Drawing-based quoting
Member lists, weights and costs from drawings.
Wollopit for steel fabricators
Steel fabricators: quote from the drawing, track to dispatch. Weights, costs and jobs in one system.
Takeoffs by hand, weights from tables and jobs tracked on a whiteboard. We build quoting and shop systems for steel fabricators.
Looking for steel fabrication quoting software?
Fabrication quotes depend on member sizes, lengths, connections, coatings and labour. We build tools that turn drawings into accurate quotes and track the job through the shop.
Wollopit builds project portals, compliance registers, quoting tools and websites for steel fabricators around how your sites actually run. We connect the systems you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers, so the office and the site finally see the same numbers.
01The problems
What we hear from steel fabricators
Does your steel fabrication business have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most steel fabricators we talk to are running big jobs on spreadsheets, paper dockets and group chats. It works, right up until an audit or a dispute.
- The problemTakeoffs by handMembers and lengths are counted from drawings.How we fix itQuote tools that build member lists and weights quickly.
- The problemWeights from tablesSteel weights are looked up manually.How we fix itSection libraries calculating weight and cost.
- The problemLabour estimates varyFabrication time is guessed.How we fix itLabour rates by operation and complexity.
- The problemShop status unclearNobody knows where each job is.How we fix itA shop board from cutting to dispatch.
- The problemCoating and galv forgottenFinishes are added late.How we fix itCoatings and outsourcing built into quotes.
- The problemDispatch confusionDeliveries don't match site needs.How we fix itDispatch lists and delivery bookings.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for steel fabricators. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Section libraries
Steel sizes with weights and prices.
Operation-based labour
Cutting, drilling and welding time estimated.
Shop job tracking
Every job's stage on one board.
Coating management
Galv and paint priced and scheduled.
Dispatch planning
Loads and deliveries organised by site.
03How it changes
Before and after
A structural job, wolloped.
Here's how a typical day could change. Every business is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Count members by hand
- Look up weights in tables
- Guess the labour
- Track jobs on a whiteboard
After
- Members listed from the drawing
- Weights calculated
- Labour by operation
- Job tracked to dispatch
04Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Xero
- MYOB
- Procore
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Dropbox
- Deputy
- Stripe
- Twilio SMS
- Google Maps
05How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your steel fabrication business: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time with the people doing the work, see where the hours go and work out what's actually slowing you down.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your data, customers, payments, the tools you keep, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
06Questions
FAQ
Things steel fabricators ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can it read our drawing files?
It depends on the format. We can often import member schedules or exports from your detailing software to save typing.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand your steel fabrication business. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
Can it work alongside the software we already use?
Usually, yes. We connect to your accounting, project and rostering tools and only replace what's holding you back. If something should go we'll explain why before anything changes.
Will it work on site with bad reception?
Yes. Field tools can save everything on the device and sync when the phone finds signal again, so nobody loses a docket or a photo.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
Contact
Got a steel fabrication business problem? Consider it wolloped.
Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.