By Mike Postiglione
FastEST, Inc. Director of Marketing
When FastEST, Inc. released its FastWRAP™ program eight years ago, the company added a very helpful program to its software catalogue. FastWRAP™ is designed with the same layout and easy-to-use interface as the company’s other long-standing, dependable programs, FastDUCT® and FastPIPE®, but with a database and unique features specifically tailored for use on mechanical insulation estimates.
Nowadays, as more contractors are self-performing additional scopes of work beyond HVAC ductwork, plumbing, and mechanical piping, many FastEST customers are now utilizing all three of the estimating platforms to create comprehensive estimates that include mechanical insulation, firestopping, and other subcontractor scopes, as well.
One important and useful aspect of FastEST’s software design is that there is uniformity across all three programs. This is not always the case with other estimating software programs on the market today. But with FastEST, all of the programs have the same look, feel, and operational steps for users to easily and smoothly create, take off, and calculate project estimates—from the main menu to the takeoff interface to the reports and final spreadsheet layout. And with that uniformity comes the benefit that once an estimator becomes adept with one of the programs, they are inherently familiar with the other programs, as well. That said, if further training is needed, one advantage that comes with purchase or lease of any FastEST program is that it includes online training for any and all users.
Another more recently-added feature worth mentioning is that any bids that were previously taken off in FastDUCT® or FastPIPE® can now be quickly imported directly into the FastWRAP™ program, so there’s no need to perform an additional, separate takeoff within FastWRAP™. The user just copies the bid takeoff into FastWRAP™, runs a report, and just like that, they have a detailed breakdown of material costs and man-hours related to the mechanical insulation portion of that job’s scope.
And as always, all three FastEST programs include the award-winning On-Screen Digitizer feature and come with a full database of material pricing and labour hours (some competing products require an add-on charge for on-screen takeoff capability, and/or for material pricing to be included in the database).
Call FastEST today at 800-828-7108, or visit the website at https://fastest-inc.com to find out more about all three accurate, reliable, and easy-to-use estimating systems.
