27 problems scaffolding firms bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.
Scaffolding firms lose income when hire extensions past the quoted period are never invoiced. We build a hire register that raises extension charges on time.
Scaffolding off-hire calls get lost between phone, office and yard, so strikes are late and hire is disputed. We build off-hire logging and strike planning.
Scaffolding estimators price from site visits by memory, so lifts, bays, sheeting and hire terms vary job to job. We build pricing from your own rates.
Scaffolding firms miss quote requests from builders and roofers sent by text, call and WhatsApp. We build one request list with photos, address and follow-up.
Scaffolding firms erect on a phone call, then argue about hire terms later. We build quote acceptance that records the customer's agreement before erection.
Scaffolding offices take calls from homeowners asking when the scaffold goes up or comes down. We build erect and strike date messages sent from your plan.
Scaffold gangs arrive to blocked access or sites not ready, and the wasted day is never charged. We build readiness checks and abortive visit records.
Scaffolding handover certificates are written on paper pads, left in vans and never sent to the customer. We build digital handover records filed per job.
Scaffolding inspection records are scattered across pads, tags and emails. We build an admin record of each inspection, filed by scaffold and sent to customers.
Scaffolding gangs add lifts, move boards and shift loading bays on request, and the alteration never reaches an invoice. We build alteration orders from phone.
Scaffolding extras like sheeting, netting, fans and loading bays are fitted but missed off invoices. We build extras tracking from quote to site to invoice.
Scaffold boards, tubes and fittings come back damaged or missing after other trades use them. We build strike-day kit checks with photos and charge-backs.
Scaffolding firms cannot say how much tube, board and fitting is in the yard or on each site. We build stock tracking from loading lists and yard returns.
Scaffolding firms that cross-hire kit lose track of what came in, where it went and when it is due back. We build cross-hire tracking against jobs and invoices.
Scaffold wagons go out short of kit or overloaded because loading lists are guessed. We build loading lists from the quote's elevations, lifts and extras.
Scaffolding wagons, drivers, erects and strikes are planned daily on paper. We build a transport plan that sequences loads, routes and gangs in one view.
Main contractors want a monthly scaffold schedule with erect dates, alterations and handover certificates. We build a contractor view from your job records.
Scaffolding owners allocate gangs to erects, strikes and alterations by phone each night. We build a gang board linked to wagons, loads and card records.
Scaffolding firms find out a CISRS card has expired when a site turns an operative away. We build card and training records with expiry alerts and site packs.
Scaffolding firms that pay gangs on price work calculate it by hand each week, and disputes follow. We build pay from recorded erects, strikes and alterations.
Scaffolding firms rarely know which customers pay once gang days, wagon runs, hire weeks and lost kit are counted. We build costing from your own records.
Scaffold packages change as a build programme moves, and phases, adaptations and hire weeks get missed. We build phase-by-phase scaffold pricing for estimators.
Scaffolding firms lose track of council licences for scaffolds on the highway, and renewals and fees slip. We build licence tracking linked to each scaffold.
Scaffolding subcontractors build monthly applications for payment by hand and miss hire, adaptations or phases. We build applications from your job records.
Scaffolding firms paid under CIS by several contractors struggle to match deduction statements to invoices and payments. We build statement matching.
Scaffolding firms keep erecting for builders whose accounts are overdue, while hire runs on. We build account status checks on every booking with alerts.
Scaffold quotes sit for months while builders wait for their own jobs to go ahead, then go elsewhere. We build quote follow-up tied to the builder's start date.