Custom software for manufacturers
Plug the gap between your existing systems and how work actually gets done.
Keep the systems your team already trusts. We build the missing operational layer around them, turning spreadsheet workarounds into practical software for planning, quoting, job tracking and data capture.
The systems you already rely on
The missing operational layer
Built around your decisions
The operational gap
What does your current system not get quite right?
Most manufacturing systems are designed to work for many different businesses. They can be great at managing stock, orders or finance, while still not quite matching the way your team plans, makes and tracks work day to day.
The result is usually a workaround: spreadsheets, manual exports, information entered twice, emails used for approvals, or experienced people being asked to reconstruct the answer.
SmartWorks builds the focused software that closes that gap. We connect to the systems you already use and turn their data into the planning tools, shop-floor workflows and answers your team actually needs.
What should each production line build next?
Can we promise this delivery date with today’s stock and capacity?
Where is this job without somebody walking onto the shop floor?
Which materials will prevent next month’s orders being completed?
Why is the same information being entered into three systems?
Which report still takes half a day of spreadsheet reconciliation?
A focused alternative
You don’t need to replace everything to improve how the factory runs.
Your ERP, stock system or accounting software may already be doing its job well. The issue is often one important decision or workflow it was never designed to handle in the way your business needs.
We build the focused layer around your existing data: practical tools for planning, job tracking, quoting, approvals and customer updates—without a two-year replacement programme.
How we work
Solve the gap. Keep control.
01
Keep what works
Your ERP, inventory or accounting system remains the source of truth. We connect to it rather than beginning with the assumption that it must be replaced.
02
Build only the missing piece
Production planning, job tracking, quoting, approvals or customer communication—we solve the specific operational gap without forcing you to buy an entire platform.
03
Own your roadmap
No per-seat pricing, mandatory modules or vendor-controlled feature roadmap. Add the capability your business needs, when it needs it.
Cin7 Core + custom production planning
20 hours of planning. Now generated live.
Southstar already had reliable order, product and stock data. What they lacked was a production plan that reflected capacity, BOM availability, finished stock, downtime and delivery commitments.
We built that missing decision layer around Cin7 Core, leaving the system of record in place while turning its data into a live, practical plan for the factory.
Read the Southstar case study
20 hrs
Weekly planning before
Automatic
Generated when the page loads
Software that evolves with the business
Build what you need. Add what comes next.
We built G&A Harris a custom production tracking system that they have used for more than two years. It began with focused pricing automation, then grew into end-to-end shop-floor tracking, barcoding, traceability and production visibility.
When the team needs the next capability—such as human-approved customer updates—it can be added to the workflow they already trust. No reimplementation. No new module licence. No paying per user for the privilege.
Why SmartWorks
Manufacturing engineer first. Software developer second.
SmartWorks is led by Jake Saunders, with ten years of experience across manufacturing and software engineering. The work starts by understanding the constraint, decision and process—not by reaching for the largest possible software project.
More about SmartWorks →“We have a stronger level of control and knowledge of WIP and we can also better budget based on current workloads.”
Jake quickly understood our needs, probed the business carefully and brought forward practical ways to make our manufacturing system come to life.
Matt Lehmann
G&A Harris
“SmartWorks have been the perfect partner for us.”
Jake’s ability to understand the inner workings of our business, remain pragmatic and deliver quality software to tight time constraints has been continually impressive.
Ben Mason
Jaguar Land Rover
Start with the gap
Where does operational reality fall between your systems?
Bring the spreadsheet, manual export or awkward workflow. We’ll work out whether a focused piece of software can make it disappear.
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