Integrated Design and Estimating From Benchmark and VectorWorks

Computers Unlimited are delighted to announce that Design Software Solutions Limited and Benchmark Estimating Ltd have partnered to provide integration between Vectorworks Landmark, the market leading design package for landscape design, and Benchmark Estimating Software, used globally by leading landscape firms to create accurate and professional estimates.

For a design and landscaping firm, the scalability of the business is all about the number of projects that can be completed simultaneously. But it ʼ s not just about volume-it ʼ s also about making sure projects are manageable and profitable, particularly in today ʼ s economy" says Adrian Slatter, Sales Director at Design Software Solutions.

"One issue facing these firms is the need to re-enter all the information from the design software it has used into the estimating software it also uses - this takes time, costs money and can introduce errors," Adrian continues.

Now with the combined effort of Design Software Solutions working with Benchmark Estimating Software, this situation can be a thing of the past. With the newly created Vectorworks plug-in, a landscaping user can easily select elements of the design to be passed to Benchmark, attach/amend any necessary information, effectively creating a Bill of Quantities, which can be saved and taken directly into Benchmark. Once there, a whole raft of facilities exists to enable the user to create a highly professional, accurate, consistently priced AND profitable quotation - exactly what is required. 

"We have been working with Benchmark for some time now" says Adrian, "and the integration is key to providing an even better solution to existing and new Vectorworks users alike."

The new solution will be on display at the BALI Show on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th June, where Design Software Solutions will be on the Vectorworks Stand both days and delivering a seminar on the subject on the Wednesday.

"We have been working with Adrian and Tamsin Slatter and the team at Design Software Solutions since last year," says Benchmark Director, Rob MacDonald, "and this new integration is a result of the great relationship we have and our combined commitment to streamlining workflows for our clients and helping them to win more business, more profitably. We already have a number of joint clients and we expect that number to increase as a result of this announcement".