An ops assistant for your inbox
ForwardThis for construction firms
Construction firms run on email. Drawing revisions, subcontractor invoices, delivery changes, certificates, snag lists: they all land in your inbox, and they all need actioning. ForwardThis actions them for you. Forward the email, add some simple instructions, and it does the work in the apps you already use.
Marden Architects
Rev C - proposed elevations, Holt Farm
holt-farm-rev-c.pdf
Your instructions
File this under Holt Farm/Drawings/Rev C.
Google Drive
File holt-farm-rev-c.pdf
Holt Farm / Drawings / Rev C
You receive a confirmation email once complete, with an undo button that works for 24 hours.
Setup in 30 seconds.
The emails construction firms deal with every day
ForwardThis takes on the repetitive tasks you would normally delegate, or switch between apps to deal with yourself. Each one of these can be actioned from a single forwarded email.
A drawing revision from the architect
“File this under Mill Lane/Drawings/Rev D.”
The drawing is filed in the right project folder, and the confirmation gives you the link.
A question that needs an RFI
“Raise an RFI on Mill Lane asking which door schedule applies, due Friday.”
The RFI is raised on the project once you have approved it, worded the way you asked.
A subcontractor invoice
“Put this in Xero as a bill, due the 28th.”
The invoice waits in Xero as a draft bill, with the PDF attached.
A materials receipt
“Put this in QuickBooks as a receipt under Materials.”
The receipt lands in QuickBooks under Materials, ready for your bookkeeper.
A delivery time changing
“Text the foreman that the steel now arrives Tuesday at 7am.”
You approve the exact words first, and the text goes straight to site.
RAMS from a subcontractor
“File this under Mill Lane/RAMS/Fenn Roofing.”
The RAMS are filed against the project, so they are there when the site file is checked.
An expiring certificate
“Put the expiry in my calendar for 12 May, with a reminder a month before.”
The expiry sits in your calendar, and the reminder lands while there is still time to renew.
A client asking for a change
“Add this to the Variations sheet with the date and the request.”
The request becomes a dated row on the sheet, ready for when the final account is agreed.
A snag list after handover
“Add each snag to the Orchard House board as its own task.”
Every snag becomes its own task, so the list gets shorter instead of getting lost.
What is ForwardThis?
ForwardThis is an ops assistant for your inbox. It turns email into action, without the hassle. Compatible with over 145+ of the apps you use every day.
Works with any email
Compatible with any personal or professional email provider. Gmail, Outlook and more.
145+ apps
Works across all the apps you already use every day. With more being added every month.
Setup in seconds
No complex setup, apps to install or workflows to build. Sign up, forward, done.
Secure & private
ForwardThis only acts on the emails you send it, and no data gets retained after actions have been completed.
How it works
Forward an email
Forward any email, along with a quick note. Save the attachment. Add this to my calendar. Create a task. Update a record. Send a message on Slack. One email can ask for several things at once.
ForwardThis does the work
It reads your email, then connects to your existing apps & tools to carry out the job. No workflows to build. No copying and pasting between tabs.
Done.
ForwardThis replies when it’s done. With a short summary - and an undo button if something doesn’t look right.
Try it with a real email.
Forward any work email to the address below and see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.
Occasional product emails may follow.
Workflows construction firms use
FAQs
- How do construction firms use ForwardThis?
- By forwarding the emails that carry work in them. A drawing revision gets filed in the project folder. A subcontractor invoice lands in Xero. A delivery change is texted to site once you approve the words. A snag list becomes tasks on the board. Each one can be actioned from a single forwarded email.
- Does it work with the tools a construction firm already uses?
- Yes. It works with Procore, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Xero, QuickBooks, Trello, Twilio and 145+ other apps. Each app takes one click to connect, and once connected it stays connected.
- What can it do in Procore?
- It can raise an RFI, add a task item, add a note to the daily log, and file a document into a project's files, all from a forwarded email. An RFI is shown to you for approval before it is raised, because the architect and the client will read it. Contracts, budgets and change orders stay in Procore itself.
- Can my team use it too?
- We're working hard on getting our team plan ready to launch. If you'd like to use ForwardThis for your team, please email us for more information.
- What happens to commercially sensitive emails?
- Your email is processed securely and used only to carry out your instructions. ForwardThis keeps it just long enough for you to press undo, then deletes it completely. Nothing is stored long term.
- Will a text to site ever send without me seeing it?
- No. Every text is shown to you first, and it goes only once you approve the words. A text cannot be unsent, so nothing reaches the site without your OK.