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2026 Industry Engineering Benchmark Report

How does your firm stack up against the rest of the sector? The 2026 Engineering Industry Benchmark Report draws on responses from engineering firms across Australia, the UK, New Zealand and beyond to give you a clear picture of where the industry stands on profitability, staffing, technology and growth.

This is the first year the report has been built exclusively from engineering firm responses, making the findings more specific and more useful than ever. If you want to know how your margins, utilisation and business development efforts compare to firms like yours, download the report now.

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“No one is going to be fired for going to the cloud”

A group of the world’s largest suppliers of on-premises and cloud software, including Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Oracle, and Intel, have all seen significant downturn in on-premises investments and an accelerated pursuit of cloud solutions. So, what does that all mean for your built environment business and why is it so important to act now?
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What is Kanban and why should built environment designers care?

Is it the latest dance of long-legged showgirls? Is it something to do with cancel-culture, or new ways with ancient grains, AR, and coffee brewing? No. No it is not. Read our 2-minute overview about what Kanban actually is, why it’s so popular, and why your AEC business and you should care.
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Kanban? Yes, you can-can, with Synergy’s October 2020 release

Sure, it sounds a little like a K-pop dance that’s trending on TikTok, but Kanban is the culmination of our journey towards task management mastery for AEC project businesses. So, it’s even cooler than the TikTok thing. Read about the Synergy Kanban release and what it does for your AEC business.

Synergy product update — October 2020 — Kanban, Sage 50cloud Accounting, Visual Survey Pro

This month we’re super excited to officially launch our Kanban board which gives you greater visibility into projects at a task level and improves collaboration. We’re also introducing our new integration with Sage 50cloud Accounting and connect with Visual Survey Pro.
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Alexander Symonds manages more than 140 field-working staff and thousands of projects with one platform

Find out how Alexander Symonds uses Synergy and Fieldbook to manage more than 140 field-working staff and thousands of projects with one platform. Those kids really know what they’re doin’!
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Winning numbers — WGA uses Synergy cloud platform to direct 450+ staff across 9 offices in 2 countries

WGA aren’t mucking around with their engineering and project management. They’re winning awards. They’re running offices in Adelaide, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Whyalla and New Zealand. They’re over 450+ staff strong. So, when we were lucky enough to steal a few minutes with WGA director Cameron Jackson, we were all over it, like they are on engineering.

How the cloud will lift your built environment business out of lockdown

Now the questions are, ‘What happens when we come out of covid? How will my business operate? What will the built environment industry look like?’ These are the characteristics your team will need to survive whatever those answers are.

Synergy product update — September 2020 — Preview team builder, Kanban board

In this release, you can preview team builder and the Kanban board. We’ve also made updates to the workflow in the work breakdown, and invoices.

Introducing the Synergy and Mail Manager integration

Learn about the integration between Synergy and Mail Manager and how these platforms work together to help solve project management and project information challenges.

Power Business Intelligence (BI) — turning data into business insights

Join Deidre for this 15-minute webinar where she will take you through Power BI.
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Managing outcomes, not hours — the beautiful view of to-dos in Synergy’s August release

How Synergy’s August to-dos update will help you manage your built environment design staff’s outcomes, not their hours — so you can adapt and ascend in the ‘new world of work’.

Synergy product update — August 2020 — To-dos

Our August 2020 release is all about helping you manage your to-dos — track the smaller day-to-day activities that are so vital to the completion of a project but are often overlooked or forgotten. We’ve also introduced a new method for reassigning WIP and made an update to resource planning.
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Free Your Team to Focus On What They Do Best: Delivering Great Projects

Reduce Project Risk

Reduce Project Risk with Real-Time Financial Insights.

Win the Right Projects

Win Projects That Drive Profit and Avoid the Ones That Don’t.

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Expert A&E-Focused Support Whenever You Need It.
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Make budgeting and quoting easier, more accurate, and less stressful.

Manage Projects

Stay organized, on time, and on budget with tools that drive project profitability and efficiency.

Track Time

Track time effortlessly, stay on budget, and improve billing accuracy at every project phase.

Allocate Resources

Easily see who’s working on what, their availability, and how to best balance workloads.

Process Invoices

Get invoices out faster, reduce delays, and keep cash flowing with clear project finances.

Track Finances

Make budgeting and quoting easier, more accurate, and less stressful.

Decide with Data

Make smarter decisions with real-time dashboards and reports.

Forecast Revenue

Gain crystal-clear visibility into your future revenue, project profitability, and resource needs.

Apply Document Control

Centralize your project information for seamless collaboration, better control, and fewer headaches.

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