The challenge
Founded over 40 years ago, LawsonFisher Associates completes a broad range of civil and structural engineering projects for both public and private sector clients.
A traditional company with a regular and loyal client base, it used a combination of hand calculations, spreadsheets and various computer software programs to complete its everyday calculations.
Using a variety of tools meant that calculation output looked disparate and unprofessional which proved to be prohibitive. Inefficiencies in time were apparent while the calculations were being re-styled to look consistent; any changes would lead to further delays as the process had to be repeated each time.
The solution
It was through a demonstration from CSC that Lawson-Fisher Associates discovered Tedds. Tedds is structural engineering software, used by companies all over the world, to automate the day to day calculations carried out by structural engineers.
Tedds contains a huge library of structural and civil calculations for a range of design materials. Exporting branded reports and documents is quick and simple, creating a consistent and professional image. All calculation workings are shown so that they can be checked and understood, just like hand calculations.
Lawson-Fisher Associates quickly saw time savings that would come from replacing their existing methods with Tedds. Changes could now be made quickly and easily, within one piece of software and reports would be more consistent and professional, especially critical when submitting reports for review.
Lawson-Fisher Associates was particularly interested in the integrated calculation writing feature within Tedds. By simply using Microsoft Word its engineers could write their own unique calculations just like the ones in Tedds. Calculations can be written directly into Word or customized from existing calculations already in the software. Calculations can be saved to use multiple times on regular projects, by any engineer.