FAQ
Common questions
from builders.
Asked by real UK builders we’ve interviewed. If your question isn’t here, email hello@getconstructionintel.com and we’ll add it.
We do not contact suppliers or account managers on your behalf.
The first invoice check is free during the v0 pilot.
Privacy, export and deletion requests are handled by email.
- Q01
Do you contact my suppliers?
No. Outbound emails to suppliers always originate from your account, never ours. Your account managers should never know we exist unless you tell them.
How the free invoice check works - Q02
Will using this raise prices on me?
No. We don't tell suppliers what you're paying or what we're benchmarking. We surface your own data privately. Pricing is between you and your account manager.
What we check first - Q03
I have hundreds of old invoices. Do I have to upload them all?
Not yourself. v0 is concierge — give us access to your inbox or pass us a folder, and we'll process the historical invoices for you. v1 will handle ingest automatically via the Chrome extension.
Start with one invoice - Q04
Are you only in Bournemouth?
We started there because that's where Jamie's customer interviews happened, but the analysis works for any UK postcode where we have enough comparable data. Hampshire, Dorset, and London are best-covered today; we expand as builders sign up.
Who we are building for - Q05
What does it cost?
Free during v0. We're learning what's actually worth charging for. v1 pricing will be published before we charge anyone — no surprise bills.
Use the free check - Q06
Which suppliers do you cover?
Travis Perkins, Jewson, Howdens, MKM, Elliots, Solent BM, Covers, Huws Gray are best-covered. Any merchant whose invoices you forward us is fair game — we just need enough invoices in the regional cohort to give a confident answer.
Free tools by invoice problem - Q07
What about data privacy?
We process the line items, prices, branch, and account manager from your invoices to compute regional benchmarks. We never share data that identifies your business, your spend, or your suppliers' specific quotes with anyone outside your account. Full policy at /privacy.
Read the privacy policy - Q08
Can I quit and take my data?
Yes. We export everything we hold on you on request — by email, no friction. We delete on request too.
Data rights and retention - Q09
Are you Benchr or ConstructionIntel?
ConstructionIntel is the public name. Benchr was the internal working name when we started — you might still see it on the Chrome extension repo, or in some founder emails. They're the same thing.
About ConstructionIntel
Reviewed 2026-06-14