The UK construction industry has over 5,000 main contractors - each of whom has business and legal requirements to have a detailed knowledge of the companies they employ and buy from.

However, most main contractors don't have reliable supplier databases with up-to-date details. Instead, this information is collected by sending an estimated two million paper pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) to 180,000 subcontractor and supplier companies every year.

Over 85% of this information is not job-specific, yet it is duplicated on every questionnaire.

And, because most PQQs are still paper-based, they are normally out of date by the time the contractor's next job comes along - so the process has to start all over again.

The result is more than eight million hours spent by suppliers and contractors completing and processing these documents each year!

The Builder's Profile is an industry-wide information exchange for common PQQ information, which offers the only solution that saves everyone time and money.

Every company already has a 'profile' made up of the basic information about its trade, operating areas, health and safety record, insurances, QA and environmental policies. This information rarely changes so why continue to repeatedly fill in paper form after paper form? Using the Builder's Profile to distribute your PQQ information means you'll only need to update it when something changes (we'll even send you reminders when things like your insurances are due to expire).

For main contractors, the Builder's Profile delivers the information you need, quickly, efficiently and securely as and when required. You can still store the information in your own systems where you have complete control over it: the difference is that now you're collecting data electronically instead of waiting for hundreds of sheets of paper to be delivered and then manually data-entered.

For subcontractors, you can create your own online profile and store all your company information in one secure place, reducing duplication and saving you time and money.