Why are Malaysian contracting firms still running on Excel and WhatsApp?

Most contracting firms in Malaysia grew faster than their systems. The tools that worked at RM 3M turnover, spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, paper site reports, become liabilities at RM 10M+. Claims get assembled the night before submission. Job updates disappear in group chats. Subcontractors get overpaid because nobody has the full picture. The problem is not the people, it is that the tools were never built for contracting operations at this scale.

What is the difference between Moorstack and off-the-shelf construction software?

Off-the-shelf software like BuildSpace has a fixed workflow, you adapt your operations to match it. Moorstack maps your actual workflow first, then builds the platform around it. That means the way you run jobs, generate claims, track subcontractors, and prepare for audit is preserved and automated, not replaced with someone else's process.

How quickly can a Moorstack platform be deployed?

A starter module takes 3-4 weeks. A full operations platform with jobs, claims, subcontractors, and audit takes 8-12 weeks. A multi-module platform with BIM integration can run to 16 weeks. The build happens in stages with weekly demos so you see it taking shape.

Contracting SMEs.
Sixteen trades.

An electrical contractor doesn't run like a piling firm. Generic software ignores that. Moorstack doesn't.

Book a scoping call See the full list

FOCUS

Where we go deep.

Each trade has its own compliance, claim formats, and site routines. We've mapped them, so your platform knows how your trade runs, not guesses.

Primary focus

Electrical
CIDB / JKR / TNB-registered
M&E
Mechanical & Electrical
Fire protection
BOMBA-compliant
ACMV / HVAC
Plumbing & sanitary
ELV
CCTV, ACS, data cabling
Solar PV
Renewable energy
Instrumentation
BMS, SCADA

Strong fit

Interior fit-out & renovation
Aluminium, glazing & facade
Waterproofing
Steel fabrication
Piling, foundation & earthworks
Roofing & cladding
General building (CIDB G3-G5)
Commercial painting

Sole trader, distributor, developer, or pure consultancy? Not a fit, and we'll say so on the first call.

WHERE THOSE TRADES ALSO WORK

The same trades, in plant.

Instrumentation, ELV, M&E, fire protection and steel fabrication do not stop at the site boundary. A good part of the year is spent inside refineries, terminals and tank farms, and on shutdowns that have to hand the plant back on the date they said they would.

The trade is the same. What changes is how hard the claim gets read, and how much of the work was never in the original order. Section 4 of CIPAA 2012 names oil, gas and petrochemical work as construction work, so the same statutory clocks run on it.

Onshore only. Offshore and upstream work is not ours, and we say why. Oil and gas contractors

THE REALITY YOU OPERATE IN

The rules and the risks are
already on your desk.

Not our claims. The world your firm already works in. Verifiable, and the reason systems stopped being optional.

30 days

is the statutory payment period when your contract is silent on it. The clock runs whether or not anyone is counting.

CIPAA 2012, section 36

~1 in 2

Malaysian construction projects hit late, short, or non-payment. The wait to get paid is the norm.

Planning Malaysia Journal

RM 1.3b

in construction payment went to adjudication in 2023 alone, money owed, withheld, and fought over.

AIAC / CIPAA adjudication, 2023

NEXT STEP

Your trade on the list?

Thirty minutes. We'll walk through how your firm runs and say straight whether a custom platform is the right move.

Book a pilot call See what we build

Contracting SMEs.Sixteen trades.

Where we go deep.

The same trades, in plant.

The rules and the risks arealready on your desk.

Your trade on the list?

Contracting SMEs.
Sixteen trades.

The rules and the risks are
already on your desk.