simPRO delivers powerful digital tools to build fire safety businesses

There will likely be challenges to confront as your fire safety business begins to take on more work. The good news is that every challenge can realise triumphs and propel the company’s growth.

Like many fire safety companies, you might start out running your daily operations with paper and pen, whiteboards or spreadsheets. While this way of working will suffice while you’re still relatively small and starting out, it’s crucial to think about how well those manual processes will sustain as the company begins to grow. Here’s a hint: they will not do so.

In order to scale to new heights, businesses need to cut down on inefficiencies and work smarter, not harder. The key to this is using a good digital tool that supports all work functions and allows the business to manage everything in one central place.

Job management software is the perfect solution for managing all of the ‘moving parts’ of the business, duly assisting with inventory management, scheduling/dispatch, invoicing/payment and maintenance planning.

Inventory management

Import supplier inventories and quickly group items together so that you can assign materials to jobs with the click of a mouse. Managing stock digitally also makes it easy for you to understand the cost implications.

Ascertain if you’re sitting on unused inventory and, as a result, avoid overspending by unnecessarily ordering parts you already have in stock. You can even set up alerts to let you know when specific stock levels are low.

Scheduling and dispatch

Schedule and dispatch field staff from a single dashboard such that the right technician is sent to the right job every time. Designate specific technicians for calls in particular areas or dispatch based on the technician's expertise with certain assets, customers or types of jobs.

Invoicing and payment

Auto-populate invoices and avoid doubling your workload every time you invoice a new customer. Some software tools even afford technicians the power to create and send on-site invoices. Your staff not only save time through this way of working, but you can also ensure that invoices are sent to customers as soon as possible, which in turn helps speed up the payment process.

Maintenance planning

Move ahead of visits you need to make to maintain assets in the field such that you can allocate proper staff, time and tools to complete routine maintenance. Know when you’ll have income streaming in from maintenance calls so that you can better predict revenue.

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