps gives you access to key information anytime and from anywhere.

By having actionable intelligence for tool management at your fingertips, Hardcat solutions enables you to make timely and accurate business decisions keeping you ahead of the curve and not having to be on the back foot all the time. Hardcat solutions help our clients realise ISO 55000 principles within their organisation and are designed to enable you to achieve compliance and to validate your asset insurance valuations.

Tracking and Accountability Solutions

Hardcat software is the backbone of any Barcode and RFID tagging solution, providing secure and centralised access to pertinent information about each asset enabling you to maintain a complete audit trail throughout the life of all assets.

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Maintenance Management

Hardcat provides tools to manage scheduled preventative as well as ad-hoc reactive maintenance to ensure your assets are performing well and there are no unnecessary downtimes causing cost blowouts and inefficiencies.

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Enterprise Asset Management

Hardcat EAM is totally configurable and easily integrates with most ERP and bespoke software products thus ensuring single source of truth on the full lifecycle of all your assets from planning, acquisition and deployment to safe disposal and replacement.

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Financial Tracking

Hardcat's solutions allows recording of an asset’s financial details, both fixed and mobile including all costs, location and how they are being used through-out their entire lifecycle, from planning to disposal.

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Don’t just take our word for it!

We’re proud to have worked with clients across the globe. Hear it from our clients in the industry, who’ve worked with Hardcat and benefited greatly.

“One of our key performance indicators is to have a high availability when we have users on site and to achieve that we need to restrict the number of breakdowns of the machine. The Hardcat solution helps engineers to ensure the Synchrotron’s components are regularly maintained to sustain a successful operation of the facility. We raise work orders on the web around the entire facility for faulty parts that require servicing or replacement. We are able to add specific notes to it, and create actions to show what has been done, when, where and why”.

Client

The Australian Synchrotron (AU)

Problem Statement

Build a detailed and exact inventory of all components during the construction of the Synchrotron and track maintenance.

“The Hardcat system provided an excellent asset tracking solution and process that we utilised. We have been pleased with its functions and capabilities and the level of experience and support provided."

Client

Laing O’Rourke (AU)

Problem Statement

Replace Excel spreadsheets with an efficient and reliable solution to track Fabricated Steel from overseas suppliers.

“Initially, we were only going to use Hardcat for tracking assets in the O2 and our office sites. But we pre-empted the fact that we would require detailed reports on the assets we ‘owned’ and on its lifecycle, so we needed to be prepared for the disposal and re-deployment of assets after completion of the dome’s construction. Hardcat enabled each asset to be managed, monitored and reported for the calculation of the depreciated net book value."

Client

The O2 Stadium (UK)

Problem Statement

NMEC was awarded the contract and required total information on all materials used for construction, fit out and disposal and a successful delivery of the O2 Stadium. They also needed to calculate and report on the financial depreciation of the assets under their control.

“Hardcat was the most user friendly, customisable software we encountered in our search for an asset management system. The reports available, as well as the easy customisation, were beyond compare.”

Client

Metricon (AU)

Problem Statement

As a large volume home building company we needed to track all assets across all our projects and ensure everything is accounted for.

We’re proud to be trusted by over 2,000 organisations in over 121 countries for the integrity and reliability of our asset management software and services. How can we help you?

Building and Construction

Visibility Over Your Entire Tool Inventory

Tracking Tools And Equipment

Issuing Tools And Assets

Testing And Maintenance

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Don’t just take our word for it!

We’re proud to be trusted by over 2,000 organisations in over 121 countries for the integrity and reliability of our asset management software and services. How can we help you?