ABOUT RECOVER
Built from the subcontractor's side of the table.
Recover is change-capture software for UK specialist subcontractors working on NEC subcontracts. It was started by a quantity surveyor who has spent years on the other end of the problem it solves.
The change happens on site. The record lives in the office.
I've spent my career as a quantity surveyor on NEC projects. On project after project, I saw the same thing.
Something changes on site. The foreman knows about it straight away. It goes into a WhatsApp, a diary or a conversation at the cabin. By the time it reaches the QS, it's days or weeks later, the photos are on someone's phone, and the dates have been running the whole time.
Main contractors have full commercial teams and systems built for this. The specialist subcontractor often has one QS covering several projects, working from spreadsheets and inboxes.
I built Recover to close that gap. Site raises it in two minutes. The QS sees it straight away, with every date on one screen and the evidence in one place.
— Joe, founder
By the time it reaches the QS, it's days or weeks later, the photos are on someone's phone, and the dates have been running the whole time.
What we believe.
The record starts on site.
The people who see a change first should be able to record it in the moment, from the phone in their pocket.
Your QS makes the decisions.
Recover keeps the record and tracks the dates. It doesn't interpret your contract or tell you what to do.
Simple beats clever.
If it takes training, it won't get used on a wet Tuesday. Every screen is built for someone with five minutes and muddy boots.
Your data is yours.
It's stored in the UK, and you can export it at any time.
Early, and building with subcontractors.
Recover is opening to a small number of early customers first. We set each one up hands on and shape what comes next around how their teams actually work.
The company behind Recover.
Recover is a product of Recover Software Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17555568). Registered office: 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. We're based in the South West and work with subcontractors across the UK.