At Trade Tools Pro, we specialise in providing digital tools that are specifically designed for the building industry.
Our goal is to simplify the management of building projects by offering tools that can be immediately deployed with minimal or zero training.
One of the main challenges in the market is the complexity of competitor apps, which, despite their excellent functionality, require high IT skills to navigate. This poses a significant barrier for many users who have limited technical expertise.
Our strategy is to offer low-cost solutions that provide immediate benefits to all parties involved in a project. The first app we are launching focuses on bringing clarity and control to the tracking and management of variations in a build project.
In every building project there will likely be variance from the original quotes to the build.
As a Principal Contractor you are managing often multiple subcontractors.
This can lead to numerous variations and additional costs, which can be time consuming to track and have some degree of ambiguity. These are also rarely authorised and dealt with in a timely fashion leading to a lack of clarity and control.
This can lead to complicated invoicing processes.
This often leads to disagreement at invoice time of what has and hasn’t been agreed.
Currently, subcontractors submit and agree on prices with main contractors based on specific sets of drawings and work. However, once the build begins, variations to the original quote inevitably arise.
These variations can stem from changes requested by the customer, inaccurate drawings, unforeseen work, errors, and various other reasons.
Traditionally, managing these variations involves a convoluted combination of word documents, emails, texts, and inconsistent processes across subcontractors and builds. This often leads to disputes during invoice reconciliation due to the lack of clear and unified evidence.
