Marcus van Enk has been building operational systems for Australian construction businesses since 2002 - before most of the industry knew what digital transformation meant.
Starting in irrigation and civil construction, Marcus spent 8 years leading multi-million dollar infrastructure projects before identifying the gap that would define his next two decades:
construction businesses had world class trade skills and no operational infrastructure to match.
That gap became the mission.
Today his systems are deployed across 1,000+ construction sites. Clients include Zinfra, KONE, Sure Constructions, Downer and Universal Civil.
Zinfra alone saved over $2 million through digital implementation. KONE digitised 25,000+ paper forms per month. Sure Constructions achieved triple ISO certification and has operated on Marcus' systems for 12+ years.
He is the founder and CEO of Platformers®, the Australian reseller and developer of the UpviseJS platform and the creator of Kontrol4® - the Mobile Quality Management System built specifically for civil and construction operations.
Marcus now operates as a Capital Allocator — acquiring, rebuilding and systematising construction adjacent businesses using the same operational architecture he has spent 20 years developing.
My grandfather escaped German captivity during World War II and immediately did what the van Enk family has always done — he built something.
A community grocery. A water supply. Infrastructure for people who had nothing.
Not because conditions were ideal. Because that's what builders do.
I entered the Australian construction industry in 2002 carrying that same instinct. I didn't start in software. I started on sites — learning how civil construction actually works, where the friction is, where the money disappears and what it costs when systems fail under pressure.
That ground level knowledge is what makes the difference. I don't build software for construction. I build systems from inside construction.
Every platform, every framework, every acquisition filter I use today was shaped by years of watching what actually happens between the office and the field.
That's the foundation. Everything else is built on it.
Built: 2019 — Present
AI-powered field operations platform with ID and Form components. Enables paperless documentation, digital identity for field workers, and automated compliance workflows.
Most construction software treats field workers as users to be licensed.
Sans Paper ID treats them as individuals with a portable professional identity.
HOW IT WORKS:
The entity gets a corporate email and a Sans Paper ID profile - the business identity layer.
Field workers and subbies create their own Sans Paper ID using their personal email. It belongs to them — a digital passport they carry to every job, every site, every contractor they work with. Like a digital white card.
When someone leaves — permanently or at the end of a two week subbie engagement — one button revokes their access instantly.
They keep their passport. The company keeps its data.
This is how field workforce identity should work.
Founded: 2011 — 2019
The originating company that built and commercialised the MQMS and Kontrol4® systems. Developed the configuration of UpviseJS that made it suitable for civil and construction operations in Australia.
Vertical Matters® was the first company to achieve ISO certification using mobile-first methodologies in Australian construction.
The Upvise® trademark in Australia is held by Vertical Matters® - the originating company founded and operated by Marcus van Enk.
The "van Enk®" name is also trademarked through Vertical Matters® , protecting the IP and identity developed over 20+ years of construction technology innovation.
