After starting life as a joinery shop, Beard Construction celebrated 135 years of trading in 2025 and today regularly leads projects from £1million up to £30million across a variety of sectors. Understanding the value of digital technology, Beard Construction places the emphasis firmly on empowering the user.
Here, we chat with Matt Hill, Operational Software Manager about why he believes training is an essential part of digital adoption.
Q: Tell us a bit about Beard’s digital journey with information management?
A few years ago, it was a very different story from where we are today. We had a significant paper trail for both Health & Safety and Quality records, which were all completed manually. While site teams used digital cameras for photos, this added complexity as the information was stored across multiple locations. Add to this a large warehouse of paper records and retrieving information was both time-consuming and inefficient.
Recognising these challenges, Beard decided it was the perfect time for change and began exploring third-party software solutions, before introducing Trimble Viewpoint for Projects and Trimble Field View digital tools. What was once a very real information nightmare became a well organised and transparent process.
