Big Red Construction is a rapidly growing UK-based construction firm known for its commitment to innovation, safety, and technology. Since 2018, the company has expanded from a small fit-out business to a multi-sector contractor leveraging modern digital tools to manage operations.
As the organization scaled, it struggled with fragmented spreadsheets, heavy paperwork, inconsistent project structures, and limited real-time visibility across operations. Safety reporting was slow and manual, new project setup was time-consuming, and leaders lacked a clear, reliable view of performance across sites.
Big Red partnered with Prodactive to deploy a standardized Smartsheet project and portfolio management solution. Using Control Center, WorkApps, and custom workflows, the team implemented automated project creation, real-time safety reporting via QR-code forms, RFI management, sales pipeline tracking, and portfolio dashboards—achieving a unified, scalable system for all operations.
The company gained end-to-end visibility into projects, faster decision-making, and a dramatic increase in safety observations—from fewer than 10 per year to 230. Project setup time dropped from hours to 30 minutes, board reporting became instantaneous, and clients received transparent live updates. With streamlined execution, Big Red improved efficiency, strengthened customer trust, and supported major business growth—from £1.5M turnover to £20M and rising.
We implemented these automated processes in a very short time, and I absolutely couldn’t have gotten there myself. So here’s my advice to those who want to bring something exciting to their business, but don’t have a lot of time: look outside and you might find the help you need
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