Edocuments
EDocuments provides Springboard, a cloud-based digital handover platform for UK building and infrastructure projects, centralizing O&M manuals, BIM/COBie data, and regulatory compliance for contractors, NHS trusts, universities, and government clients. Now part of Glider Technology.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersChelmsford, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Edocuments does
EDocuments Ltd is a UK-based software company that provides a cloud-based digital handover platform — branded Springboard — for the building and infrastructure construction industry. The platform centralizes the creation, management, and delivery of O&M manuals, Health & Safety files, Fire Safety Information (FIREie), Building Log Books, BREEAM documentation, and BIM/COBie data exchange. Its technology stack supports COBie import/export, hierarchical document editing, multi-tier review workflows, and API-based file synchronization with the dominant UK/EU Common Data Environment platforms — Autodesk Construction Cloud, Aconex, and Asite. A separate Model Health Checker app validates 3D model data against Level of Information (LOI) and Asset Information Requirements (AIR) databases to surface data errors before they propagate into handover documentation.
The company's customers are predominantly enterprise main contractors (Skanska, Morgan Sindall, Sir Robert McAlpine, Vinci, Bouygues, Laing O'Rourke, Eric Wright), NHS trusts (Addenbrookes), Russell Group universities (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Brunel, Oxford Brookes), and UK local authorities (Manchester, Hackney, Essex, Cambridge councils), with additional reach into datacenters, healthcare, and biomedical research facilities (Francis Crick Institute). EDocuments monetizes through an annual subscription for the Springboard platform, supplemented by a fully managed O&M production service and bookable training sessions; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified and was founded in 2000 in Chelmsford, Essex, where it remains headquartered. It is now part of Glider Technology following an acquisition, and continues to operate under the EDocuments brand with 11–50 employees and more than 40,000 users on the platform.
Edocuments firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Edocuments
- Legal name
- EDocuments Ltd
- Website
- https://edocuments.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- EDocuments provides Springboard, a cloud-based digital handover platform for UK building and infrastructure projects, centralizing O&M manuals, BIM/COBie data, and regulatory compliance for contractors, NHS trusts, universities, and government clients. Now part of Glider Technology.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Edocuments industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Document Management Software
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- E-Signature & Digital Transaction Management (DTM) (HDAEAGAF)
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Where Edocuments is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Chelmsford
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Edocuments business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Platform Subscription: EDocuments offers a cloud-based platform subscription for digital handover documentation management. The platform is accessed via login portal with subscription-based access.
- Managed O&M Services: Fully managed service for production of Operating & Maintenance Manuals, Health & Safety documentation, and Fire Safety Information. Professional services complement the software platform.
- Training Services: Training sessions available via booking system for platform users, content authors, and project managers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Platform subscription with managed service options |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Edocuments product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EDocuments operates the Springboard cloud-based digital handover platform that enables construction and infrastructure firms to create, validate, manage, and deliver O&M manuals, BIM documentation, COBie data, Health & Safety files, Fire Safety Information and Building Log Books. The platform supports document editing, file management, workflow review, and data exchange with CDE systems. It is offered alongside a fully managed service for O&M production and structured training sessions.
Product overview
EDocuments is a digital handover platform for building and infrastructure projects, consisting of the Springboard software platform as the core product, supplemented by specialized templates (O&M Manuals, Health & Safety Files, Building Log Books, BREEAM, Fire Safety), the Model Health Checker for 3D model validation, and managed services for O&M production. The platform supports BIM, COBie, and FIREie data standards.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Springboard: The EDocuments platform for digital handover and information management
Products and services
- EDocuments Platform (Springboard) Cloud-based digital handover platform for building and infrastructure projects that enables creation, management, and delivery of O&M manuals, BIM documentation, and COBie data exchange. Used by contractors, BIM managers, designers, and building owners.
- Model Health Checker App that extracts data from 3D BIM models (categories, families, types, instances and attributes) and cross-checks against a database of attribute requirements to detect data errors and produce validation reports for COBie output.
- O&M Manual Template Operating & Maintenance Manual template providing system/element-based documentation with equipment and materials schedules for construction project handover.
- Health & Safety File Template Template for producing CDM-compliant Health & Safety File documentation focused on maintenance, repair, and construction works.
- Building Log Book Template Template based on CIBSE TM31 2006 for producing building log book documentation as part of handover deliverables.
- BREEAM Template User guide template that supports BREEAM certification compliance documentation.
- Fire Safety Information Templates (FIREie) Templates for fire safety information management following BS8644 and Regulation 38, including the FIREie workflow for fire safety handover.
- Fully Managed O&M Service Fully managed professional service in which EDocuments experts produce Operating & Maintenance Manuals, Health & Safety files and Fire Safety Information on behalf of the customer using the Springboard platform.
- Training Services Bookable training sessions for platform users, content authors, and project managers on how to use the Springboard/EDocuments platform.
Companies that use Edocuments
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Edocuments technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
Edocuments partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- AutodeskcoreEDocuments has two integrations with Autodesk Construction Cloud: (1) 3D Model Validation Reporting via the Model Health Checker app that interrogates 3D model data and validates against LOI/AIR requirements, and (2) EDocuments project reporting status embedded within Autodesk ACC/BIM360 partner card.
- AconexcoreFile synchronization integration allowing files to be automatically synced between Aconex CDE and EDocuments platform. Uses API connections with configurable filters for file metadata attributes.
- AsitecoreFile synchronization integration enabling files to be automatically synced between Asite CDE and EDocuments platform. Requires Asite confirmation for project access and uses API user permissions.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Edocuments competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Newforma: Newforma specializes in project information management for AEC firms, including document control, email/file management, and project handover workflows — closely analogous to EDocuments' Springboard platform.
- Oracle Aconex: Aconex is a major CDE and project collaboration platform for large construction projects, and is also one of EDocuments' integration partners. Highly comparable in serving enterprise contractors managing complex multi-party documentation.
- Asite: Asite is a Common Data Environment (CDE) platform widely used in UK construction for document collaboration and BIM data sharing, directly comparable to EDocuments' CDE-adjacent handover documentation workflows.
Emerging players
- Kahua: Kahua is a CDE platform focused on capital project collaboration, competing in similar construction document management and BIM handover use cases as EDocuments, particularly for owners and contractors.
- Revizto: Revizto is an issue/coordination and BIM collaboration platform used on construction projects for model-based review, partially overlapping with EDocuments' Model Health Checker and BIM validation capabilities.
Broad incumbents
- Viewpoint (Trimble): Trimble Viewpoint offers construction document and project management software used by contractors, comparable to EDocuments' enterprise construction workflow and O&M focus.
- Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk Construction Cloud (BIM 360/ACC) is a broad construction project management suite. EDocuments is an integration partner but Autodesk overlaps with EDocuments in COBie/BIM and document workflows, making it both ally and competitor.
- Bentley ProjectWise: ProjectWise is Bentley's enterprise CDE and project information management platform for infrastructure projects. It competes in the same architectural/engineering project collaboration space where EDocuments operates.
Others
- Glider Technology: EDocuments' parent company and acquirer, operating in adjacent information management for built environment. Included because the integration roadmap is material to EDocuments' trajectory.
Regional players
- 4Projects (4P) / Bentley ProjectWise: Originally a UK-focused CDE (4Projects), now folded into Bentley's portfolio; historically a direct competitor to EDocuments in UK construction project information management.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Edocuments social profiles
Digital presenceEdocuments compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Edocuments financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Edocuments leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Edocuments funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Edocuments M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Edocuments
What does Edocuments do?
EDocuments operates the Springboard cloud-based digital handover platform that enables construction and infrastructure firms to create, validate, manage, and deliver O&M manuals, BIM documentation, COBie data, Health & Safety files, Fire Safety Information and Building Log Books. The platform supports document editing, file management, workflow review, and data exchange with CDE systems. It is offered alongside a fully managed service for O&M production and structured training sessions.
Is Edocuments a public or private company?
Edocuments is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Edocuments founded?
Edocuments was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Edocuments based?
Edocuments is headquartered in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Edocuments make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Platform Subscription is the primary driver. The others are managed O&M Services and training Services.
Who are Edocuments's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Newforma, Oracle Aconex and Asite. Emerging players are Kahua and Revizto. Broad incumbents are Viewpoint (Trimble), Autodesk Construction Cloud and Bentley ProjectWise. Glider Technology is listed as an others. 4Projects (4P) / Bentley ProjectWise is listed as a regional player.
Does Edocuments have an API?
Yes. EDocuments has ability to connect to other software environments via APIs to enable file and metadata synchronisation. APIs are used for integrations with Aconex CDE, Asite file sync, and Autodesk Construction Cloud. The Integration Manager role enables configuration of API connections to external data sources.
What industry is Edocuments in?
Edocuments's product category is Construction Document Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAGAF, E-Signature & Digital Transaction Management (DTM). Its NAICS code is 5182 and its SIC code is 7372.