Founded by brothers Charlie and Matthew McCourt in 2013, Equippd is a home technology integrator based in Surrey, UK dedicated to empowering homeowners, architects and designers to embrace sophisticated technology. Focused on high-end custom integration, Equippd came across Jetbuilt’s software while attending the 2021 Integrated Systems Europe tradeshow in Barcelona.

A provider of cloud-based project management software, Jetbuilt enables companies of all types and sizes to take control of their pipeline and proposals through powerful tools designed specifically for AV and IT professionals.

“We were looking for software to help us specify systems and track change orders throughout the lifetime of a project,” says Charlie McCourt, founder of Equippd. “After years of building systems and pricing up opportunities in Excel, we wanted to find a tool that was less prone to human error and could save us time.”

Once Equippd made the decision to invest in the Jetbuilt software, the initial setup was surprisingly simple, the integrator reports. As well as the initial onboarding service offered as part of the sign-up process, McCourt utilized the extensive tutorial videos offered online to fully understand the platform, and in turn, train the rest of the team on the new tools.

Specializing in luxury residential technology integration, Equippd utilized the breadth of the Jetbuilt platform during a long-term project in the prestigious neighborhood of Fulham, West London. The client requested a full renovation, including a basement dig-out and fully connected environmental, entertainment and security systems.

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Jetbuilt Platform Assists Equippd on All Facets of Project

Ordinarily, these kinds of integrations involve an enormous volume of paperwork, but by using the Jetbuilt platform, Equippd reports it could unify all project information in one place, easily accessible to the entire team.

Of course, an integration project of this scope faces various challenges, such as frequent changes to the initial design proposal. The Jetbuilt platform enabled the Equippd team to stay on top of these changes. “The project had a great initial spec, but Jetbuilt has helped us almost double the size of the contract as well as capture and pass on expenses through the software’s Factor and Change Order features,” explains McCourt.

The Jetbuilt Project platform is at the heart of the software. Its key features include a professional proposal generator, powered by an extensive database of products with connected dealer pricing, as well as pipeline and project tracking.

Jetbuilt founder/CEO Paul Dexter explains, “Through access to the Jetbuilt platform, professionals across different roles can collaborate in real-time, speeding up processes and breaking down barriers of communication. Clients, vendors and team members are all connected in one space.”

Harnessing the latest technology to streamline business operations and project management is of high value to companies of all sizes nowadays, the integrator notes.

“Jetbuilt has been essential in growing a scalable specification system that new and existing staff members can be trained on. We would love Jetbuilt to provide more third-party integrations with leading accountancy and management software moving forward,” McCourt says. “As a company founder, I’m always looking for solutions that help us work more efficiently. Jetbuilt is one of the tools that help us deliver quality integrations consistently and on time.”

Dexter points out that Jetbuilt’s software is constantly evolving to the needs of the AV industry. “Learning from the real-life use cases of our clients is essential to our product roadmap,” he says. “The Jetbuilt platform is shaped through the feedback of our clients across all professions.

“Companies sometimes incorrectly believe they need to be a large, multi-location operation to benefit from our dedicated project management software,” Dexter adds. “In fact, high-end residential integrators, like Equippd, find enormous value in the Jetbuilt platform and save time and money through using it.”

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