There has certainly been quite a turmoil in the customer base, and it will continue for the next few years. I personally see Admicom’s Ultima ERP as a superior overall solution for traditional construction companies with more than 10 employees that directly employ staff and handle their own invoicing, bill payments, and payroll… especially if their accounting is also with Admicom.
For a little over a year, I have been running our family-owned painting business of about 20 people alone (due to declining profitability), and my job description includes allocating/paying purchase invoices, establishing and invoicing job sites, employee management with payroll, overall financial administration, tender calculation (I use Admicom’s Estima calculation software, formerly Tocoman), and duties as the responsible site manager for contracts. Admicom’s biggest advantage, in my opinion, is that everything is found under one roof, and the software provides the necessary connections (no need to go to separate systems for banks, accounting firms, etc.). Support is available immediately if needed, and the system has not “crashed” in the 7 years we have been using it. I feel that without Admicom, I would not be able to do everything alone, and the reliably functioning cash forecast has been invaluable during difficult times. Our previous ERP systems were Lemonsoft + accounting firm and Nova software + accounting firm… the problem with those was the external accounting service and clumsy software.
In the future, Admicom’s challenge will surely be that there will be fewer “traditional” companies with more than 10 employees that directly employ staff… at least in our field, this has been the trend in recent years. If one largely uses subcontractors, temporary labor, light entrepreneurs (kevytyrittäjät), etc., or operates as a sole proprietor, a lighter system will certainly suffice. Someone probably knows more about artificial intelligence, but I personally have not yet encountered anything revolutionary on the contractor side of the construction industry, even though I am very interested in the topic.