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Electrical software from SmartTrade has been a winner for Hamilton based contractor, Barr Electrical Ltd. In 2004, Barr Electrical was growing rapidly, and Director Mike Barr decided to review how the business operated. Barr Electrical already had the hardware, with laptop computers in the service vans, but Mike found that the job software was the weak point.

Mike started looking for a software package that was designed to meet his company's needs and integrated with MYOB. After reviewing 3 applications, he selected SmartTrade. "We decided on SmartTrade as we felt it was easy to get around within the system, the way it managed the entire job from concept - quote - ordering of materials - job card entry - to invoice," explained Mike. "At one click of the mouse I can see the timesheets relevant to that job, supplier invoices for that job and all without touching a piece of paper."

SmartTrade has significantly streamlined the process of invoicing customers. Materials purchased from wholesalers are allocated an order number and the resulting supplier invoices imported into SmartTrade, allowing them to be automatically matched with jobs. This eliminates a time consuming manual task for Mike. Technicians enter items drawn from van stock direct into the job sheet, and enter labour via the SmartTrade timesheet function, allowing Mike to see the hours spent on the job. As Mike says "I can review the job and invoice it out without touching a piece of paper - simple… Invoicing is now done before the end of the month, not around the 10th of the following month as used to be the case."

After testing PDA's, Barr Electrical decided to continue to use the existing laptops as mobile terminals, connected wirelessly to the office server via the Telecom New Zealand TG3 network. This setup allows any technician to log and access jobs from the field. It also has the security advantage that no data is stored on the laptops.

Mike Barr is very happy with his decision. "SmartTrade has performed outside the square and with the improvements that are continually being made, they will have the backing of my company for many years to come."

Barr Electrical's experience shows why, for electrical contractors, SmartTrade is the smart choice electrical software.