Timberline Forum

At the January 2009, International Roofing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, I spoke with several owners of roofing companies about the software they use for cost accounting, estimating and project management.  In a couple of the breakout training sessions, there was a general agreement that Sage Timberline Accounting is recognized as the best cost accounting software for medium to large roofing companies.  This made me happy since I represent Sage Timberline.  There was also alot of rumblings about consolidating all of the various softwares into a single integrated software that can handle processes of a typical roofing company.  For example, roofing companies need Customer Relationship and Sales Tracking software which is commonly referred to as (CRM software).  CRM software is more important to Residential Roofing companies opposed to Commercial Roofing companies.  These companies would love a solution that allowed the CRM software to track and create sales proposals and then flow seamlessly into the Cost Accounting software if the work is awarded.  From here, the accounting department can buy the materials, manage the job and bill the client. 

There is a little known solution using a software created by EnablingIP that connects Sage CRM to Timberline.  You can attend a webinar on their website www.enablingip.com or contact www.dbdatainc.com

You have equipment.  You have Timberline Accounting Software.  What you don’t have is a way to marry the two, right?  This need is not unknown to us.  Over the years, there has always been a need for equipment maintenance software that works with Timberline accounting software.  Sure, Timberline has it’s own equipment cost module, but it lacks the ability to schedule maintenance and track which job your equipment is at. 

I have seen the Equipment Maintenance application created by Enabling IP, a company in Australia.  It looks just like the rest of the Timberline applications and promises to do all the cool things you wished the Timberline Equipment cost module did.  Check it out at www.enablingip.com.   It integrates with Timberline Payroll, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Inventory and Equipment modules.

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