Real-Time Digital Publication: Construction Cost Handbooks were digitized into a mobile app format, eliminating print costs and ensuring always-updated data across six key Asian markets.
Multi-Role CMS Platform: A secure, role-based CMS enables teams to easily manage, update, and publish content while maintaining compliance and offering Excel-based data import/export flexibility.
Customer-Facing Mobile App: The app provides an intuitive interface with dynamic features like an interactive cost calculator, visual data representations, and downloadable content.
Business Intelligence & Lead Gen: Integrated analytics dashboards and lead capture forms provide actionable insights and open up new business development opportunities for Arcadis.
In an industry where accuracy, speed, and accessibility are everything, delivering up-to-date cost data to clients can be both a logistical and operational challenge. Arcadis, a global leader in design and consultancy for natural and built assets, recognized that their traditional method of distributing printed construction cost handbooks was no longer sustainable — economically or strategically.
To stay ahead of the curve and better serve their client base across Asia, Arcadis partnered with Fugu to create a fully digital, real-time publishing platform. The result is a cross-device, multi-country app ecosystem that not only simplifies access to complex construction data but also helps Arcadis unlock new business opportunities.
Arcadis had long published quarterly and annual Construction Cost Handbooks — comprehensive, data-rich guides used by clients in sectors like infrastructure, real estate, and engineering to estimate and benchmark costs.
However, the traditional print model presented several challenges:
In a market driven by speed and digital access, the company needed a scalable, interactive, and mobile-first solution.
Fugumobile worked with Arcadis to reimagine their handbook as a fully digital experience, accessible via a downloadable iOS and Android app.
Key Features of the Digital Handbook App:
The app is fed by a central CMS (Content Management System), ensuring all data — including construction costs, benchmarks, and market insights — remains current and instantly accessible.
Users can estimate project costs on the fly, using dynamic inputs to generate real-time figures.
Tabular data is converted into clear graphs and charts, helping users absorb complex information more easily.
Embedded forms allow users to express interest or request more information, enabling Arcadis to generate leads and follow up with high-value prospects.
A backend dashboard provides insight into app usage, content performance, and user behavior — valuable for future iterations and client engagement strategy.
This intuitive, high-functionality app is now available across Malaysia, China, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, creating a unified yet localized experience.
A critical component of the solution is the robust CMS developed for Arcadis. The platform enables different teams to manage, edit, and publish content — all while adhering to regional compliance and role-based access controls.
CMS Capabilities:
This system ensures that each market team has the autonomy to update their localized content, while Arcadis HQ retains governance and quality control.
The digital handbook platform delivered clear, measurable outcomes for Arcadis:
Significant cost savings by eliminating the need for printed guides
Real-time updates enhanced the value of the content for clients
Increased client engagement through mobile interactivity and personalized tools
New business leads captured via built-in inquiry forms
Data-driven decisions supported by backend analytics dashboards
Beyond operational benefits, the project repositioned Arcadis as a forward-thinking digital leader in the consultancy space — offering clients smarter, faster ways to access vital project planning data.
Arcadis’ transition from print to platform demonstrates how digitization can drive both efficiency and deeper customer value — especially in knowledge-driven industries. By turning its cost handbooks into an interactive app, Arcadis not only improved internal workflows and reduced costs but also delivered a superior experience for clients.
Real-Time Digital Publication:
Construction Cost Handbooks were digitized into a mobile app format, eliminating print costs and ensuring always-updated data across six key Asian markets.
Multi-Role CMS Platform:
A secure, role-based CMS enables teams to easily manage, update, and publish content while maintaining compliance and offering Excel-based data import/export flexibility.
Customer-Facing Mobile App:
The app provides an intuitive interface with dynamic features like an interactive cost calculator, visual data representations, and downloadable content.
Business Intelligence & Lead Gen:
Integrated analytics dashboards and lead capture forms provide actionable insights and open up new business development opportunities for Arcadis.
In an industry where accuracy, speed, and accessibility are everything, delivering up-to-date cost data to clients can be both a logistical and operational challenge. Arcadis, a global leader in design and consultancy for natural and built assets, recognized that their traditional method of distributing printed construction cost handbooks was no longer sustainable — economically or strategically.
To stay ahead of the curve and better serve their client base across Asia, Arcadis partnered with Fugu to create a fully digital, real-time publishing platform. The result is a cross-device, multi-country app ecosystem that not only simplifies access to complex construction data but also helps Arcadis unlock new business opportunities.
Arcadis had long published quarterly and annual Construction Cost Handbooks — comprehensive, data-rich guides used by clients in sectors like infrastructure, real estate, and engineering to estimate and benchmark costs.
However, the traditional print model presented several challenges:
In a market driven by speed and digital access, the company needed a scalable, interactive, and mobile-first solution.
Fugumobile worked with Arcadis to reimagine their handbook as a fully digital experience, accessible via a downloadable iOS and Android app.
Key Features of the Digital Handbook App:
The app is fed by a central CMS (Content Management System), ensuring all data — including construction costs, benchmarks, and market insights — remains current and instantly accessible.
Users can estimate project costs on the fly, using dynamic inputs to generate real-time figures.
Tabular data is converted into clear graphs and charts, helping users absorb complex information more easily.
Embedded forms allow users to express interest or request more information, enabling Arcadis to generate leads and follow up with high-value prospects.
A backend dashboard provides insight into app usage, content performance, and user behavior — valuable for future iterations and client engagement strategy.
This intuitive, high-functionality app is now available across Malaysia, China, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, creating a unified yet localized experience.
A critical component of the solution is the robust CMS developed for Arcadis. The platform enables different teams to manage, edit, and publish content — all while adhering to regional compliance and role-based access controls.
CMS Capabilities:
This system ensures that each market team has the autonomy to update their localized content, while Arcadis HQ retains governance and quality control.
The digital handbook platform delivered clear, measurable outcomes for Arcadis:
Significant cost savings by eliminating the need for printed guides
Real-time updates enhanced the value of the content for clients
Increased client engagement through mobile interactivity and personalized tools
New business leads captured via built-in inquiry forms
Data-driven decisions supported by backend analytics dashboards
Beyond operational benefits, the project repositioned Arcadis as a forward-thinking digital leader in the consultancy space — offering clients smarter, faster ways to access vital project planning data.
Arcadis’ transition from print to platform demonstrates how digitization can drive both efficiency and deeper customer value — especially in knowledge-driven industries. By turning its cost handbooks into an interactive app, Arcadis not only improved internal workflows and reduced costs but also delivered a superior experience for clients.
