Software helps contractors manage business remotely

simPRO has developed a cloud-based job management system that assists contractors in managing companies remotely.

The simPRO Software Enterprise product automates the management of complicated scheduling, ordering and invoicing operations for trade contractors including electricians and plumbers that used to require an extensive back office, freeing owners to do it from any location.

Paul Christie, owner of electrical contracting company Casalite Electrics, is one trade contractor who has used the system to its full potential by finally realising his dream of travelling the United States with his family - while continuing to run a 30-year-old business with many staff on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.

Thanks to the flexibility of simPRO, Paul and his family packed up their bags last year and headed to the USA and Canada for an extended holiday. The family travelled over 30,000 kilometres in an RV.

“I’ve always been into RVs and buses and we decided to do it for three months. After three months, I thought, why can’t we do it for nine? And that’s what we did. We did 27 states,” he said. Staying on top of his business while he was away was never a problem, according to Paul.

“All of our workers go to each job with an iPad and are able to access everything they need. The software ensures no leads are lost, job progression is monitored and each job is invoiced on time.” SimPRO’s business management software is used by more than 500 companies in Queensland and 1000 elsewhere including the UK and the US.