Case study:
Breck Construction Ltd.
After sitting down and watching the demo, it didn’t take long before I went: we will use this. I don’t really want to know what it would be like to not have ScaffoldIQ now.
Dan Constantinoff, Operations Manager
Saskatchewan’s leading industrial scaffolding contractor gains a digital command center for tracking every scaffold, every site, every time. With ScaffoldIQ™, managing scaffold operations becomes easier and more efficient.
The Company
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Breck Construction is one of Western Canada’s most versatile industrial contractors. The company offers scaffolding, insulation, sheet metal, asbestos abatement, and more. Breck serves major industrial clients across hydro, mining, forestry, oil and gas, and heavy industry. The company holds COR certification and is a WBE Canada-Certified Women Business Enterprise, with ScaffoldIQ licensed users spanning commercial and industrial job sites.
managed using Avontus ScaffoldIQ scaffolding software
The Challenge
Like many growing industrial contractors, Breck managed its scaffold inventory, from multi-story urban builds to remote mining facilities, with Excel spreadsheets. As operations scaled, the inherent limitations of spreadsheet-based tracking for dozens of simultaneous job sites became a ceiling:
- Without a view of a scaffold’s status, billing teams had to manually verify status before invoicing, which was a time-consuming process prone to delays.
- Spreadsheets offered no standardized field logging, so crews relied on paper notes and jobsite knowledge that didn’t transfer easily across teams or sites.
- Complex multi-level industrial sites with dozens of active scaffolds across multiple floors exceeded what any flat spreadsheet could meaningfully track without data entry errors or confusing teams, who needed clear information.
- Clients seeking updates on scaffold status had no self-serve option, so answers required back-and-forth coordination between office and field teams.
The Solution
Breck adopted Avontus ScaffoldIQ in early 2024, deploying two instances: one for each of the Saskatoon and eastern operations teams. The decision came quickly after a product demo. Staff immediately began mapping scaffolding locations on a live satellite map, connecting with field crews via the mobile app on their Android and iOS devices, completing thorough inspections, signing safety docs, and completing handovers.
Key workflows include:
- Planned scaffolds are placed on the map with photos and drawings. Thanks to ScaffoldIQ, crews always have a single source of truth for status, inspections, handovers and safety documents.
- Billing teams see handover dates to determine when to start invoicing the customer in real time without calling the field.
- Complex sites use sub-location categories (e.g., a mill divided into its seven floors) to maintain clarity.
- Clients receive view-only access for transparency into live scaffold status on their own sites.
The Impact
200+ scaffolds. One site. ScaffoldIQ replaced spreadsheets with a real-time, access-anywhere command center. Billing accuracy has improved significantly; field adoption was fast due to the mobile-first design and client-facing visibility has become a competitive differentiator.
We used to track everything by Excel spreadsheet. ScaffoldIQ has been a game changer for us and our clients. It’s like a Swiss army knife, there’s so much capability in there.
— Dan Constantinoff, Operations Manager – Breck Construction
Responsive support that keeps things moving
When onboarding questions arose, Avontus’s support team resolved them directly, without being a burden on Breck’s IT department. Dan described the technical support as outstanding: fast, responsive, and genuinely invested in solving problems.
Key Benefits Realized
- Real-time scaffold tracking: A live map view replaces static, error-prone spreadsheets. ScaffoldIQ continues to be the single source of truth for every scaffold on every site for Breck Construction.
- Faster, accurate billing: Streamlined invoicing improves accuracy with instant real-time cross-reference capabilities.
- Mobile-first field workflow: Crews log inspections and handovers, sign safety documents, and upload photos from Android and iOS.
- Client transparency: View-only client access builds trust and confidence.
- Multi-site organization: Sub-location structure easily manages 200+ scaffolds on a single site.
- Responsive support team: Fast issue resolution and active product improvements.
Final Thoughts
ScaffoldIQ has become indispensable to Breck Construction by helping to connect Breck’s field crews, office staff, and clients around a single source of truth. Dan’s team continues to benefit from clear views of scaffold status, faster completion of inspections and handovers, and a streamlined workflow that brings newfound clarity to both their internal teams and their clients.
I think you guys have us for a long duration for as long as we’re a scaffold company. I look forward to Avontus evolving along with us.
— Dan Constantinoff, Operations Manager – Breck Construction
