Success Stories
David A. Nice Builders, Inc
From the inside out, everything is done thoroughly and carefully at David A. Nice Builders, Inc. (DNB). The GC specializes in retail store build-outs on a national scale. Their list of distinctive clients includes Tourneau, J Crew, Reebok, Nautica, Nike, and White House/Black Market. They also perform ground-up commercial projects in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. In addition, the company owns and operates Nicewood Enterprises, Inc., a fixture and millwork facility that creates unique, furniture-quality fixtures and store interiors that are shipped nationally. The company’s clients provide premier products. They want a premier builder, and DNB delivers.
Challenges
Find a construction accounting software solution that meets the stringent and detailed requirements of a general construction company with multiple divisions.
Solution
After an exhaustive evaluation, David A. Nice Builders selected Maxwell Systems Management Suite as the best choice for integrated and comprehensive construction accounting, services, and scalability.
Results
Management Suite helps David A. Nice Builders manage sophisticated accounting processes and generate intuitive, flexible reports. This integrated construction solution provides all the details needed to help improve business for David A. Nice
Builders.
When DNB decided they had outgrown their 11-year-old, DOS-based accounting system, they approached their software search with the same precision they apply to their work.
From 27 to 1: The Search for the Perfect System
CFO Linda Butler hired a consultant and they conducted an extensive evaluation of 27 vendors, carefully gathering information, comparing capabilities and narrowing the list to the five candidates that best met their requirements. Her decision between those finalists, which included Maxwell Systems and several other popular systems, was determined primarily by what they saw during demos, the location of the provider, cost, service, training, growth ability, updates and annual maintenance. “In the end, it was an easy decision to choose Maxwell Systems Management Suite,” Butler said.
Maxwell Systems’ Standards Rivaled Their Own
“We were concerned about the service we were getting from our previous software provider, so it was an important factor in our choice. Our experience with Maxwell Systems has been top-notch. The expertise and professionalism of the staff at Maxwell Systems made the transition and the training so much easier than I ever imagined,” Butler said. “We appreciate that downtime has been minimal; when we have contacted Customer Support, they have provided quick resolutions.”
Butler also appreciates Maxwell Systems’ flexible, easy-to-learn features. “System reports are easy to create and edit, forms can be printed on plain paper, and Management Suite’s TakeNote offers a simpler way to communicate within the system and to let others know when an invoice or PO needs approval,” Butler said.
A Precise Tool for a Precise Operation
The standards are high at David A. Nice Builders, Inc. – in the work they perform, in their selection of partners and vendors, and in their internal operations. Maxwell Systems consultant Jan Rushing reports that Linda Butler and her staff of 25 users have one of the most sophisticated accounting and reporting processes she has seen in a construction company of this size. “Her month-end reconciling procedures are precise, balanced, and thorough,” Rushing said. “I am proud to say that Maxwell Systems is able to give her all of the information she needs to analyze such an extraordinary level of detail.”
“Maxwell Systems has met our needs and expectations in every way and has done so in a timely manner. I would highly recommend them to anyone as experts in their field.”
Linda Butler, CFO

