AUTOMATIVECustom software · Cornwall
Software builtaround how you work.
Quoting tools, customer portals and internal apps that replace the spreadsheets, paperwork and phone calls slowing your business down. Built in Cornwall for businesses across the UK.
- First version in weeks
- Phone, tablet & desktop
- Works offline
- Looked after
Is it time?
Signs you've outgrown spreadsheets.
Custom software earns its keep when one job eats hours every week, or when mistakes in it cost real money. These are the usual signs.
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The same spreadsheet, every day
One file everyone edits, nobody fully trusts, and only one person really understands.
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Typing the same thing twice
Details copied from an email into a spreadsheet, then into a quote, then into an invoice.
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Waiting on one person
Prices, approvals or answers that stall until the owner picks up the phone.
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Software that almost fits
An off-the-shelf tool you've bent out of shape, with workarounds for the parts it can't do.
What's included
What we build, for businesses like yours.
Web apps that work on any phone, tablet or computer, built around one job your business does every day and does slowly.
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Quoting & pricing
Accurate quotes in minutes.
Your products, options and price rules in one place, so anyone on the team can produce a correct, branded quote without checking with you first.
- Product configurators
- Price & margin rules
- Branded PDF quotes
- Discount approvals
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Customer portals
Let customers do it themselves.
Somewhere customers can accept a quote, sign, pay a deposit, book or upload what you need, without the back-and-forth emails.
- Online quote acceptance
- E-signatures
- Deposits & payments
- Bookings & forms
- 03
Internal tools
One place for the whole team.
Jobs, stock, customers and paperwork in a single app with the right access for each person, instead of a dozen shared files.
- Job & stock tracking
- Simple CRMs
- Staff roles & permissions
- Dashboards
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Automations
Stop doing it by hand.
Emails, reminders, documents and reports that send themselves, plus connections to the tools you already use where they allow it.
- Automatic emails & reminders
- Generated documents
- Data imports & exports
- Integrations
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Out on site
Works where you work.
Apps that install on a phone or tablet and keep working with no signal, then sync when you're back in range. Built for yards, farms and job sites.
- Installable apps
- Offline mode
- Photo & signature capture
Not sure you need custom software?
Often you don't. Book a short call and we'll tell you honestly whether an off-the-shelf tool would do the job instead.
How it works
From first call to using it every day.
- 01
Free call
We learn how the job is done today, where it goes wrong and what it costs you.
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First version
We build the smallest useful version first, so your team is using it within weeks.
- 03
Use it, improve it
Real use shows what's missing. We add to it in short rounds, based on what your team asks for.
- 04
Looked after
Hosting, backups, security updates and small changes, so it keeps working as your business grows.
Case study
A quoting app that became a product.
Machinery dealer sales platform
DigDealer
A quoting app that became a product.
Built for a machinery dealer whose quotes lived in spreadsheets: sales staff configure machines, price them inside margin rules and send branded quotes for e-signature, all from a tablet on the yard. It now runs for other dealers too, as DigDealer.
- Custom App
- E-signatures
- PDF Quotes
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is custom software worth it for a small business?
Only when one job takes a lot of time or mistakes in it are expensive. If an off-the-shelf tool can do it, we'll say so on the first call. When it isn't, a tool built around how you work usually pays for itself in hours saved and errors avoided.
How long does it take to build?
A first, useful version usually takes a few weeks. We'd rather get something into your team's hands quickly and improve it than spend months building everything at once.
How much does custom software cost?
It depends on what it needs to do, so we don't quote blind. After the first call you'll get a clear price for the first version before any work starts.
Will it work on phones and tablets?
Yes. Everything we build runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, and can be installed like an app. Where it's needed, it keeps working offline.
Can it connect to software we already use?
Usually, if that software allows it. We'll check what your current tools can connect to on the first call and plan around it.
What happens after it's built?
We host it, back it up, keep it secure and make small changes as you need them. When the business changes, the software changes with it.
Also
What else we do.
- 01Local SEOTop three on Google Maps for the searches that bring in work.Google Business ProfileTechnical SEOCitationsReviews
- 02WebsitesFast, hand-built sites that rank and turn visitors into enquiries.New websitesService & area pagesHosting & care
- 03Google & Meta AdsPaid campaigns with proper tracking, for when you need calls this week.Google SearchLocal Services AdsFacebook & Instagram
Free call
Tell us what you need built.
A short call about how your business works today and what's slowing you down. We'll tell you honestly whether custom software is worth it, and what a first version could look like.
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How you work now
The spreadsheets, paperwork and tools you use today.
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What's slowing you down
Where time, money or jobs are being lost.
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An honest answer
Whether you need custom software, or something off the shelf will do.
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A first version
What we'd build first, so you're using it within weeks.
Rather email? sam@automative.agency