July 01, 2024 SmartCraft ASA (SMCRT) – Finnish construction industry: Digitalization boosts productivity and improves control [image]1 July 2024: Digital tools are becoming increasingly integrated into theconstruction industry's daily operations. The most common reasons for usingspecialized software in the construction industry are to save time, increaseefficiency, and improve control. One third of companies plan to increase theirinvestments in digital tools. These are key findings in SmartCraft's DigimeterFinland 2024 survey.The report shows […] [image]1 July 2024: Digital tools are becoming increasingly integrated into theconstruction industry's daily operations. The most common reasons for usingspecialized software in the construction industry are to save time, increaseefficiency, and improve control. One third of companies plan to increase theirinvestments in digital tools. These are key findings in SmartCraft's DigimeterFinland 2024 survey.The report shows that even though a significant share of construction companieshas started using digital tools for various back-office work processes, there issignificant room for increased digitalization out in the field. This evenapplies for processes such as customer management, offers handling,calculations, time management, and project management."We know that efficient and tailored tools can improve profitability, controland upsell opportunities for craftsmen out in the field. Therefore, it isstriking to see that such a vast number of tasks are being solved by generaltools like Excel or Word out in the field. The findings correspond well with ourformerly published reports from Sweden, confirming that best-of-breed softwarewill continue to play a vital role in improving the business and making lifeeasier for construction companies and their employees going forward," said CEOof SmartCraft Gustav Line.About the DigimeterThe Digimeter is an annual survey of the construction industry's digitization.The Finland 2024 report is based on 626 survey responses among a randomselection of companies of varying sizes and areas within the constructionindustry in Finland.Visit www.smartcraft.com/digimeter to read the report on how the industry viewshow digitization affects work and how they believe development will progress.ContactsGustav Line, CEO, +47 952 67 104, gustav.line@smartcraft.comAbout SmartCraftSmartCraft is the leading Nordic provider of mission-critical SaaS solutionsto SMEs in the construction sector, increasing their productivity, margins,and resource efficiency. The Group currently has more than 13 000 customers and260 employees distributed across Norway, Sweden, Finland and UK. SmartCraftwas listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in June 2021.
