Real client

Construction firm: project folders ready in under a minute

Staff at a construction firm built every project folder tree by hand. Now a new folder in SharePoint gets its project number and the full subfolder tree in under a minute.

SharePoint library where a new project folder got its number and nine template subfolders seconds after it was created.

Trade: Construction firm
Client since: May 2026
Repeat work: Came back for three more jobs, Jul to Sep 2026.
Built in: First version the next day, full tree after one round of feedback (May 2026); three more jobs Jul to Sep 2026
Built by: Automation developer, later a PM
Tools: Power Automate
SharePoint

Before and after

Every new project meant a numbered folder and the same subfolders, made by hand, branch by branch.

Before and after
	Before	After
New project folder	Number and the same subfolders made by hand	Number and full tree in under a minute

What we built

A unique number. Make a folder and it gets the next project number.
The full tree. Every subfolder copied from a master template, in under a minute.
Branch permissions. Each branch tree keeps its own access.
Group folders. Added later, on the same flow.

How it works

Staff create a project folderSharePoint
The flow gives it the next project numberPower Automate
The full subfolder tree is copied from the region's master templatePower Automate
The region's permissions are appliedSharePoint