Where most people start
The one thing the whole business depends on, often a spreadsheet or a whiteboard, moved into a proper system. One version of the truth, a full history, and live within weeks.
Business systems specialists in Bury, Greater Manchester
We build the systems your business runs on
Bespoke software and mobile apps, shaped around how you work. We build, host and support them from start to finish.
Booked online in a minute. It arranges our free Business Systems Assessment, in person or online, and we walk you through what we would change.
- Fixed price, in writing
- UK hosted, backed up nightly
- Cyber Essentials certified
What we do
Start with one system. Grow it from there.
Whatever your business runs on today, a spreadsheet, a whiteboard or a package you've outgrown, we turn it into a proper system with logins, history and backups, put your team on it, automate the routine work where it saves time, and keep it working from then on. The work has a shape rather than a size: it can start with one team and grow to several sites.
Where it usually ends up
Several sites and one set of numbers. Customers and subcontractors logged in, your accounts package connected, approvals and a full audit trail.
Mobile apps for your field teams
The day's work on a phone, completed as it happens, with photos, checklists and signatures sent straight back to the office.
What we build
The systems we build most often
Each one is built for the business that needs it, rather than bought off the shelf and worked around.
Run the work
Jobs, people and money moving through the day.
Job and works trackers
Every job from enquiry to invoice, with its stage, owner and history on one board.
Scheduling and run sheets
Who's doing what, where and when, on the phone of the person doing it.
Quotes and pricing
Consistent quotes whoever prepares them, with the margin visible before the job is won.
Timesheets and sign-offs
Hours booked against real jobs, approved once and ready for payroll.
Stock and materials
What's in stock, what's on order and what went out on which job.
Keep the records straight
What you own, what you must prove, and the paperwork behind it.
Asset and equipment registers
What you own, where it is, who has it and when it's next due.
Compliance and inspection records
Checks, certificates and expiry dates that remind you, ready for any audit.
Document and certificate stores
Filed against the job or asset they belong to, and found in seconds.
Case and matter management
A file from first contact to closure, with its stages, parties, documents and audit trail.
Forms and e-signatures
Forms built for the work, documents generated from the record and signed on any device.
Join it up and see the numbers
Customers, suppliers, other systems and one set of figures.
Customer and supplier portals
Your customers and suppliers see their own jobs and documents, any time.
Customer messaging
Texts, WhatsApp and email sent from the record, with the replies landing back on it.
Joining up your systems
Your accounts and payroll connected, so figures are entered once.
Multi-site and multi-depot operations
Each site runs its own work, with one set of numbers across the business.
Management reporting
The figures you run the business on, live from the work as it happens.
Have something else in mind? Book a 20-minute call, or see all the systems we build. Any of them can have AI features built in where they save time, from website chat to documents drafted from your own data.
Who we work with
Systems for the work your firm actually does
Skip yards, plant depots, site teams, hauliers, workshops, engineers, food producers, venues, clinics and salons, lettings offices, legal practices and debt advice firms, with one depot or several sites. Pick your line of work to see what we build for it.
Waste and recyclingContainers, permits and transfer notes in one system.
Plant hireWhat's out, who has it and when it's due back.
ConstructionJobs, variations and certificates, start to finish.
TransportRuns, vehicles and walk round checks, live from the road.
ManufacturingWorks orders, batches and traceability through the shop.
Property and lettingsMatters, properties and compliance dates in one place.
Venues and eventsEnquiries, bookings and the running order on one screen.
Field serviceJob sheets, readings, sign-off and certificates, from the engineer's phone.
Food and drink producersBatch records, traceability both ways and packaging data.
Legal and claimsMatters from intake to closure, with the file, the parties and the audit trail.
Aesthetics and salonsBookings, consent, treatment notes and payments on one record.
Debt managementCases, creditors, payment plans and reviews on one file.
Another line of workIf the work has jobs, kit or records to keep straight, we can usually help. See everything we build.
Ask about our free Business Systems Assessment
An hour with whoever runs the day to day. Clear recommendations to act on.
We look at how the work actually runs and what it runs on, then send you a list of what we would change, what each change would do for the business, and what it would take. In person or online, whichever suits you. Nothing to pay, nothing to sign.
- One hour
- In person or online
- Recommendations we talk you through
Book a 20-minute callThe call arranges it. How it works
Mobile app development
Mobile apps for teams in the field
Drivers, engineers, inspectors and site teams carry the app. The office sees the work as it's done, on the same system, without waiting for paperwork to come back.
- iPhone and Android: published to the App Store and Google Play.
- Photos, checklists and signatures: captured on site, not written up later.
- Connected to the office: jobs, schedules and records update instantly.
- Supported by us: updates, store listings and new features handled.
How we work
A clear process, from first call to go-live
The same seven steps on every project, so you always know what's happening, what it costs and what comes next. Your current way of working carries on until the new system has proved itself.
- Step 1
A 20-minute call
Booked online in a minute. You tell us what you'd like the system to do and we ask questions. For most firms it arranges the free Business Systems Assessment. No commitment.
- Step 2
Fixed price, in writing
Scope, price and timescale agreed before anything starts, with what's not included written down as clearly as what is.
- Step 3
Build
Usually a few weeks for a first system, with regular updates and early warning if anything changes.
- Step 4
Review with your data
You use the real system with your own data while there's still time to adjust how it works.
- Step 5
Training
Sessions for the office and for anyone on the road, plus a written guide your team keeps.
- Step 6
Go live
Usually alongside your current process for the first week, so the switch is calm.
- Step 7
Ongoing support
Hosted, backed up, monitored and developed as your business changes.
After go-live
What running it actually means
Everything needed to keep your system secure, available and up to date, included as part of the service.
UK hosting
Certificates, domains and updates handled. Nothing for you to renew.
Nightly backups
Stored separately from the live system and kept for thirty days.
Monitoring
Checked every few minutes, so we usually know about a problem first.
Security
Cyber Essentials certified, patched and kept current.
Changes
New fields, reports and statuses, with what the monthly covers agreed at the start.
Support
Direct to the team that built it. 8am to 6pm weekdays and Saturday mornings.
Your data
Exported in a standard format whenever you ask.
Built to grow
New sites, logins or modules as a change rather than a rebuild.
Who we are
A software company in Bury, Greater Manchester
We build the operational systems UK businesses run on, and then we run them. Because we look after everything we build, we build it to last: fewer moving parts, documented as we go, and straightforward for your team to use.
You deal directly with the people who design, build and support your system. No account managers, no call centre, and no handover to a team you've never met.
We don't publish client names, so our customers aren't turned into a list for other suppliers. Once we've spoken, we're happy to put you in touch with a customer in a similar line of work who can tell you what we're like to work with.
Worth reading
Before you ring anyone
Three short guides on buying and running a business system, written for owners rather than IT departments.
Guide
Bespoke software or off the shelf: how to decide
Which kind of work suits a package, which suits a system built around your firm, and how the two sit together.
Read the guide GuideMoving off spreadsheets without stopping work
One job at a time, running alongside, cleaning the data, and who to involve.
Read the guide GuideHow long bespoke software takes, and what decides it
Where the weeks go, what stretches them, and how going live in pieces gets the useful part to you early.
Read the guideQuestions
Frequently asked questions
Eight of the questions we're asked most. The full list covers cost, timing, data, apps and what happens after go-live. Anything else, ask us.
How much does it cost?
Every project has a fixed price, agreed in writing before work starts. We look at what you need first rather than quoting from a description, so the price fits the job. We won't come back asking for more because something turned out harder than expected. After the intro call we'll give you a clear sense of whether it's a small project or a larger one, so you can decide before anyone spends time on a detailed quote. Ongoing hosting and support is a fixed monthly fee, agreed at the same time.
What happens if something happens to you?
It's a fair question, and we'd ask it too. Every system is documented as we go, hosted on mainstream UK infrastructure rather than anything of our own making, and backed up every night to a separate location. Your data can be exported in a standard format whenever you ask, and we'll show you how on day one.
How long does it take?
A first system is usually a few weeks rather than months. If we think something will take longer, we'll tell you before you've committed to anything.
Do you build mobile apps as well as web systems?
Yes. We build apps for iPhone and Android, published to the App Store and Google Play and connected to the same system your office uses. Where a mobile web app will do the job just as well, we'll recommend it.
What's the difference between bespoke and off-the-shelf software?
Off-the-shelf software is built for the average business, so your team adapts to it. Bespoke software is built around how your business already works, with only the screens and steps you need. It tends to make sense when your work has a shape packaged software doesn't quite fit, or when several tools need to become one.
Can you work with the software we already use?
Usually, yes. Much of what we build connects to software a business already relies on, such as accounts and payroll, so figures are entered once rather than twice.
We're not very technical. Is that a problem?
Not at all. The people who'll use the system have a say in how it works before it goes live, and everyone is trained before launch.
How much of our time will it take?
Less than people expect. Usually the intro call, an hour or two to walk us through how the work moves, a review session with your own data, and training before go-live. We do the rest.
Or send us a note
Let's talk about what you need
Pick what you'd like to keep track of, add a line if you want to, and leave a name and a way to reach you. We'll take it from there. Wanting it quicker or tidier is reason enough.
- We reply the same working day with a few questions, or an honest answer if it isn't for us.
- The intro call, 20 minutes by phone or video. Bring whatever you use now, even a screenshot of the spreadsheet helps.
- A fixed price in writing if it's a fit, after an hour or two walking us through how the work moves. No obligation and no follow-up sales calls. If it isn't a fit, we'll say so and point you somewhere useful.
- Telephone
- 0161 388 2444
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
Saturday mornings - Office
- 151 The Rock, Bury
Greater Manchester BL9 0ND
Want to hear it from someone else? After the intro call, we'll put you in touch with a customer in a similar line of work.