1. Export from Powered Now
Download a CSV of your customers, jobs, quotes and invoices from Powered Now, or connect its API where it's available. Either route gets your data ready to move.
⚡ Moving from Powered Now?
Switch from Powered Now to Gaffer in an afternoon
Bring your customers, jobs, quotes and invoices across in one import, run both tools side by side until you're happy, then go live. No data loss, no downtime, and nothing to re-type by hand.
No credit card required · Import included free · Built for UK trades
How the switch works
2. Import your customers
Upload your contact list and Gaffer maps the columns automatically — names, addresses, phone numbers and emails land in your new CRM in minutes.
3. Bring jobs, quotes & invoices
Job history, quotes with their line items, and invoices with outstanding balances all come across, so nothing is left stranded in your old account.
4. Run both in parallel
Keep Powered Now open for a few days while you find your feet in Gaffer. Re-running an import updates existing records rather than duplicating them, so it's safe to pull across the latest changes.
5. Check & reconcile
Spot-check a handful of customers and invoices against Powered Now. Once the balances and history line up, you know the move is clean.
6. Go live on Gaffer
When you're confident, switch your day-to-day work to Gaffer and cancel Powered Now. Your team gets jobs, quoting, invoicing, payments and the offline mobile app from day one.
What comes across
Everything you need to keep running without missing a beat. Here's what moves from Powered Now into Gaffer.
- Customers & contacts — names, addresses, phone and email
- Job history so you keep your full record of work
- Quotes with their full line items and pricing
- Invoices with outstanding balances intact
- Compliance records start fresh in Gaffer's trade packs (CIS, Gas Safe, EICR, FENSA, RAMS)
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What you actually get with Gaffer
Rather than tell you what Powered Now does or does not do — their product, their roadmap — here is exactly what is in the box on our side, with the numbers. Every figure is what the platform ships today.
| Capability | In Gaffer | What that means on the job |
|---|---|---|
| Trade certificates & forms | 913 built in | Gas Safe records, EICRs, minor works, FENSA, RAMS — completed on site, signed, PDF issued before you leave. |
| UK trades with a ready-made pack | 58 trades | Your trade’s own forms, quote templates and workflows switched on from day one — not a form builder to configure. |
| Priced quote templates | 218 templates | Start from a real list of line items for the job in front of you rather than an empty quote. |
| Health & safety records | 39 features | Risk assessments, permits, statutory inspections, HAVS exposure, health surveillance — with review dates that surface before they lapse. |
| Accreditation guidance | 30 UK schemes | CHAS, Constructionline, NICEIC, ISO 9001 and more, each with its real requirements, evidence, cost and renewal period. |
| Public sector tendering | Live feed | Contract notices from the government’s Find a Tender service, filtered to your trades, with AI-assisted bid drafting. |
| Field app | 220+ screens | Offline-first throughout — lofts, plant rooms, rural sites. Captures on the device and syncs when signal returns. |
| UK finance | CIS & MTD VAT | Construction Industry Scheme deductions, MTD-ready VAT summaries, retention and variation orders handled the way UK trades need. |
Figures are counts from the live platform, not marketing rounding. Browse every feature or see pricing.
Switching questions, answered
How long does it take?
Most trade businesses are up and running in an afternoon. The import itself takes minutes — the rest is just checking everything looks right before you go live.
Will I lose any data?
No. Customers, job history, quotes, line items and invoices all come across. Run Gaffer and Powered Now in parallel for a few days so you can confirm everything is correct first.
Can I import a CSV export?
Yes. Gaffer reads standard CSV exports for customers, jobs, quotes and invoices. Re-running an import updates existing records rather than creating duplicates.
Is there a cost to switch?
No. Importing your data is included free, and you can complete the whole switch during your 14-day free trial with no card required. See pricing for the details.
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