MEP Blog Posts

What’s New with AutoBid Estimating Essentials Software: September 2023 Edition

Spotlight on digital pricing and procurement with Ferguson, cloud hosting, and a new user database for the latest product updates for Autobid Estimating Essentials for September 2023!

What’s New With Trimble LiveCount Digital Takeoff Software

Trimble is excited to announce the latest version of its LiveCount cloud-based digital takeoff solution. The enhancements will provide users with greater flexibility, simplicity, and functionality.

Stop the Grind: 3 Ways to Improve Your Mechanical Estimating Process

When mechanical estimating can't go faster and are losing too many bids, it's time to stop the grind and rethink your estimating process!

What’s New with VDC Pro+?

See what's new with VDC Pro+, the fabrication favorite from Trimble MEP: more accurate modeling, easy content management, enhanced tracking and visibility, and more!

Trimble Dimensions 2023: A Spotlight on MEP

Trimble Dimensions 2023 has 60+ dedicated sessions for MEP, including estimating, virtual design & construction, fabrication & project management - plus more networking!

3 Tips for Accelerating Bids without Sacrificing Accuracy

Learn three key tips to bidding on jobs faster without compromising your estimates accuracy, so that you can win more jobs.

3 Construction Data Gaps That Can Sink a VDC Project

Are you suffering from the challenges of data gaps in your VDC projects? Read this guide on the most common challenges and how to overcome them.

What’s New With Trimble LiveCount Digital Takeoff Software

Trimble is excited to announce the latest version of its LiveCount cloud-based digital takeoff solution. The enhancements will provide users with greater flexibility, simplicity, and functionality.

The Secret to Managing Construction Change Orders

Learn how to avoid project management pitfalls and reduce rework by improving your change order process.

Connecting Workflows from the Sheet Metal Fabrication Shop to the Field

How to improve your workflow by connecting your process from the sheet metal fabrication shop to the field.

7 Ways to Connect Electrical Estimating and Takeoff and Improve Your Bidding Process

So much depends on accurate electrical estimates! But who can take the time to enter every detail into a spreadsheet? MEP contractors must run faster with electrical estimating—while staying accurate

Trimble MEP Products Receive ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification

Several of our North American solutions have recently achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification.

How MEP Contractors Can Avoid Project Management Challenges and Pitfalls

Learn How MEP contractors can avoid project management challenges such as costly construction disputes by getting rid of manual and disconnected workflows.

3 Tricks for Estimators to Differentiate Your Bid Beyond the Price

The bottom line isn’t the only way to make your bid stand out. See 3 ways to use value engineering in construction to estimate and win.

Trimble and DDS Announce New Strategic Collaboration

DDS and Trimble manage and syndicate manufacturer-specific product content for one of the largest global ecosystems of contractor and distributor software users in construction.

What’s New With Trimble LiveCount Digital Takeoff Software

Trimble is excited to announce the latest version of its LiveCount cloud-based digital takeoff solution. The enhancements will provide users with greater flexibility, simplicity, and functionality.

3 Ways to Optimize Your Construction Supply Chain & Material Procurement Process

Discover how you can be more productive and profitable using Supplier Xchange, Trimble’s electronic quoting and procurement service.

Increasing Access to BIM: Mechanical Contractor Sees Significant Time Savings By Sharing Models With the Field