Houston, TX - August 20, 2008 - HCSS customer McGuire and Hester of California was honored at the 2008 Vision Awards, hosted by Constructech magazine in Chicago on August 20. McGuire and Hester took home the Silver in the Heavy/Hwy/GC category for their use of HCSS’s The Dispatcher software. HCSS was also recognized for being a Technology Enabler.

Prior to using The Dispatcher, McGuire and Hester had difficulty communicating between their satellite offices and maintaining real time locations of their equipment. Each office had their own magnet board with their jobs posted. However, each office was unaware of the others’ activities, and in some instances, would rent equipment that was available on another job site.

“The Dispatcher has allowed us to efficiently communicate throughout all of our office locations,” said Mitch Hanner, McGuire and Hester Resource Manager. “We were able to do away with each of our magnet boards because of The Dispatcher’s capability to incorporate all of our scheduling into one common screen. This has allowed us to stay aware of what resources we may or may not have available. Overall we have seen a 15 to 20 percent decrease in our outside rentals.”

The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying innovative technologies to their everyday businesses as well as the technology enablers that have helped them achieve their goal.

"The 2008 Vision Awards winners exemplify the drive and innovation necessary to be successful in the construction industry," said Mike Carrozzo, editor of Constructech magazine. "As the impressive group of previous Vision Award winners have done, these companies have chosen to improve their businesses by implementing leading-edge technology solutions, serving their customers more efficiently. Each of them deserves the recognition they have achieved."

McGuire and Hester is the latest of several HCSS customers who have been awarded the Constructech Vision Awards. Previous winners include Ford Construction, O.C. Jones, Miller Bros. Construction, Glen O. Hawbaker, Champion Site Prep, MCM Corp., Thelen Sand & Gravel, and M.J. Menefee Construction.

THE DISPATCHER
The Dispatcher Resource Management Software is designed to replace traditional magnet and dry-erase boards with an easy-to-use, graphics-oriented program that works similarly, but has far greater capabilities. In addition to viewing all jobs and resources on a visual screen, resources can be scheduled and viewed on a bar chart and plotted on a map using Microsoft’s MapPoint™ mapping program. With GPS integration, The Dispatcher knows exactly where equipment is and on what jobs, provides meter readings and deters theft. The Dispatcher also is integrated with HeavyBid® Estimating and HeavyJob® Field Management Software.

For information:
Amy Pyle, HCSS, 800-683-3196
e-mail amy.pyle@hcss.com

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