One Man and His Complex Relationship with Trimble

As President of Patabid, Melvin Newman may compete with Trimble on MEP estimating, but that does not stop him from being a huge Trimble fanboy.

Charles Rathmann
Apr 3, 2023
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Patabid Founder Melvin Newman started his AI-driven estimating software company to create a solution for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contractors. These MEP contractors may have been running one of a number of solutions purchased by construction tech giant Trimble. But Newman is still a huge Trimble fanboy, and here gushes about his enthusiasm for Trimble and specifically their SysQue design software for MEP.

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