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BLR Construction improves efficiency by 75% with ApprovalMax

Learn how BLR Construction (Australia) uses ApprovalMax to save time with automated approvals.

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74%
reduction in approval time
50+
hours saved each month
$22,000 AUD
estimated yearly savings
3,400%
estimated yearly ROI from ApprovalMax

BLR Provincial Construction has been operating since 2008. The company directors Dan Bahen, Michael Long and Jonathan Redfearn are all experienced builders and renovators holding high integrity through their well designed, carefully managed, skillful work. These attributes are important to the company and are embraced by all foreman, contractors and apprentices.

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I’d highly recommend ApprovalMax to anyone in the construction industry. We’re saving around 50+ hours or more each month, and we’ve also reduced printing, paper, and archiving costs. Using ApprovalMax is so, so, much better than using a paper-based system. If you’re still doing the old way, you have to change. It’s chalk and cheese.
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Gordon Tivendale
Business Manager at BLR Construction
The challenge

BLR Construction was facing a common challenge in the construction industry: a manual and time-consuming approval process that was taking a toll on  decision-makers and the business’ finance administrator. With up to 500 bills and invoices to handle each month, the team was struggling to keep up with approvals. 

The solution

By streamlining approvals and reducing errors, ApprovalMax helped BLR Construction achieve outstanding time and cost savings. BLR Construction saw remarkable improvements in its approval process; the team experienced a 75% reduction in approval time (from 3.5 weeks, down to 4.5 days on average) and improved data accuracy, thanks to ApprovalMax’s cloud-based solution.

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The results

The transparency and traceability provided by the system gave the finance team a clear and detailed overview of the approval process and real-time operations. This improved communication between departments and provided complete visibility over the project and company-wide spend.

Discover some of ApprovalMax’s most popular features

Approval Automation

Streamline your approval processes with automated workflows.

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Budget checking

Get a real-time overview of budgets during approvals.

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Bill-to-PO matching

Easily match bills to purchase orders for accurate record-keeping.

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Audit trails

Track all approval activity at any time for greater transparency and compliance.

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Integration with any OCR

Pair ApprovalMax with any OCR tool to save time and reduce errors.

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