The Exact Worldwide Ltd was formed by husband and wife team Chris and Laura Frost. With over 80 years of experience in commercial flooring between them, and 30 years of running a very successful commercial flooring company, Chris and Laura have seen it all ­— and they’ve created what’s next.

They identified a need for an outsourced quantification and estimating service for those serving the commercial flooring industry. Introducing The Exact — a quantifying company designed for a changing world.

The Exact reimagines the traditional company structure to reduce business overheads, and to help to save business owners money on each project with accurate and expert quantification. 

With the need to quote multiple projects every month, many flooring companies feel the pressure of keeping the estimating momentum going. How many tenders are left on the table due to lack of resources to process them? And how much potential business — and profit — does that lose? On top of that, conversion rates, margins, overheads and delivery are constantly being squeezed.

Having an expert on board who completely understands the pinch points is invaluable. The Exact provides the option to pass all (or some) of that work to their team of experts, who fully appreciate the need for close attention to the details at the tendering stage.

When a spec is received, the reaction from business owners can be mixed. The first reaction may well be positive — someone wants their services. However, if it’s from a main contractor, it could contain 100 different files that need to be worked through, just to extract the key information they need to quote the flooring works. Missing any part of that can render a quotation invalid — or worse still, businesses can win the project with some essentials missing, and no way to add them once they’ve signed the contract. This can lead to businesses running projects at a loss. With every detail needing to be picked up and included from the outset, The Exact offers a solution. They can provide working installation plans, net and gross quantities, boxing up information for tiles and roll cuts for sheet material, details of the trim positions and quantities, and the installation start points for each product.

Now you don’t need to recruit another Estimator when you’re feeling stretched. This allows you to concentrate on your prime area of expertise, building your business, leaving the quantification and planning to your outsourced advisors. The Exact keep their priorities straightforward — technical accuracy and speed, allowing keen (but profitable) pricing. Enjoy no additional recruitment fees, no National Insurance, employee sick pay, pensions, or holidays. There’s also an NDA in place so you know the information you pass to The Exact is strictly confidential.

The Exact have worked on projects with The Bridge Theatre, Nestlé, Imperial College, and The Royal College of Surgeons, amongst many others. No project is too technically demanding — whether it’s mixing multiple materials of different thicknesses across expansive office areas, or intricate wooden Versailles panels with borders.

Their three subscription plans are based on the number of square metres you need them to price each month. These have built-in flexibility, so that you can send them as many of your commercial flooring projects as you need to, of any size, within the plan you’ve chosen. You can even change your plan the following month to allow for extra volume if necessary.

If you’d rather trial The Exact’s services first, or aren’t quite ready for a subscription, you can choose a fixed price option. With no monthly commitment, you can call on them when you need to on a per-project basis.

Send them a brief outline of what you need, plus PDFs of your plans and flooring spec, and the conversation has begun. They can also go through the full project specification you’ve received from your client to identify the relevant flooring information for you.

The Exact will quantify your drawings and collate the information you need, ready to send to you by email, usually within 48 hours. They also stay in touch throughout the process to keep things efficient and transparent.

The Exact’s service really is making waves in the commercial flooring industry. It’s another example of the advantages of outsourcing in today’s connected world.