⚡ For trade businesses in Birmingham

Job management software for Birmingham trades

Run your jobs, quotes, invoices and UK compliance straight from the van — across Birmingham, the West Midlands and the surrounding area. Gaffer keeps your whole operation in one place so you spend less time on paperwork and more time on the tools.

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No credit card required · Web & Android (iOS coming soon) · Built for UK trades

Everything Birmingham trades need

UK compliance certificates

Gas Safe, EICR, FENSA and RAMS workflows plus CIS handling — capture the right certificate on site and store it against the job.

Fast quoting

Send tidy, branded quotes from your phone between jobs — including AI quote-from-photos — and win more work before competitors reply.

Scheduling & routing

See every engineer's day, avoid double-booking, and plan smarter routes across Birmingham from the city centre to the suburbs.

Instant invoicing & payments

Turn a completed job into an invoice on the spot and take card payments, so you get paid faster.

Offline app for basements & lofts

The field app is offline-first, so signal blackspots in old Birmingham properties never stop you finishing the job.

Works for 58 trades

Whatever you do — sparky, plumber, heating engineer, builder or roofer — there's a specialist trade pack ready out of the box.

Built for UK trades

Gaffer ships with specialist trade packs for 58 trades, each with the certificates, forms and compliance workflows that trade actually needs. A few of the Birmingham businesses it suits:

Electricians (EICR, EIC, minor works certificates)
Plumbers & bathroom fitters
Gas & heating engineers (Gas Safe records)
Builders & general contractors (CIS, RAMS)
Roofers, joiners & carpenters
Window & door installers (FENSA)
Landscapers & tree surgeons
HVAC & renewables installers

Common questions from Birmingham trades

Does Gaffer work for my trade in Birmingham?

Yes. Gaffer is built for 58 UK trades — electricians, plumbers, heating engineers, builders, roofers, joiners and more — with specialist trade packs for the certificates and forms each trade needs. If you run jobs across Birmingham and the West Midlands, it fits your workflow. See the full feature list.

Will the app work offline on site?

Yes. The Gaffer field app is offline-first, so you can complete jobs, capture photos and fill in certificates in a basement, loft or signal blackspot anywhere across Birmingham, and everything syncs when you are back online.

Does it sync with my accounting software?

Yes. Gaffer pushes invoices, payments and contacts to Xero and QuickBooks, so there is no double entry. You can also import your existing data from other tools in one click.

Is there a free trial and do I need a card?

Yes. You get a 14-day free trial with full access and no credit card required. See pricing for plans. Gaffer works on web and Android (iOS coming soon), so your whole Birmingham team can get started straight away.