Suffolk put AI agents in the hands of 1,500 field workers
Suffolk deployed AI agents across its jobsites so field teams can instantly surface RFIs, submittals and drawing revisions.
The Business
Suffolk deployed AI agents across its jobsites so field teams can instantly surface RFIs, submittals and drawing revisions.
Suffolk · Americas · 2,500+ employees.
Before AI
Field teams lost hours manually searching drawings, RFIs and submittals on site.
What Changed
Suffolk signed an enterprise agreement with Trunk Tools, rolling AI agents to more than 1,500 field users, and builds in-house tools via its innovation hub.
The Result
Near-instant document retrieval replacing manual search. Suffolk's internal modelling suggests coordinated AI levers could yield 17–20% cost and 22–25% schedule savings on large projects.
Why this matters
AI is reaching the field, not just the office.
The value shows up where work actually happens.
Any business with staff away from a desk — on sites, in vehicles, on the floor — can bring instant answers to the point of work.
Technology Used
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Source
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