Custom call-off order software for installers
Appfront builds software for installation companies that call off materials from wholesalers for residential and commercial construction projects: the bill of materials per dwelling type and property number, the framework order or project price agreed with the wholesaler, the call-off per phase made by the site planner or fitter, confirmation and delivery to the construction site, and the remaining balance on the framework order. So the right pipes and fixtures arrive on the right day at the right property number, and nobody orders more than the project needs.
What is call-off order software for installers?
An installation company building fifty homes does not buy materials home by home. Instead it agrees with the wholesaler on the whole project: a project price or framework order for the quantities in the estimate. Then it calls off, per phase and per property number, what is needed. Call-off order software keeps track of that agreement, lets site planners and fitters place call-offs at the right moment, and ensures delivery reaches the construction site.
Without such software, the site planner phones the wholesaler's back office with a list per property number, or a fitter walks to the counter with a note. What has already been called off and what is left of the project agreement sits in a spreadsheet that does not add up. A delivery arrives on the wrong day or at the wrong property number. And material bought outside the agreement costs the standard price without anyone noticing.
We build custom solutions because the call-off must fit your projects and wholesalers: how you estimate and which bill of materials follows from that, which wholesalers you work with and how they support electronic ordering, how you group dwelling types and phases, which planning you use, and how buyers' additional requests are handled. A wholesaler's portal knows its own articles; it does not know your property numbers, phases or estimate.
Materials per property number
The bill of materials per dwelling type from the estimate, divided across property numbers and phases, with buyers' additional requests included.
Call-offs within the agreement
Call off what is needed per phase and property number, at the project price and within the framework order, electronically to the wholesaler.
Delivery to the project
Delivery date, unloading point and property number on every call-off, the wholesaler's confirmation, and receipt on site recorded.
How we build your call-off order software for installers
We start with a live project: how materials are currently called off, how often a delivery went wrong, and how much was bought outside the project price.
Your estimates and bills of materials, the agreements with wholesalers, how they support electronic ordering, and your planning and phases.
The framework order or project price per wholesaler, and the bill of materials per dwelling type and property number from the estimate.
Call-offs per phase and property number, electronic ordering, confirmation and delivery status, and receipt on site.
Remaining quantities per framework order, additional and reduced work, integrations with scheduling and accounting, and ongoing management.
What call-off order software for installers actually does
The components below come up in almost every installation company with projects. Which ones you need depends on your projects and wholesalers.
Bills of materials
The bill of materials per dwelling type from the estimate, split into phases such as structural work, finishing and handover.
Project agreements
Framework orders and project prices per wholesaler, with quantities, term and conditions.
Call-offs
A call-off per phase and plot number with a delivery date and drop-off point, placed by the site planner or fitter, from the office or on site.
Electronic ordering
Call-off as an order to the wholesaler via the integration the wholesaler supports, with confirmation returned.
Receipt and remaining balance
Receipt on site is logged, and for each framework order you can see what has been called off and what remains.
Additional and reduced work
Buyer options that change the bill of materials per plot, processed before anything is called off.
Who we build call-off order software for installers
The software is designed for installation companies where call-offs still go by phone and handwritten note.
Installers in residential construction
Many plots with the same dwelling types. The bill of materials per type and the call-off per phase are the core.
Electrical installers
Many small items and phases on site. The call-off by the fitter and delivery to the project matter most.
Climate and mechanical services installers
Large units with long lead times. The delivery date and confirmation are what counts.
Installers in commercial construction
Projects organised by floor or zone. The split into phases and the remaining balance per framework order are the core.
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This page is about the installer who calls off materials. For the supplier delivering to the construction site, see our page on construction site delivery and call-off orders; for the installation company as a whole, see our page on installer software; and for additional work requested by buyers, see our page on an app for buyer additional work. You can read about our way of working under get software built.
If you want site managers to place and receive call-offs from a single app, take a look at our app for call-offs and receipt on site.
Why choose Appfront for your installer call-off order software?
Material that isn't on the project in time costs fitters hours. That's what we build around: call-offs per plot, within the agreement, and delivery arriving where it needs to be.
On time at the plot
Every call-off has a delivery date, a drop-off point and a plot number. The fitter no longer searches for their materials.
Within the project price
Call-offs follow the agreement with the wholesaler. Material bought outside the agreement stands out.
No surplus at the end
The remaining balance per framework order is visible. You never call off more than the project needs.
Security and privacy in installer call-off order software
The software holds project data, price agreements with wholesalers and orders. Access is set up by role: the fitter calls off for their project, the site planner manages bills of materials, and purchasing sees the agreements and prices. Every call-off and change is logged with name and time.
The software runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily back-ups. Integrations with wholesalers use their own keys, which can be revoked for each wholesaler.
Frequently asked questions about installer call-off order software
Questions installation businesses ask before getting started.
From the costing, he builds a material schedule per house type and build number, keeps track of framework orders and project prices with wholesalers, lets site planners and fitters call off materials per phase, places orders electronically with the wholesaler, follows confirmation and delivery, and shows the remaining balance per framework order.
That page is about the supplier who receives and delivers its customers' call-offs. This software is for the installer who calls off: material schedules per build number, agreements with several wholesalers, and call-offs made by their own staff.
Many wholesalers in the installation trade support electronic ordering. The software sends the call-off as an order and receives the confirmation back. We will look at which wholesalers you use and what they offer in the first step.
Yes, on their phone, for their project and within the material schedule. The site planner sees the call-off and can approve it if you wish.
Buyer options that change the material for a build number are incorporated into that build number's material schedule before anything is called off. That way, the right appliance reaches the right home.
From your costing package or from an export of the drawing, per house type. The software distributes it across build numbers and phases.
Check that first. An installation ERP knows projects and orders, and a wholesaler portal lets you order. That is enough for small projects. Custom development makes sense if you call off per build number and phase with several wholesalers, if fitters call off themselves, or if the remaining balance on framework orders needs monitoring.
The right material on the right day at the right build number?
Tell us how you cost, which wholesalers you work with and how you currently call off materials for projects. We will show you what the material schedule, the call-off and the remaining balance look like.