Author: VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada
Date: Jan 27 2009

Progressive Solutions Inc. sees strong 3rd quarter growth on sales of bisTrack and lumberTrack business management software to lumber and LBM industries

Progressive Solutions Inc. (PSI), the fastest growing supplier of software systems for the forestry and lumber and building materials (LBM) industries, has recorded strong sales and growth during its fiscal 3rd quarter (ending Dec. 31, 2008) as an increasing number of forestry and LBM companies turned to the company’s flagship programs, bisTrack™ and lumberTrack™, to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.

bisTrack manages purchasing, pricing, quotes/orders, inventory control, accounting, costing and reporting, advanced tools for AR, CRM, instant messaging, and dispatch/delivery, while lumberTrack is the world’s leading sales, inventory and logistics management software for softwood and hardwood manufacturers.

Among the companies that chose this period of economic downturn to invest in technology solutions supplied by the Richmond, British Columbia-based company are Weyerhaeuser (Federal Way, Washington), Sanford & Hawley (Unionville, Connecticut), Forge Lumber (Cincinnati, Ohio), Crenshaw Lumber (Gardena, California) and Kapstone Lumber (Summerville, South Carolina).

PSI President & CEO - Len Williams said that while investing in technology is always important, for cyclical industries like forestry, and lumber and building materials, investing in software is even more important during tough economic times.

“Today companies need every advantage they can get,” said Williams. “We’re thriving because our programs provide tighter margin and financial control, improve inventory management, increase sales margins and make staff more efficient and productive, all keys to the survival and growth of any business.”

One company that has taken advantage of Progressive Solutions’ business management tools is Construction Supply of New Mexico, a 38-employee, three-unit, $8.5 million operation that implemented bisTrack in 2006. Thanks to its boost in gross margin and gross margin per payroll dollar along with improved staff and customer satisfaction, Construction Supply just won ProSales Magazine’s 2008 Excellence Award in the Technology category.

“We chose PSI’s bisTrack because we needed an integrated package that included point of sale, inventory management, document imaging, dispatch and delivery, and customer relationship management,” said Brian King - CEO. “It paid for itself in the first three months.”