The dominant challenges were data capture and recording from the field, ensuring that information is accurately entered only once, and then properly reflected on invoices, reports and other requirements. Hilsenteger knew that expediting the paperwork, reporting and invoicing processes would enable contractors to more easily manage their cash flow and day-to-day business concerns.

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Technology Backgrounder
Singletouch has developed a comprehensive data-capture platform for electrical contractors working in industrial construction that enables real-time input of information in the field – one time, easily and accurately – thus eliminating the paperwork headaches that have plagued the industry. Details collected in the field are instantly accessible at head office and seamlessly integrated into backend systems, expediting payroll, accounting and project reporting.

Singletouch’s technology consists of three components – a Windows platform called Singletouch Office, a web portal with a Citrix-based user interface called Singletouch Jobsite, and a mobile, handheld data-capture solution known as Singletouch Mobile.

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Key Spokespeople
Marty Hilsenteger, co-founder and CEO
Marty Hilsenteger graduated from the University of Calgary in 1986 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He spent the next three years working in the Toronto offices of accounting firm Ernst & Young while attaining his CA designation.

In 1993, Marty returned to Calgary to take up the position of controller with Canada Campers. In 1996, he took the same job at Westcoast Gas Services and was later promoted to director, operations. In 1998, he started his own company, which he took public in 2000. This company produced the first automotive section produced by the Globe and Mail in Canada, supplemented with a comprehensive website. This model was later sold and implemented by the Irish Times and London’s Evening Standard.

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Singletouch Factsheet
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Support Materials
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