Resources Hub

Welcome to the Nimbus Resource Hub, the place for you to find the information you need to work more easily and efficiently with our ERP System so you can improve your business. Bookmark this page so you don’t miss important information about our latest software updates, product releases, webinar announcements and more!

Continuous Updates

At Nimbus we are continually improving our processes and updating our software to move with the fast paced technological world. Our latest process improvement is adapting how we deliver software updates to our clients. If you are operating on the latest version of Nimbus, V6.09, you can take advantage of our continuous update package.

Every month we make improvments and enhancements to the product, these provide our clients with new features and user experiences. Upon your request a consultant can apply these updates to your system. Check out the latest features by viewing our Continuous Updates.

Training Manuals

Wondering how to do something in your Nimbus system, check out our Training Manuals. It requires a password, if you don’t have it please email Accounts. 

Dashboards

Dashboards are a great way of providing both graphical and summary information in a form that allows a business to monitor and then analyse data.

Time Portal

Moving from paper timesheets to a mobile time entry system is a huge benefit for any company, especially industries that have remote workers.

Weighbridge

Nimbus weighbridge is a module that links to your weighbridge scales, provides workflow to track and manage trucks coming into your yard

GL Reporter

The GL Reporter Application is one of the first products to use our Next Generation Platform where data can be seen in a report, graph or dashboard view.

Industry News

Streamlining Supply Chain Management Using Construction ERP Software

Introduction Supply chain management is an important key to ensuring you can manage your construction costs. Successful construction projects are dependent on having a flexible, proficient supply chain in place.     Construction ERP software can help you overcome many...

How to Boost Efficiency and Streamline Project Management in Construction Using ERP Software

Efficient project management in construction is the foundation of a successful company. Preventing cost overruns and missed deadlines will save you money and ensure your customers are happy.  ERP software with integrated project management makes it easier for...

Why Construction ERP Software Saves Time and Money

The construction industry involves specific methods and processes. Companies work on various site-based projects. These projects differ in labour needs and can last from months to years. To succeed, companies must manage finances, projects, labour, equipment, and...

How to Choose the Best ERP Software for NZ Construction

The construction industry is rapidly digitising and that has led to increasing complexity in managing construction businesses. To be successful, construction companies must track and manage business processes, onsite projects, and construction data. This complexity...

Construction Software Can Help You Prepare Your Business for Success

Construction is a significant driver of New Zealand's economy, counting as the fifth largest industry and contributing about 6.3% to the real GDP. It directly employs a little more than 10% of the workforce and is a critical industry in the country’s economic...

Nimbus Focuses on New Software Development

Nimbus partnered with Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) to host work placements for two students as part of our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement of Nimbus software. The two trained software developers developed a proof of concept to update...

Top 4 Ways Successful Contractors Use Reporting and Analytics to Get Ahead

Contractors and construction companies generate a lot of data, including blueprints, BIM plans, photos, job costing updates, project accounts, customer data and more. Sometimes it can feel like you’re drowning in data. Fortunately, there are powerful ERP systems to...

How to Select the Right ERP System for your Construction Company

This is the age of big data. Unsurprisingly that fact has spurred more companies to implement ERP systems so that they can track and organize the data they collect, improve their business processes, and make more informed decisions. In short, ERP Systems can help...

How Covid 19 is forcing construction companies to adopt Mobile Apps to survive

Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many construction companies and contractors to pivot to all remote work in order to survive.     The good news is that there is mobile construction software that can help support employee safety, meet public health...

Quote Orders Webinar

Learn how to sort and organise your data in minutes, customise reports, and identify issues at a glance.

Dashboards Webinar

Learn how to sort and organise your data in minutes, customise reports, and identify issues at a glance.

GL Reporter Webinar

Learn how to create your own reports and get the most out of your data with our GL Reporter webinar. 

Time Portal Webinar

Timeportal is Simple, Accurate & Ridiculously Easy to Use. Find out more by watching our recorded webinar. 

NimbuScan Webinar

Learn how to streamline invoice processsing by watching our webinar on NimbuScan
Time Portal Webinar

Time Portal Webinar

Time Portal is Simple, Accurate and Ridiculously Easy to Use. Watch our webinar to find out more.

Customer Success Stories

Software Upgrade Helps Dairy Services Company Cut Paperwork and Streamline Reporting

Southland Farm Services Case StudyNimbus ERP Software Helps Dairy Services Company Cut Paperwork & Streamline Reporting Dairy services company Southland Farm Services recently began a major upgrade of its Nimbus system. The goal, says Lou Dougherty, the company’s...

Account Payable Automation Feature Means Big Time and Money Savings for Engineering Company

Palmers Mechanical Case StudyAccounts Payable Automation Saves Time and Money for Engineering CompanyEngineering company Palmers Mechanical integrated NimbuScan account payable automation into its administrative processes and has recorded significant time and cost...

Entec Services Reviewed Alternate Software, but Nimbus was a Superior Solution

Entec Case StudyEntec Services Reviewed Alternate Software Solutions, But Nimbus was a Superior ChoiceEntec Services has used Nimbus for more than a dozen years. During this time the company has acquired several new divisions and grown from a staff of 15 to almost...

Credit Management Control – How to Use Preventive Measures to Keep Money in the Bank

Interview with Credit Management Consultant Laurie BrenssellCredit Management Control – How to Use Preventive Measures to Keep Money in the Bank Four Easy to Implement Preventions to Guard Against Credit Loss“A sale is not a sale until it is paid for.” A veteran of...

Southern Plumbing Keeps Getting More Efficient

Southern Plumbing Case StudySouthern Plumbing Keeps Getting More EfficientDoug Brennan is the CEO and owner of Southern Plumbing. He has been a Nimbus customer since the first version of the software, when it was purely a computer accounting system. An accounting...

Customization has helped long-time Nimbus Customer Palmers Mechanical to Improve Efficiency and Productivity and Save Money

Palmers Mechanical Case StudyERP Customisation Benefits Palmers MechanicalPalmers Mechanical is a Dunedin-based general engineering company which specializes in work for mining and quarrying concerns. The company’s 50 employees work in areas such as irrigation,...

Nimbus Supports Business Growth of Specialist Trade Services Company

Topline Case StudyERP Software for Contracting: How Nimbus Supports Topline’s Contracting BusinessNimbus Software has been Topline’s choice of ERP software for their contracting businesses for more than twenty years, helping the company grow and create custom...

Quick and Responsive Service Helps Support Growth at Ashburton Contracting

Ashburton Contracting Case StudyERP Software for Civil Contracting: Ashburton's Success StoryERP sofAmong the first actions Grant Bonniface took in 2008 when he stepped into the role of Chief Financial Officer at Ashburton Contracting was implementing Nimbus's ERP...

Business Ventures

JDM Grows – New Acquisitions Degama Systems

JDM Technology Group Acquires ERP Software Provider, Degama Systems Toronto, Ontario –  October 21, 2024 – JDM Technology Group, a global leader in providing best in class ERP software solutions, has acquired Degama Systems, a prominent ERP software provider to the...

JDM Grows – New Acquisitions Buildlogic

Technology Group Strengthens Construction Management Software Offerings with Buildlogic Acquisition Brisbane, Australia – December 3, 2024 – JDM Technology Group, a global leader in construction software solutions, has acquired Buildlogic, a premier Australian...

JDM Grows – New Acquisitions Penta Technologies and STRUXI

JDM Technology Group Expands Construction Software Offering Acquiring Penta Technologies and STRUXI Milwaukee, Wisconsin – JDM Technology Group, a global group of leading software providers for the architecture, engineering, construction, maintenance, and operations...

JDM Grows – New Acquisition of AerieHub

JDM Technology Group Acquires AerieHub, a Cloud Based Building Information App Greenville, SC ‐ October 11, 2022 – JDM Technology Group, a leading global software business of best‐inclass software providers, has acquired Greenville, SC based AerieHub. AerieHub makes...

JDM Grows – New Acquisition of CavSoft

Leading provider of estimating and takeoff software for the Australian Construction Industry CavSoft Acquired by JDM Technology Group CavSoft’s estimating software helps contractors in the plumbing, building, electrical, and civil works industries reduce estimating...

JDM Grows – New Acquisition of Builders Software Tools

Essential Software Tools for Homebuilders Builder Software Tools Acquired by JDM Technology Group Builder Software Tools has created software for homebuilders since its founding in Ottawa in 1996 and now counts many of Canada’s largest homebuilders as customers. BST...