Company Configuration
Set up your STABU categories, brand preferences, calculation methods and subcontracting rules, so Elephate.ai creates estimates that match your company.
Your way of working
Set up how you estimate
Configure your preferred articles, suppliers, markup percentages and calculation methods. Elephate automatically adapts every estimate to your company settings.
What makes this so powerful?
STABU categories
Configure which STABU categories are relevant for your company. The platform automatically adapts based on your choices and only shows what applies to your projects.
- Supported STABU codes
- Enable/disable per category
- Platform adapts automatically
Brand preferences & methods
Set your preferred brands per product category and choose the calculation methods your company uses. Elephate.ai uses these preferences when matching catalogue articles and calculating quantities.
- Preferred brands per category
- Company-specific calculation methods
- Standard vs. custom parameters
Subcontracting rules
Define which work you perform in-house and which you subcontract. The platform automatically accounts for this in the estimate and presents results clearly per category.
- In-house vs. subcontracted
- Automatic categorisation
- Overview per cost group
Frequently asked questions
Elephate combines AI analysis with standard calculation methods and your company data. Every estimate includes an audit trail so you can see exactly how the result was derived. Up to 98% accuracy at article level.
Specifications and drawings in PDF and Word. The AI automatically recognises the document type, structures the content and processes it according to STABU categorisation.
Yes. All data is stored encrypted and never shared with third parties. We are working towards ISO 27001 certification and work with security professionals. Your project data stays yours.
No. Elephate works alongside your existing systems. You export the estimate to Excel and import it into your ERP as you normally would. No integration, no retraining, just start.
No. Those tools are generic. Elephate is purpose-built for estimation in the installation industry: it understands specifications, recognises STABU codes, calculates quantities and matches articles from your own catalogue. A chatbot cannot do that.
Installation projects from small to large. Think residential, commercial, healthcare, education. Currently we cover mechanical installations, but we're working towards the full STABU categorisation.
After the demo you can start right away. Set up your company configuration — preferred articles, markup percentages, suppliers — and upload your first specification. Your first estimate is ready within an hour.
Not yet. Currently we prepare the initial estimate based on specifications, company configurations, national standards and industry norms. We get this question a lot, so it's definitely on our radar.
Possibly. Schedule a no-obligation introductory call and we'll explore together whether and how Elephate can fit your estimation process.