Plans you can quote from. Drawn on the PDF you already have.
Security, low-voltage and AV jobs start with someone else's drawing and end with a crew on a ladder. We build the tools in between, and a website that shows buyers how precise your work is.
Photo from Unsplash. It shows the kind of place we build for, not a client.
What goes wrong
The same problems come up on almost every first call.
The plan is a screenshot with arrows.
Someone crops a floor from the architect's PDF, draws camera arrows in a markup app and pastes it into the quote. Coverage is a guess, and the customer can tell.
The crew has last week's version.
Plans get emailed, revised, printed and emailed again. On install day, the tech on the ladder isn't sure which copy is current.
The website reads like a flyer.
Your buyers are facilities managers and IT leads. They want services, process and the kinds of buildings you work in, and stock photos of cable tell them none of it.
Nobody knows who controls the domain.
The site, the email and the domain were set up years ago by someone who has since moved on. Renewal notices go to an old inbox, and one missed email can take your email down.
What we build
Each answer links to the service behind it.
- Custom software
From the PDF to an editable plan
Pick the page, crop the floor, and place cameras, access points and speakers from a palette. Coverage is drawn in, so the quote goes out with a map instead of a sketch.
- Mobile apps
One current plan, on site
Plans live in one place the whole team can reach, not in email threads. We can put the same plan on an iPad for the walk-through, so changes made on site reach the office copy.
- Websites
A site laid out like a spec sheet
Your services set out the way engineers read them, the four steps from survey to support, and a quote form that asks what you'd ask on the phone.
- Hosting
Domain, email and hosting in one place
We move the site, email and domain to hosting we run on two servers and check the site every minute. The domain stays registered in your name.
Services that matter here
- Custom softwareInternal tools and operations apps built around how your team works.
- WebsitesBrand sites, location pages and menus that get people to order.
- Mobile appsiPhone, iPad and Android apps for managers, crews and customers.
- HostingManaged hosting on two servers, with every site checked every minute.
Questions
Will it work with our architects' drawings?
The install planner starts from the PDF you're sent: choose the page, crop the floor, then build the plan on top. We test a handful of your real drawings early, because every architect's files are a little different.
We're a small shop. Is custom software overkill?
Sometimes. If a template and a shared folder do the job, we'll tell you that. A custom tool earns its keep when the same task eats hours every week, like redrawing a plan for every quote.
Can you take over our website and email?
Yes. We plan the move so mail keeps arriving during the switch, keep the domain registered in your name, and check the site every minute once it's with us.
Other industries
Have something that should work better?
Tell us what is getting in the way. A person reads it and replies within two business days.