Jonas Construction Software is an operating company of Constellation Software Inc. and is headquartered in Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. Jonas Software is a project management software

Project management software

Project management software is a term covering many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to...

 and service management

Service management

Service management is integrated into supply chain management as the joint between the actual sales and the customer. The aim of high performance service management is to optimize the service-intensive supply chains, which are usually more complex than the typical finished-goods supply chain...

 package developed for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

. It is mainly used by construction contractors and service technicians and provides accounting, job-costing and service-management tools. Since 1990 it has grown to include over 40 modules and is now used in many industries including General Contracting, HVAC

HVAC

HVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...

, Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical may refer to:* Mechanical engineering, a branch of engineering concerned with the application of physical mechanics* HVAC , the mechanical systems of a building...

, Electrical, Landscaping

Landscaping

Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including:# living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape.#...

, Concrete

Concrete

Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...

 and Plumbing

Plumbing

Plumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping...

  Over the last 20 years, Jonas has added over 1200 companies to its client list With 24 hour customer support and continuous developments & enhancements, Jonas Software has earned numerous awards from several reputable sources including the ConstrucTech Magazine

Magazine

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History

Gary Jonas Computing Ltd was established in September 1990 with a mandate to be a client-oriented and technology-driven software application company

Job Costing

Modules include:

• Job Cost
• Project Management
  Project management
  Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
  
  
• Construction
  Construction
  In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
  
   Management
• Takeoff
• Job Scheduling
• Change Order Management
• Progress Billing

Reporting

Modules include:

• Executive Dashboard
• Master Report Generator
• Module Report Generator
• Silent Partner

Service

Modules include:

• Work Orders
• Service Dispatch
• Service Contracts
• Flat Rate
• Tasking

Accounting

Modules include:

• General Ledger
  General ledger
  The main accounting record of a business which uses double-entry bookkeeping. It will usually include accounts for such items as current assets, fixed assets, liabilities, revenue and expense items, gains and losses. Each General Ledger is divided into debits and credits sections. The left hand...
  
  
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Fixed Assets
• Master Report Generator

Inventory & Equipment

Modules include:

• Inventory
• Procurement
  Procurement
  Procurement is the acquisition of goods or services. It is favourable that the goods/services are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location...
  
  
• Purchase Order
  Purchase order
  A purchase order is a commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer. Sending a purchase order to a supplier constitutes a legal offer to buy products or services...
  
  
• Counter Sales
• Equipment Management
• Tool Crib

Payroll

Modules include:

• Canadian and USA Payroll
  Payroll
  In a company, payroll is the sum of all financial records of salaries for an employee, wages, bonuses and deductions. In accounting, payroll refers to the amount paid to employees for services they provided during a certain period of time. Payroll plays a major role in a company for several reasons...
  
  
• Time
  Time
  Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
  
   and Attendance
• Safety Work Hours

2009

Presenter	Award	Result
AHR Expo	Software Innovation Award	Honorable Mention for eRouting
Constructech Magazine	Top Product for Commercial Market	Winner: Paperless Management Solution
Constructech Magazine	Top Products for Residential Market	Winner: Paperless Management Solution

2010

Constructech Magazine	50 Hottest Companies	Winner: Jonas Software
Constructech Magazine	Top Products for Commercial Market	Winner: Paperless Management Solution

2011

Construction Executive	Hot Products	Recognized: Paperless Service Management
Constructech Magazine	Top Product for Commercial Market	Winner: Paperless Management Solution
Constructech Magazine	Top Products for Residential Market	Winner: Paperless Management Solution