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Internal tools for engineering firms

Replace the spreadsheets your team works around.

I build custom internal software for small engineering and R&D firms. Pick the process that wastes the most time, and get a working tool your team actually uses in two to four weeks.

What I fix

For firms of 10 to 100 people with no in-house software team, still running core operations on spreadsheets, shared folders and email.

Purchasing

Requests chased by email, with no record of who approved what.

Risk assessments and procedures

Word files nobody can find, or that are out of date.

Equipment and lab bookings

Kit, lab space and printers booked on a whiteboard.

Suppliers, stock and codes

The same data kept in three different spreadsheets.

Proof: an operations platform for a battery R&D company

I designed and built the company's internal operations platform alongside my engineering role. About 20 staff use it every day.

Purchasing and suppliersApprovals tracked end to end, with project codes synced from the accounts system.
Risk assessments and proceduresVersioned, searchable and signed off in one place.
Equipment and printingLabels and documents print in one click.
Visitor sign-inAn iPad check-in app instead of a paper book.
Contacts and customersA shared CRM instead of personal inboxes.

Why an engineer, not a software house

I'm a mechanical design engineer. I know what a purchase order, a risk assessment or a lab booking involves, so you spend your time on the process, not explaining engineering to a developer. You own the code and the data from day one.

How it works

Fixed prices, agreed before you commit.

01

Process review

£750

Half a day mapping one process, then a written plan and a fixed quote. Credited against the build.

02

Build

Fixed quote

A working tool in two to four weeks, signed in with your Microsoft accounts and hosted in your own cloud.

03

Support

Monthly

Fixes, hosting checks and small changes as your team asks for them.

Start with a free 30-minute call

Tell me which process costs your team the most time.

hello@idlesystems.co.uk