Frank's Drilling & Blasting · ERP
The Intelligence
We Already Had
How a purpose-built ERP is turning operational data into margin, alignment, and growth
The $60,000 Lesson
$60K
cost of one scheduling blind spot
"A machine was pulled for maintenance. Nobody knew it was scheduled on a job two days later. The damage was done."
Not a talent failure. Not a culture failure.
An information failure.
The Platform
12 Modules.
One System.
- 63 pieces of equipment tracked in real time
- 26 vehicles with maintenance & job visibility
- DARs, timesheets, job sites — all digital
- AP/AR, forecasting & pipeline in one dashboard
FDB ERP
Preview
📱 DAR Form
📋 DARs Dashboard
🛡 DJSA / Hazard
⏰ Timesheets
📍 Job Sites
🚜 Equipment (63)
🚛 Vehicles (26)
📊 Financials
📈 Forecasting
👥 Employees
📝 HR
📁 Documents
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Module Spotlight — DARs
Every Dollar
Attributed.
- Mobile DAR forms — under 5 min to complete
- Alerts fire to supervisors for overdue submissions
- GPS tagging links receipts to job sites automatically
- Result: real job costs for the first time
FDB
/ DARs Dashboard
| Employee | Site | Status |
|---|
| M. Kowalski | Job #47 – Perth | Done |
| R. Thompson | Job #47 – Perth | Done |
| D. Arsenault | Job #52 – Belleville | Overdue |
| C. Lapointe | Job #52 – Belleville | Pending |
Module Spotlight — Equipment
63 Units.
Zero Blind Spots.
- Every machine: job assignment + maintenance status in one view
- Conflict flags before they become $60K mistakes
- 26 vehicles tracked alongside equipment fleet
FDB
/ Equipment (63 units)
Total Fleet
63
equipment units
In Maintenance
14
scheduled
Flagged Conflict
0
conflicts
Recently Updated
TR-25 Bayshore · On Job #47
HPM-55B · Maintenance
TR-50 · On Job #52
Module Spotlight — Forecasting & Pipeline
Decisions Made
Months Ahead.
- Pipeline maps labour demand + equipment needs months out
- Hire ahead of the curve — not in emergency mode
- Identify rent vs. buy windows before they pass
FDB
/ Forecasting & Pipeline
Contract Pipeline — Next 6 Months
Oct
Nov
NOW
Jan
Feb
Mar
Module 5 — Employee Incentive
Make Every Worker
Think Like an Owner
Contract value
→
$500,000
Projected cost
→
$350,000
Crew bonus (10¢/$)
→
$3,000 split
This isn't about replacing people — it's about giving people a reason to care about the outcome.
Module Spotlight — Customer Intelligence
Know Before
They Leave.
- AI tracks revenue trajectory per customer over time
- Decay flags fire before the client is already gone
- Frees account staff from data entry to real conversations
FDB
/ Customer Trajectories
Revenue Trend — Top Accounts
⚠ ACTION NEEDED
Carillion & PCL trending down — reach out this week
The Bottom Line
An Information Problem
Is a Solvable Problem
- Equipment visibility → no more $60K scheduling mistakes
- Resident FAQ → 500 hours of admin time returned per year
- Forecasting → informed hiring and equipment decisions, months ahead
- DARs → accurate job costing for the first time
- Incentive program → margin alignment at every level
- CRM → revenue opportunities caught before they disappear
The revenue impact isn't theoretical.
It's in this business, right now, waiting to be captured.