SokoPro keeps Develo’s renewable energy and commercial property projects up to date

Founded in 2018, Develo Oy is a Finnish multi-disciplinary group specializing in property ownership, property development, and main contracting for renewable energy. Generating a revenue of 70 million euros this year, the company currently utilizes the Project bank across five different undertakings: two renewable energy projects and three commercial property projects.

Even though the projects differ significantly from one another, SokoPro has adapted smoothly to meet the specific requirements of each one.

The key advantage of SokoPro is that we can set up the folder structure entirely according to our own preferences. That is why the platform works so well for us," emphasizes Henri Asikainen, Production Director at Develo.

Smooth information flow eliminates guesswork on site

Construction projects involve massive volumes of data, with an individual project bank containing several hundred documents. According to Asikainen, keeping track of documents and revisions would be impossible without the Project bank.

In day-to-day operations, SokoPro's greatest tangible benefit comes down to keeping plans up to date. SokoPro eliminates guesswork and guarantees that all stakeholders consistently work with the exact same, most recent information.

By far the biggest benefit is that files are always current and visible to everyone. On site, work is always carried out based on the latest plans. If we relied on an in-house project management tool, no one would be able to keep track of revisions or know which version is the latest," Asikainen notes.

Real-time information flow directly impacts daily construction site operations and cost efficiency. Because there is no room for ambiguity, situations where structures must be torn down due to outdated plans do not occur.

Bringing international partners quickly into shared practices

Develo’s projects also involve international partners and foreign users. While adapting to a new system requires a short adjustment period for them, collaboration and document sharing with international stakeholders have run smoothly.

According to Asikainen, everyday communication and low-threshold support from the SokoPro team are equally effortless:

Thanks to ready-made, functional folder templates, there is rarely even a need to reach out. But if something does come up, responses such as issuing new admin credentials are handled quickly."

SokoPro is the result of over 30 years of development and close customer collaboration, which Asikainen broadly recommends to all construction industry players.

I can recommend it especially for projects with a large volume of documents, frequent updates, and multiple stakeholders. SokoPro is a practical solution that keeps files up to date and in the right place," Asikainen concludes.