NEWS: ECI Software Solutions to Unveil First End-to-End Project and Inventory Management Software for Homebuilding Trades—at 2025 International Builders’ Show

Designed for larger trades, ECI now offers Bolt Enterprise, a complete trade contractor project management solution with robust estimating, purchasing, and inventory management for greater financial visibility and profitability

ECI Software Solutions, a global provider of cloud-based business management software and services, announced today it will introduce Bolt Enterprise, the first complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) software designed specifically for larger trade contractors focused on homebuilding, at the 2025 International Builders’ Show (IBS), Booth W3255, February 25-27 in Las Vegas. A new premium solution for ECI’s Bolt™ trade contractor project management software, Bolt Enterprise empowers contractors to increase profitability by streamlining operations, enhancing financial visibility, and optimizing purchasing and inventory management.

"We are thrilled to launch Bolt Enterprise at the International Builders' Show, a game-changing solution designed specifically for larger trade contractors," said Scott Duman, president of the Residential Construction Division at ECI Software Solutions. "By building on top of the powerful capabilities of our Bolt ERP solution, Bolt Enterprise streamlines estimating, purchasing, and inventory management—delivering greater accuracy and efficiency while reducing waste. With this launch, we are delivering a purpose-built solution that truly meets the needs of the homebuilding trades."

Designed for trade contractors, Bolt Enterprise is built on ECI’s Bolt ERP, a trade contractor software that supports business leaders with an automated way to calculate profit and loss per scheduled job for better understanding of profit margins. Bolt Enterprise empowers residential trade contractors with real-time cost tracking, precise material inventory management, live job costing, and data-driven purchasing on top of its existing project management and scheduling solutions.

“Bolt Enterprise has taken our estimating to the next level, exact-a-mating,” said Josh Causey, vice president, C&B Electrical Contractors. “Our estimates use real-time pricing from purchasing to ensure our base plans and options are 100% up to date. We are able to confidently estimate to help us win more business. We now have complete control over our inventory and a more accurate understanding of our cost per job.”

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