Frequently asked questions
What is construction software for subcontractors?
It is one system for the records a specialist contractor has to produce: quality check sheets, photographic evidence, RAMS and permits, site diaries, defects and the evidence behind an application for payment. Insite captures each of those on a phone at the work face and holds them against the package, so you can prove the work without chasing anybody.
Our main contractors all want different paperwork. Does that work?
Yes. Your check sheets are built once and issued to the operatives on each package, so the same evidence is captured whatever form the client hands you. Where a main contractor insists on their own paperwork, that template is configured for you and issued alongside the rest.
How does this help us get paid faster?
Every line in the application carries the photo, date and signature behind it, and dayworks are captured the day they happen rather than reconstructed at the end of the month. The valuation conversation becomes one about measurement rather than memory, so lines are not held back for want of evidence.
Can we prove a defect was not ours?
Provided the work was recorded, yes. Check sheets, photos and sign-offs are timestamped and filed against the package as the work closes up, so a defect raised months later is answered with a dated record of how you left it.
Does it track RAMS, permits and ticket expiries?
Yes. RAMS acknowledgements are held per operative, permits are signed on the phone rather than back in the office, and ticket expiries are tracked automatically, so the contractor's audit takes minutes rather than a morning.
Does it work with no signal?
Yes. Everything is captured offline, including photos and signatures, and syncs as soon as the device is back in range. Basements, risers and rural sites are the normal case, not the exception.
Will our operatives actually use it?
It is built for two taps at the work face: open the check sheet, photograph the line, submit. Operatives work on their own phones, the forms are the same on every job whichever client they are on, and training fits into a single toolbox talk.
How quickly can we get started?
Days rather than months. Your templates are configured for you, the app runs on iOS, Android and web, and most subcontractors run one package as a pilot before rolling out across their sites.