58
UK trades with a ready-made workflow, from electrician to tree surgeon
Built exclusively for UK trade businesses
Stop running your business on WhatsApp.
Start running it on Gaffer.
Gaffer replaces the chaos of WhatsApp, paper forms, and scattered spreadsheets with one smart platform your whole team actually uses. Jobs flow, customers stay informed, and you get paid faster — without anyone chasing anything.
Founding member offer — the first 100 businesses get 50% off every paid plan, locked for as long as they stay subscribed. See founder pricing →
14-day free trial · No credit card required · Free plan available
Consumer unit replacement
Mrs. Edwards · 09:00 — Dave
Complete
Boiler service + CP12
Apex Homes · 11:30 — Carl
On site
EICR — commercial unit
Premier Office Park · 14:00 — Dave
Pending
Drain CCTV survey
Mr. Patel · 16:00 — Sam
Pending
Invoice #1042 sent automatically
£1,840
Paid ✓
Built for your trade, specifically
What do you do?
Pick your trade and see exactly what is already waiting in your account — the real certificates and forms Gaffer ships for your work, not a generic template builder.
913 certificates and forms across 58 UK trades
Every one built for real trade work, ready to complete on site and signed before you leave. Choose your trade above to see yours.
See it work
From enquiry to paid, without chasing anything
The same job, all the way through. Pick your trade above and the paperwork below becomes yours.
1. Enquiry
New enquiry — website formJust now
Auto-reply sent to customerSent
Added to pipelineNew lead
The enquiry lands itself
A customer fills in your booking form at 9pm. Gaffer creates the lead, texts them back instantly, and puts it in your pipeline before you have seen it.
913
forms, certificates and compliance documents built in
218
priced quote templates, so you never start from a blank page
14 days
free trial, no credit card — then £14.50/month as a founding member
Sound familiar?
Running a trade business is hard.
It doesn't have to be this hard.
"Quotes are somewhere in my emails. Or maybe I wrote it in the van…"
✓ Gaffer fixes this
"My lads get their job updates on WhatsApp. I have no idea if they've read it."
✓ Gaffer fixes this
"Gas safety certs and EICRs are still on paper. Filing them takes forever."
✓ Gaffer fixes this
"I'm chasing invoices for 60 days. Some customers I just give up on."
✓ Gaffer fixes this
"I don't know which jobs are profitable until we do the year-end accounts."
✓ Gaffer fixes this
"Customers ring to ask where the engineer is. Every. Single. Day."
✓ Gaffer fixes this
Gaffer solves every one of these. From day one.
See How It Works →Simple from day one
Up and running in days, not months
No consultants. No 12-week onboarding. No painful data migrations. Gaffer is built to launch fast — because your business can't stop while you get set up.
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Set up in an afternoon
Add your business details, team members, and trade types. Import existing customers in minutes. Your account is configured and ready before you leave the office.
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Your team starts using it immediately
Field technicians get a mobile-ready interface that works on site — even with no signal. Job updates, form completions, and photos sync automatically when they're back online.
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Jobs flow from contact to cash
Lead comes in. Job gets scheduled. Work is done and signed off. Invoice fires automatically. Customer gets an update at every step — without anyone lifting a finger.
Everything. In one place.
Every tool your trade business needs.
Nothing you don't.
Jobs & Scheduling that actually works in the field
Create a job from a customer enquiry in seconds. Assign to a technician. Schedule it. Your field team sees their jobs, updates status in real time, and captures photos, notes, and signatures on their phone — no signal needed.
- Drag-and-drop dispatch board
- GPS technician location tracking
- Offline-first mobile sync — works in basements, lofts, anywhere
- Automated customer arrival notifications
- Photo and document capture with job attachment
📋 Dispatch Board — Today
09:00
Dave M.
Consumer unit — Mrs Edwards
11:30
Carl T.
Boiler service — Apex Homes
14:00
Dave M.
EICR — Premier Office Park
16:00
Sam K.
CCTV survey — Mr Patel
Quotes and invoices that get you paid faster
Build professional quotes with line items in minutes. Convert to invoice with one click when the job's done. Chase overdue payments with automated reminders. Connect to Xero or QuickBooks — your accounts update automatically.
- Professional branded quotes and invoices
- One-click quote → invoice conversion
- Online customer quote acceptance with digital signature
- Automatic payment chasing — no awkward phone calls
- Xero & QuickBooks sync — zero double-entry
💰 Quote #0341 — Premier Office Park
EICR inspection (commercial)
£420
Remedial works (2 circuits)
£310
Minor works certificate
£75
Total
£805
✓ Accepted by client
↔ Synced to Xero
Customer communication that runs itself
Your customers want to know what's happening — but chasing messages kills your day. Gaffer fires SMS and email updates automatically at every job milestone. Confirmations, on-the-way alerts, completion summaries, invoice links — all sent without anyone pressing a button.
- Automated SMS + email at every job milestone
- Delivery receipt tracking — know what landed
- Inbound message handling with full reply history
- Full audit trail: who sent what, when, and to whom
- Push notifications for mobile app users
💬 Automated SMS — sent at 13:47
Hi Mrs Edwards 👋 Dave from Gaffer Electrical is on his way and should arrive around 2:15pm. Reply to this message anytime.
Great, thank you! Door's unlocked.
Job complete — your new consumer unit is installed and tested ✓ Invoice attached. Thanks for choosing us!
Specialist intelligence for your trade
Trade Packs: compliance forms and specialist workflows, built in.
Generic job management software makes you build everything from scratch. Gaffer comes pre-loaded with the exact forms, certificates, and workflows your trade actually needs — fully digital, legally structured, and ready to use on day one.
Electrician
All the compliance forms you're legally required to issue — built in and ready to go.
- Periodic Inspection & Test Sheet
- EICR
- Electrical Installation Certificate
- Minor Works Certificate
- Pre-test Visual Inspection
Plumber
Digital certificates that replace paper and give your customers something professional.
- Plumbing Job Sheet
- Gas Safety Certificate
- G3 Unvented Cylinder Commissioning
- Pressure / Leak Test Report
- Drain CCTV Survey Report
Heating Engineer
Everything a Gas Safe engineer needs to run a fully paperless operation.
- Boiler Service Record
- CP12 Gas Safety Certificate
- Landlord Gas Safety Record
- System Powerflush Report
- New Boiler Commissioning Record
Tree Surgeon
Handle TPO applications and compliance reporting without the paperwork headache.
- Site Risk Assessment
- TPO Work Application
- Neighbour Notification
- Method Statement
- Completion Report + Photos
Seriously clever technology
This isn't just software.
It's a second brain for your business.
Most trade software was built in 2008 and given a facelift. Gaffer is built from the ground up for how trade businesses actually operate in 2026 — mobile-first, real-time, and built to connect with the tools you already use.
Works offline, everywhere
Built for lofts, basements, industrial sites, and remote locations. The app keeps working without signal and syncs automatically when connectivity returns. Your field team never loses data.
Real-time sync across your whole team
A job update from a field tech appears in the office dashboard instantly. No manual refresh. No phone calls to check status. Everyone's always looking at the same truth.
Role-based access for every team member
Owners see everything. Office managers handle jobs and finance. Field techs see only their assigned work. The right information, to the right person — nothing more, nothing less.
Connects to tools you already use
Xero, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook. No duplicate data entry. No copy-pasting between systems. Your whole tech stack, finally talking to each other.
Complete audit trail, always
Every job action, every message sent, every invoice raised — timestamped and logged. For compliance, for disputes, for peace of mind. You'll never dig through emails again.
Native mobile app, built for the field
Lightweight, fast, and designed for one-handed operation on a muddy building site. Your team won't just tolerate it — they'll actually want to use it.
Plays well with others
Connect the tools your business already depends on
Gaffer integrates natively with the most important platforms in your business stack — so nothing gets duplicated and nothing falls through the cracks.
See all integrations
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Xero
Auto-sync invoices, credit notes & contacts
QB
QuickBooks
Sync invoices and customer data
📅
Google Calendar
Appointments sync both ways
📆
Microsoft Outlook
Calendar sync for Microsoft 365 teams
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SMS
Automated customer updates & replies
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Push Notifications
Android real-time alerts (iOS coming soon)
Built for the job, not for a demo
Everything your trade needs, on day one
Your trade's paperwork, already written. Gas safety records, EICRs, minor works certificates, RAMS, asbestos surveys — 913 forms and certificates across 58 trades, ready to fill in on site and send before you leave.
Quotes out the same day. 218 priced templates mean you start from a real list of line items, not a blank page. Accept online, and the job, the schedule and the invoice follow on their own.
Works with no signal. The mobile app is offline-first, so job sheets, photos and signatures captured in a loft or a plant room sync the moment you get bars back. Nothing is retyped in the van.
We're onboarding our first trade businesses now. Try it free for 14 days — no card, no sales call, and you can export everything you put in.
Ready to stop firefighting and start growing?
14 days free. Full access. No card needed. If Gaffer doesn't transform how your business runs, cancel with one click — no questions asked.
50% off first 100 businesses
14-day free trial
No card required
Common questions
Does Gaffer work for my trade?
Core operations — jobs, scheduling, quotes, invoices, and communications — work for any trade. Trade Packs add specialist forms and compliance workflows for electricians, plumbers, heating engineers, tree surgeons, and more.
How long does setup take?
Most teams are fully operational within a working day. Import your customer list, set up your team, and start taking jobs the same afternoon. We provide onboarding support so you don't get stuck.
Will my field team actually use it?
Yes — because it's built for them. Field techs don't get the full admin suite; they get a clean, fast mobile interface showing their jobs for the day, letting them update status, capture photos, and complete forms. Simple enough to use on a roof in the rain.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The field app is offline-first. Engineers can complete jobs, fill in certificates, and take photos with no signal. Everything syncs automatically when they're back online.
Can I connect it to Xero or QuickBooks?
Yes. Both are natively supported. Invoices, credit notes, and customer records sync automatically — zero double-entry into your accounting software.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
It's yours. Export all customers, jobs, invoices, and completed forms at any time — before or after cancelling. We don't hold data hostage.