The problem every estimator knows
You get a tender pack on Monday. Fifty pages of drawings, a spec, a schedule. You need quantities by Friday. So you print it out, grab a highlighter, and start counting. Sockets. Lights. Valves. Duct runs. Door sets. Line by line, sheet by sheet.
It's the same process your firm used ten years ago. The same process the industry has used for decades. And it's costing UK construction businesses thousands of hours every year.
We built PlanScan AI to change that.
What PlanScan AI actually does
PlanScan AI is an AI-powered construction drawing analysis platform. You upload your drawings — PDFs, plan sets, multi-page document packs, RFQ attachments — and the AI scans every sheet, identifies items by trade, and returns structured data: quantities, specifications, locations, references.
What used to take an estimator a full day now takes seconds.
It supports 19 construction trades out of the box — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, carpentry, roofing, flooring, and more. It doesn't just count symbols on a drawing. It understands what it's looking at, cross-references across sheets, and learns from every scan.
We use the most advanced AI on the planet. And PlanScan AI will learn and grow with you.
Why we need beta testers — not just users
Here's the honest truth: PlanScan AI works. It scans real drawings, it extracts real data, it saves real time. But it's not finished.
We've tested it on hundreds of documents internally. What we haven't done is put it in the hands of 20 different professionals working on 20 different projects with 20 different drawing styles, from 20 different architects, across a dozen trades.
That's what we need. Not a polished demo with perfect drawings. Your actual messy tender packs from this week. The scanned PDFs with poor resolution. The 80-page document sets with mixed scales. The hand-marked revisions. That's what makes the AI better.
What beta testers get
- Full free access to PlanScan AI during the beta period
- A direct line to the development team — your feedback goes straight to the people building it
- Your input shapes what we build next — features, trade coverage, export formats
- Lifetime Founder Rates — if you stay after the free beta, you lock in the lowest price we'll ever offer. Permanently. This rate won't be available again.
What we need from you
- Upload a real document pack — actual project drawings, not sample files
- Tell us what it got right and what it missed
- Ten minutes of honesty
That's it. No long surveys. No weekly calls. Just use the tool on a real job and tell us how it went.
Who this is for
We're looking for UK construction professionals who handle drawings and tender documents as part of their daily work:
- Estimators and quantity surveyors
- Project managers and site managers
- Electrical, mechanical, and fire protection contractors
- Business owners who price work from drawings
- Anyone who's ever spent a full day counting items on a PDF
Only 20 spots
We're keeping the beta small deliberately. Twenty testers means we can give every person direct support, respond to every piece of feedback, and actually act on what we hear. This isn't a mass rollout — it's a focused test with people who care about the outcome.
Once the 20 spots are filled, we close the beta until launch. And the Lifetime Founder Rate offer goes with it.
How to get involved
If you want one of the beta spots, DM Dave Naughton on LinkedIn with your email address. That's all it takes. We'll get you set up and scanning within 24 hours.
Want to see what we're building?
Explore the platform, see the features, and find out how PlanScan AI is changing the way UK construction teams handle drawings.
Visit PlanScan AIWhat comes after the beta
PlanScan AI is one part of a bigger vision. We're building a family of tools for UK construction:
- PlanTrack — monitors 300+ UK council planning portals 24/7. Instant alerts when applications appear, change status, or hit key dates. Currently in pre-launch at plantrack.uk.
- SitePin — site inspection, defect pinning, and real-time person tracking for construction sites. Camera-based positioning with sub-5cm accuracy. Coming soon at sitepin.co.uk.
- TradeCalc — 155 free construction calculators covering everything from cable sizing to U-values. Live now at tradecalc.co.uk.
Being a beta tester doesn't just get you early access to PlanScan AI. It puts you at the front of the queue for everything we build next.