Sage has acquired Paperless Environments, a Louisiana-based provider of accounts payable (AP) automation, document workflow, and subcontractor compliance software for construction firms. Paperless has worked with Sage for more than two decades through OEM, ISV, and distribution relationships, and Sage customers already use its technology as Sage Paperless Construction. The announcement did not include deal terms.
Sage says the purchase extends its investment in construction, where contractors manage invoices, approvals, and compliance records across offices, project teams, and jobsites. Dan Miller, EVP of financials and ERP at Sage, said contractors “should not have to piece together critical information” from their finance, project, and field teams.
Moving Invoices and Compliance Documents From Jobsite to Ledger
Paperless began as an internal fix. According to the company, Seth Dawson, then CFO of a heavy civil and industrial contractor in Baton Rouge, started building the system in 2001 after finding that available imaging and workflow tools solved only part of his paperwork problem. Dawson is now president and CEO of Paperless Environments.
The software captures and routes project records, checks invoice information against ERP data and purchasing requirements, and manages the documents contractors need to keep subcontractors compliant and payments moving. Jobsite staff can submit receipts, images, and forms from mobile devices, and authorized project managers can review and approve work away from the office.
Sage reports that Paperless serves more than 1,400 customers in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Its software works with Sage Intacct Construction, Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, and Sage 100 Contractor, though Sage notes that integration scope and functionality vary by product. Paperless connects to Intacct Construction through APIs today. Sage says the acquisition creates opportunities to deepen that integration over time, which describes planned work, not a current capability. Paperless will continue to support customers on non-Sage ERP systems, with no immediate changes to products or support.
Sage’s Second Construction Acquisition in Two Months
The deal follows Sage’s August acquisition of Bangert, a reseller focused on Sage Intacct Construction and Sage Construction Management. That purchase brought onboarding expertise and AskRichard, Bangert’s AI-powered support platform for Intacct users, into Sage. Bangert addresses how construction customers get started on Intacct. Paperless addresses the daily flow of invoices and compliance documents into it.
Sage now lists construction capabilities spanning estimating, preconstruction, project delivery, workforce management, HR and payroll, expense management, onboarding, and document workflow. Intacct Construction provides the financial management and job costing core.
Interest in automation across the sector is rising. The 2026 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook, published by Sage and the Associated General Contractors of America, found that 61% of US construction firms were using AI or planning to increase AI investment in 2026, up from 44% in 2025.
What This Means for ERP Insiders
Treat invoice validation as a job-cost control. Paperless checks invoice data against ERP records and purchasing requirements before payment. ERP teams can define those match rules up front, catching coding and pricing errors before they reach job cost reports and keeping project margins accurate.
Tie compliance documents to payment approvals. Subcontractor compliance paperwork can hold up payments when it sits outside the AP process. ERP teams can link compliance status to approval steps, so project managers see what is missing before a payment stalls.
Confirm integration depth by product. Sage says Paperless integration varies across Intacct Construction, Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, and Sage 100 Contractor, and that deeper Intacct integration is a future opportunity. ERP teams can check current functionality for their own product before redesigning workflows, keeping plans tied to what is available today.
