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A guide to your new takeoff experience

This guide will help existing users navigate the new interface, allowing you to work faster and more accurately than ever before.

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Construction industry trends for 2025

What are the construction industry trends in 2025? Here are some of the key elements shaping the construction landscape.

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Trends in estimating for 2025

It’s time to talk trends! We round up factors that may affect electrical estimators in 2025 based on research, customer feedback and the experience of our team.

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Estimating best practices

The different stages of electrical estimating

What different stages are there to the electrical estimating process? Here’s what any budding estimator needs to know:

Project tendering

How to easily manage PDFs

At Countfire we work with PDFs often. In this guide we give you all of our top tips for easy PDF management.

Intro to electrical estimating

Automated take-off vs. digital take-off - What’s the difference?

What is the difference between digital take-off software and automated take-off software? We’re breaking down some key factors to look out for.

Construction industry

Is electrical prefabrication worth it?

Electrical prefabrication is growing in popularity. How does it stack up in terms of benefits for electrical contractors?

Estimating best practices

7 Tips for an accurate fire alarm system estimate

An accurate fire alarm system estimate means a better experience for your client and profitable project for your company. Here are some tips to consider:

Project tendering

Your guide to the electrical tender process

How is the electrical tender process structured? Here’s everything you need to know.

Electrical estimating careers

What makes for a good electrical estimator?

Is your company looking for a good electrical estimator? Here are some important traits to consider:

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How to find electrical tender opportunities

Where do you find electrical tender opportunities? We’re breaking down a few ways to streamline the process:

Electrical estimating careers

Interview: How to become a successful electrical estimator

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