The CRM for scaffolders
who manage the full hire period
Project quoting, scaffold hire tracking, erect and dismantle scheduling, NASC compliance and campaign attribution — built for UK scaffolding contractors.
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Built for how scaffolding businesses work
Hire period tracking, stage invoicing and NASC compliance in one system.
Build detailed scaffolding quotes covering design, erection, hire period, adaptation visits and dismantle. Include materials (standards, ledgers, boards, couplers), labour per stage and scaffolding hire rate. Customers get a professional quote with full cost breakdown.
Log scaffold erection date, planned hire duration and dismantle date per project. Alert when hire periods are extended beyond the quoted duration — overruns need to be re-quoted and re-invoiced before they become disputes.
Schedule erection crews and dismantle crews as separate job types. Assign gangs, log completions and send site-ready notifications to the main contractor automatically when scaffold is up.
Store NASC membership certificates, SG4:22 working at height risk assessments, inspection records and handover packs per project. Keep your compliance documents accessible during site inspections.
Split large scaffolding contracts into erection invoice, weekly/monthly hire invoice and dismantle invoice. Trade2Base schedules and sends each invoice automatically on the agreed billing cycle.
Track leads from Barbour ABI, main contractor referrals, Google and your own website. Know which source generates your most profitable scaffolding contracts and stop investing in channels that don't convert.
Log scaffold inspection reports with date, inspector name, findings and any remedial actions. Attach photos of any damage or non-compliance findings. Build an inspection audit trail per project.
Describe the project — building type, working height, configuration required, access constraints — and Trade2Base drafts a scaffolding quote with erection, hire, adaptation and dismantle costs.
Track every hire period so extensions get invoiced, not absorbed
Scaffold hire overruns are one of the biggest sources of margin erosion for scaffolding contractors. A project runs three weeks over, nobody raises an extension invoice, and the hire cost is absorbed. Trade2Base monitors every active hire period and alerts you the moment a project exceeds its quoted duration.
- Log erection date and planned hire duration per project
- Alert when hire extends beyond the quoted duration
- Create a hire extension invoice from the project record
- Track total scaffold hire revenue by week and month
- See which projects are currently on-hire vs dismantled
What scaffolding contractors say
“Hire period tracking has saved us thousands. We had jobs running 3 weeks over without anyone flagging it — that's hire revenue we were absorbing as a loss. Now Trade2Base alerts us the moment a project goes past the quoted duration and we raise a hire extension invoice the same day.”
“Stage invoicing changed how quickly we get paid from housebuilders. Erection invoice goes out on day one, hire invoices run automatically, dismantle invoice goes the day we strip. We used to raise everything at the end and wait 60 days. Now cash flow is predictable.”
“We were spending money on Barbour ABI subscriptions and had no idea what we were winning from it versus what came from main contractor referrals. Trade2Base attribution showed us 70% of our revenue came from three main contractors. We redirected the budget and won more contracts.”
Common questions from scaffolding contractors
Yes. You log the erection date, the planned hire duration and the dismantle date for each project. Trade2Base monitors the hire period and sends an alert when a project exceeds its quoted hire duration. You can create a hire extension quote and invoice directly from the project record — keeping extensions documented and invoiced rather than absorbed.
Yes. You can split any scaffolding contract into multiple invoice stages — erection invoice on completion, weekly or monthly hire invoices on an automatic schedule, and a dismantle invoice when the scaffold comes down. Trade2Base sends each invoice automatically on the agreed date so nothing gets missed.
Yes. Each project has a compliance document store where you can upload NASC membership certificates, SG4:22 risk assessments, scaffold handover packs and inspection reports. Inspection records include date, inspector, findings and photos. The full audit trail is accessible from the project record — useful during site inspections or principal contractor audits.
Yes. Most Trade2Base scaffolding customers manage both residential refurbishment projects and commercial contracts — new builds, schools, hospitals, retail. The quoting system handles both, and reports break down revenue, hire duration and margin separately for residential and commercial work so you can see which is more profitable.
Invoice every hire period extension before it becomes a loss
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