Running a small plumbing business comes with its unique set of challenges. From juggling multiple jobs, managing customer expectations, and handling invoices to ensuring timely service delivery and maintaining inventory, there are many moving parts that require constant attention.
This is where plumbing software comes into play.
The right software can streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and provide the tools necessary for business growth. Frameworks, a cloud-based ERP provider, offers a comprehensive software solution specifically designed for the plumbing industry.
With its fully integrated financial management, inventory control, point-of-sale (POS) capabilities, and more, Frameworks provides everything you need and nothing you don’t.
Why Small Plumbing Businesses Need Integrated Management Software
For small plumbing businesses, operational efficiency is key to maintaining profitability and delivering excellent service. An all-in-one software solution like Frameworks can automate routine tasks, minimise errors, and enhance team collaboration.
With fully integrated financial management, Frameworks allows businesses to keep their accounts, taxes, and financial reporting in one place—no need for separate packages. This unified approach saves time, reduces costs, and ensures data accuracy across all areas of the business.
Key Features of Frameworks’ Plumbing ERP Software
Fully Integrated Financial Management
Frameworks is a complete financial management system that includes general ledger, balance sheets, accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR), bank reconciliation, and full tax processing. It supports complex multi-company and multi-branch structures, making it ideal for plumbing businesses that operate across multiple locations. This integration ensures real-time updates across all financial activities, providing you with a clear view of your business’s financial health at any time.
Comprehensive Inventory Management
Efficient inventory management is critical for plumbing businesses handling numerous products. Frameworks’ clever data structuring can manage hundreds of thousands of product lines across one or multiple branches. With multi-branch stock control, each location can operate independently yet stay connected to a centralised inventory system, supporting multiple units of measure (UOMs) and suppliers but ensuring one SKU. The software integrates easily with buying groups and imports price books, streamlining your inventory management process.
Robust Retail and Trade Desk Sales Management
Frameworks features an integrated POS system designed for both retail and trade desk sales. The system handles everything from simple transactions to complex orders, providing seamless processing with EFTPOS and signature pad compatibility. Trade desk sales benefit from a comprehensive pick, pack, and release process, while the integrated purchasing system tracks every order from creation to delivery. This ensures that your sales processes are efficient, accurate, and fully integrated with inventory management.
Support for Single or Multi-Branch Operations
Whether your plumbing business operates from a single location or multiple branches, Frameworks offers flexible and real-time data synchronisation. Multi-branch businesses benefit from direct sales-to-inventory data integration with no overnight waiting, while single-branch operations enjoy streamlined transaction management. The software’s configurability allows it to adapt to your specific needs, providing a consistent experience across all branches.
Seamless Integration with Other Systems
Frameworks uses an open API architecture, allowing seamless data flow between suppliers, buying groups, customers, and third-party systems like CRM, shopping carts, and manufacturing packages. This connectivity means you can integrate all your business processes, from procurement to sales, in one centralised system, reducing administrative overhead and improving overall efficiency.
Advantages of Choosing Frameworks for Your Plumbing Business
Frameworks is designed to meet the unique needs of plumbing businesses, offering a range of industry-specific features that simplify operations and drive growth:
- Built for Growth: Frameworks is scalable, allowing your plumbing business to grow without the growing pains. You can focus on expanding your business rather than managing complex operations.
- Simplified POS System: The integrated POS system enhances customer experiences with easy transaction processing, support for rewards programs, and secure credit and pricing management for each sales operator.
- Advanced Supplier and Buying Group Management: Manage all your suppliers and buying groups from one dashboard. Frameworks offers detailed control over product identifiers, cost structures, freight, and rebates, ensuring accurate purchasing and inventory management.
Handling Complex Inventory and Rebate Management with Ease
Frameworks’ inventory management system is tailored to the complexities of plumbing supplies. It supports multiple branches, allowing each branch to manage its inventory independently while maintaining a unified product range across the organisation. The system also simplifies rebate management, letting you control the visibility of rebates to your sales staff, whether non-rebated, partially rebated, or fully rebated costs.
Plumbing Accounting Software: An Integrated Approach
Frameworks’ fully integrated plumbing accounting software keeps your financials updated in real-time, from sales and purchases to accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking, and financial reporting. It supports multiple costing methodologies, provides detailed auditing capabilities, and allows flexible financial reporting by company, division, branch, and cost centre. With its open interface, you can export financial details for management in Excel or other third-party systems, making it easier to maintain accurate and comprehensive records.
Frameworks—Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t
Choosing the right plumbing software is vital for the success of your business. Frameworks offers a comprehensive solution with all the features you need for your small plumbing business —integrated financials, robust inventory management, effective sales processing, and seamless integration with third-party systems. With Frameworks, you can streamline operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and focus on growing your business. Experience the difference and contact us today to learn more.