Document Management for Construction Industry

DCS provide document management solutions for construction companies of all sizes, enabling efficiency gains and cost savings.

Architects, Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and building contractors all produce large volumes of both design, specification and maintenance documentation. The documents range from drawings, A4 paper, microfilms through to CAD and other design files.

DCS can help scan and digitise these documents which can then be accessed easily using sophisticated searching algorithms.

We can provide either online solutions using web based access or cloud technology, or can supply the FileStore EDM product for use on your servers

Coordinate Your Project Information

Our document management solutions and bureau scanning services enable all these different forms of information to be managed in a coordinated way even between remote offices. This also includes emails and other other document centred processes such as information issue to consultants and invoice/stage payment processing

Our FileStore EDM solution can coordinate the total project management requirements of your company and make sharing information between clients and consultants/contractors easy and secure.

Construction companies who use our services include:

  • Bovis
  • WS Atkins
  • Hyder
  • Seddons
  • AMEC
  • Over 30 Local Authorities
  • BAA Facilities/EIC

Business solutions

Business Process Management Document Management HR Solutions Business Compliance Fax Business Outsource  business scanning software Document Scanning

£150k processing cost savings

"DCS have reduced our "per invoice" transaction processing costs by 50% and that is after only a few weeks of implementation."

Volume processing

"DCS have so far processed over 1 million customer case file documents for us."

Legal Validity of Scanned Documents

Are scanned document legal? Find out about

lBS PD 0008 - Legal admissability of scanned documents.

Retention of Documents

DCS have example guidelines on retention policies by department and document type.

Records management and ISO 15489

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Over £250,000 per annum savings

"DCS now handle over 50,000 mail items per day from our EMEA region offices and scan, classify and route them via our SharePoint system direct to the relevant staff who process them. This alone has saved us over £250,000 per annum in back office admin costs.."

Fast turnaround

"DCS scanned all 3,000 of our employee files and uploaded them to their FileStore HR solution in only 2 weeks."

 document managementReduces storage Costs
Dramatic reductions in document storage and management costs. This applied to both current documents and archive documents.

 document record findingReduces time to find information
Reduced time locating information gives better productivity and lower staff costs. 

business automationReduced operational costs
More efficient transactional processing results in lower operational costs, especially of mail handling and invoicing.

 document management cloudNo capital costs
A cloud or SaaS solution means no capital costs and you simply pay for the service as you use it.

 document management cost effectiveSimple per document user charge
For businesses with variable demand we can bill on a per document basis, so you only pay for what you use.

complianceGovernance, risk management and compliance
Storing paper POD’s and invoices for 6 years to meet legal and compliance regulations could cost you a lot in storage space and manual effort required in retrieving information.

 document managementImproved Staff Productivity
Team members can quickly search and find documents so increased staff productivity.

complianceCompliance
Easy to show compliance with new business legislation. 

legacy applicationsManage legacy applications
Using document imaging legacy applications can be integrated at minimal cost.

secure document storageSecure Document and Data Storage
As an ISO27001 certified company, our SaaS / Cloud solution provides you with a safe and secure storage solution within the UK.

 secure document managementSecurity Control
Authorised and access permissions ensure your documents are only accessed by authorised staff or team members.


world access document filing Central Filing
Documents are files in a central location, allowing easy access to data anywhere in the world..

easy to update document managementEasy to Update
Easy to update, administer and audit your documents. 

archive document managementFaster to find old records
Archived documents can be more quickly retrieved. 

eliminates paper wastageLess wastage
Eliminates paper and wasted time from your business processes


Contact DCS

Find out more about DCS solutions and services

For more information about DCS and our information management solutions and services please call us on 01753 616720 or complete our contact form for a fast, tailored response.

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Data Capture Solutions LTD, 345 Edinburgh Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4TU. UK
Tel: 01753 616720 | Fax: 01753 616721
Company Registration No: 03186665. VAT 62757610