Nevell Group, Inc.

A commercial interior and exterior wall system, specialty ceiling and fireproofing contractor uses The EDGE®. Prior to The EDGE, Chris Valvo, Senior Fireproofing Estimator and Project Manager, was creating takeoffs using OST and then calculating everything by hand.

Case Study

From Weeks to Minutes: How NGI Transformed Their Estimating Process

Nevell Group, Inc. (NGI) is a commercial interior and exterior wall systems contractor specializing in drywall and fireproofing, headquartered in Brea, CA. Before adopting The EDGE, Senior Estimator and Project Manager Chris Valvo was completing takeoffs manually — a process that could take up to three weeks per job and required multiple people on larger projects.

After proving The EDGE’s value during a 30-day trial — cutting project time in half on his own — Valvo convinced NGI to invest in the software. The results extended beyond estimating: shop drawings and reports that once took weeks now take five to ten minutes, and changes automatically update across all project documentation. Today, NGI uses The EDGE on high-profile projects for clients including Disney, the NFL, Procter & Gamble, and Google.