The short version: I'm a Christchurch-based builder who takes the admin off trade businesses by fixing the gaps the software you already have leaves behind, instead of selling you another monthly subscription. Local, and happy to tell you when you don't need me.
What I do for Canterbury trades
Most trade businesses around Christchurch already run something: Tradify, Fergus, ServiceM8, Xero. Good tools. In the ones I've scoped they cover about 70% of the work, and the missing part is usually what's costing you evenings.
- Connecting the systems you already pay for, so a quote becomes a job becomes an invoice without you typing it three times.
- Building the report your accountant keeps asking for, the one your software can't produce.
- Replacing a stack of half-used subscriptions with one tool built around how your business runs.
- Automating the chase-up, the follow-up, and the bits you keep meaning to get to after 8pm.
Why local matters here
You can get a cheap app built overnight by someone you'll never speak to again. I'd rather be the person you can get hold of, who knows the tools Canterbury tradies run and the way work happens here. I scope it, build it to connect with what you've got, and hand it over so you own it. No lock-in, no disappearing. There's more on how I work with Christchurch businesses, trades and otherwise, if you want the fuller picture.
I don't sell Tradify, Fergus or any of the off-the-shelf tools, and if one of them fits 90% of how you work, I'll tell you to buy it. I make my money on the businesses those tools don't fit.
Proof, not promises
I proved this on my own business first. I built an overnight pipeline that finds and scores Canterbury leads while I sleep, and one run returns 1,579 businesses narrowed to 355 worth calling. That's the same approach I'd take to yours, scoped to whatever is costing you hours. I run the same discipline on tools that never leave my own machine, including a voice layer that acts on what I say instead of just typing it, which is where most of what I know about local-first AI comes from.
Where the hours are going
Book a free 30-minute call and tell me how you run jobs. I'll tell you where the time's going and whether a setting, a tool, or a small build is the fix. If the answer is "you're fine, change nothing", you'll hear that too. If it turns into something worth scoping, that's a paid Workflow Review, and what that gets you is worth reading before you book one.
Common questions
Do you work with trades businesses outside Christchurch?
Yes. Onsite days cover Christchurch, Selwyn, Rolleston, Rangiora, Ashburton and the wider Canterbury region. Anywhere further afield works over video, which is how a good part of the work runs anyway.
How big does a trade business need to be before automation is worth it?
Usually somewhere between five and twenty staff. Below that the owner can still hold the whole job in their head, and the honest answer is often to switch on a setting in software you already pay for.
Do I have to replace my job management software?
No, and I would rather you did not. Most of the work is connecting what you already run, Tradify or Fergus or ServiceM8 and Xero, and building only the piece none of them covers.
What does the first conversation cost?
Nothing. It is a free 30-minute call with no prep needed. If a build is not worth the money for your business, I will say so on the call.