ANDPAD’s Construction Management Software Revolution

By Daniel de Bomford

Digital tools have transformed the way that people work. In the construction industry, ANDPAD is a leader in providing cloud-based management software to streamline construction work. Company President Takeo Inada says that around 550,000 construction workers use ANDPAD in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the workforce. By digitizing processes, ANDPAD lifts productivity and reduces labor costs. The software caters to the dependence on fax machines and telephones, which still have high utilization in the Japanese construction industry. Mr. Inada explains that tasks, like placing and receiving orders, could only be handled by professional construction staff, stealing them from their other duties. “With the introduction of our ANDPAD technologies, these types of tasks can be handled by non-professionals, which helps improve the productivity of the professional workers,” he says. Beyond general management tools, it also works closely with companies in each sector to develop relevant features. “For each subsector, we offer different optional functionalities,” Mr. Inada explains.

ANDPAD has distinguished itself with its track record and how it has upscaled and achieved growth with its technology. “We can enhance both the productivity of the project’s onsite construction and the performance of the business operation itself,” Mr. Inada explains. It has experienced an uptick in businesses using the software after it, developed support for all management and business-related data to be centralized into the application. “The app we offer is called ANDPAD Analytics and it is regarded as a business intelligence tool for the management of a company’s operations,” he says.

With construction booming throughout Asia, ANDPAD is looking to expand into neighboring markets. Mr. Inada states, “Outside of Japan, our goal is for ANDPAD to be the number-one app used in Asian construction sites.”

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