Improv®, Lester's design and pricing software is unlike any other. It provides accurate, on-demand building design, engineering and pricing. While other companies may tout "fast" turnaround, Improv is the only software that can do it in the time it takes you to enter specifications.

But that's not all. Improv also produces professional, exact floor plan, elevation and 3D drawings that oftentimes can be immediately used for permit purposes.

More importantly, Improv provides the power of laptop mobility allowing Lester Builders to uniquely present the industry's fastest, most interactive and professional building buying experience -- in the comfort of the prospect's home, office or wherever it's convenient for them. Improv puts an end, for the most part, to the old days of designing buildings on paper and waiting days, weeks or longer for drawings and firm pricing.

If you're looking for a tool that provides indisputable credibility and professionalism with a nod to customer service, Improv is it. It is your single best marketing and sales tool.

Improv not only provides a clean, fast process to engineer and fully price Lester buildings but it also serves as the conduit for Builders uploading orders directly to the Lester factory. Orders are placed instantly into Lester's order review, processing and manufacturing process, bypassing all the typical obstacles to fast response.

The many reports Improv generates help Builders manage with more confidence. Among others, there are labor hour reports for tracking and managing crew efficiency, Order History reports for future, time-saving reference and more. For your most particular customers, there are easy-to-understand design and pricing detail reports that show every component and specification. In addition, Lester provides complete construction details for each project as well as continually updated "best practices" construction videos, many embedded directly into the Improv software.

Improv, acting as the "engineer in a computer", determines the most efficient Lester structural configuration for you and your customer - in terms of material used and labor hours required. Improv also creates total project costing, including your buyouts and subcontracts. There isn't a better tool available for managing pricing and margin performance.

Lester Buildings is your one-stop source for all the services you may be currently juggling all on your own. All pre-construction aspects of your building business, from marketing to design, engineering, pricing, ordering, inventory, manufacturing and delivery are channeled through Lester. Most Lester buildings are delivered on custom-modified Lester trucks for efficient jobsite delivery. Your business management needs are simplified, giving you more time to concentrate on selling and building.

Lester provides a broad range of value-added designed and engineered systems known for dependable, long-term field performance. The risk you may have previously borne on your own is now transferred to Lester Building Systems. Lester provides architectural services. For higher-concept structures, you can count on the support from a variety of our partnering design consultants.

Lester provides a broad range of professional marketing tools and program support including: factory promotions, a national public relations effort, a website that's one of post frame's busiest, the industry's only instant building pricing website (eBuildings) customized to each builder, a full tradeshow schedule, show display program, national advertising, professional direct mail, literature resources and more.

A dedicated, ongoing marketing effort directed at architects, engineers and specifiers is supported by the industry's most comprehensive specifications distribution program to help our builders get their fair share of public and private commercial building opportunities.

Lester provides the industry's only Lifetime Structural Design Warranty for loads not exceeding design requirements. In addition, the warranty provides strong paint manufacturer pass-through protection. The Lester warranty is customizable for each building project by Improv and can be printed at time of building sale, to complete a truly unique building buying experience.

While the credibility of the Lester brand can jump start your Lester dealership, you can count on the support of a Lester Area Manager for all your routine technical and sales support needs. In addition, other Lester associates - from project coordinators, custom quote techs and transportation personnel to marketing and IT associates - are ready to lend a hand too. Finally, as a Lester builder, you would be joining an extended peer network of nearly 150 fellow Lester Builders.