Case Study: ADCO achieves accurate, accessible document control and streamlined construction workflows with Dropbox

How ADCO is constructing new ways of working in an age-old industry

ADCO, an Australian construction firm founded in 1972 with more than 3,500 projects worth about $10 billion, builds hospitals, schools and commercial facilities. Long accustomed to “old‑school” practices, the company faced fragmented document management across dozens of file servers and the real risk that missing or outdated drawings could turn profitable projects into loss-making ones.

ADCO centralized project assets—contracts, blueprints, photos—on Dropbox, replacing roughly 40 file servers with a single cloud workspace to streamline collaboration between designers, engineers and site managers. The result: easier, more reliable access to up‑to‑date documents, faster coordination on site, and reduced risk of costly mistakes that helps protect project margins.

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Glen Blamey

Senior Design Manager