In the world of construction, projects move fast, job sites change daily, and margins can be razor thin. When your business is juggling multiple crews, shifting site conditions, subcontractor coordination, and complex job costing, you need an ERP solution that keeps pace — not one that holds you back. That’s where Acumatica ERP comes in, and why HOOPS recommends it for construction businesses ready to scale, streamline, and stay competitive.
The Construction Challenge
Construction firms often face these common pain points:
Multiple projects running at once, each with separate crews, budgets, and timelines.
Manual processes: paper files, subcontractor compliance paperwork, and disconnected systems.
Limited mobile access: field teams needing real-time data while on-site rather than back in the office.
Visibility gaps: managers and executives lacking a unified “single source of truth” for financials, project status, and job costing.
Growth limitations: old systems built for smaller firms, lacking flexibility or integration as the business expands.
How Acumatica Answers the Call
Acumatica brings a construction-specific ERP edition that addresses these exact issues, delivering key benefits like:
Cloud-based mobile access — field and site teams can connect from tablets or phones, view project status, update job costs, and make decisions on the go.
Unified data and workflows — financials, operations, job costing, subcontractor management and more all live in one platform.
Flexible architecture and licensing — Construction firms can scale without being penalized with steep per-user licensing fees.
Project accounting & job costing built-in — track cost, revenue, margin by project, see which crews are profitable and which are at risk.
Automated workflows — from subcontractor compliance to approval routing to invoice generation, so your team spends less time on process and more on value creation.
What This Means for HOOPS Clients in Construction
If your firm is juggling multiple jobs, mobile crews, subcontractors, and constant change, here’s how HOOPS can guide you in leveraging Acumatica:
Initial assessment – Identify your biggest pain points: is it job costing, field access, subcontractor compliance, or disconnected systems?
Solution design – Map how Acumatica Construction Edition fits your workflows: mobile access, project accounting, dashboards for leadership.
Implementation with ROI focus – Keep one eye on efficiency (automated workflows, fewer manual steps) and one on growth (scalable licensing, mobile ready).
Ongoing optimisation – As your business evolves, you won’t outgrow the platform. You can add new modules, integrations or additional locations seamlessly.
Key Takeaways
For construction companies, the right ERP is about more than finance — it’s about operations, field access, job costing and real-time decisions.
Acumatica Construction Edition delivers those capabilities in a unified, cloud-based platform built for growth.
Real clients like Spohn Associates and American Asphalt show how shifting from legacy systems to Acumatica brought measurable improvements: faster processes, fewer errors, mobile visibility, scalable cost.
At HOOPS, we help construction-focused businesses adopt, implement and optimise Acumatica so you can focus on building, not bottlenecks.
Ready to take the next step?
Let’s connect and explore how Acumatica ERP can help your construction business run smarter, manage better, and grow stronger. Contact HOOPS today for a discovery session.
Need more? Check out these real-world success stories:
Spohn Associates (Indiana, Ohio & Kentucky)
Spohn Associates transformed from a manufacturer’s rep into a full-service specialty contractor, now handling some 40–50 projects at once across large buildings and corporate campuses. Their legacy system (Sage + Access databases) was crashing under the workload and manual processes were draining hours every week. Acumatica Cloud ERP
With Acumatica Construction Edition they:
Automated workflows including AIA invoicing, payment approvals, and subcontractor compliance. Acumatica Cloud ERP
Gained mobile access for job sites and dashboards that show when projects are slipping or billings are behind. Acumatica Cloud ERP
Adopted a consumption-based licensing model rather than per-user fees, supporting growth without spiralling cost. Acumatica Cloud ERP
American Asphalt Repair & Resurfacing (California)
American Asphalt pours concrete and asphalt across Northern and Southern California, completing roughly 1,400 jobs per year — most short-duration projects where decisions in the field mean profit or loss. Acumatica Cloud ERP
Their challenges included:
A 20-year-old FoxPro-based system with paper job folders and no mobile access causing delays. Acumatica Cloud ERP
Multiple disconnected applications and no unified source of truth.
After implementing Acumatica Construction Edition:Field teams now access critical data in real time, helping superintendents make faster, profit-on-the-line decisions. Acumatica Cloud ERP
Paper archives (50 banker boxes per year!) were eliminated; searchable digital records replaced them. Acumatica Cloud ERP
A flexible platform that supports growth across tax IDs, locations and lines of business.
