Tonnage quoting
Schedules imported, section weights looked up and tonnes priced at your fabrication rates per member type.
Structural steel software: tonnage quoting & job tracking
Structural steel: tonnes, coatings and erection priced properly. From schedule to quote fast.
Steel schedules get retyped into spreadsheets, galv gets priced as an afterthought and nobody's sure if column C4 is still at the galvaniser. We build tonnage quoting, shop tracking, dispatch and site systems for structural steel contractors that all talk to each other. Then we host them and look after them.
Looking for structural steel quoting software that knows tonnes, coatings and cranes?
A structural steel job gets won or lost on the estimate. Somebody has to turn a member schedule into tonnes, add the plate, cleats and bolts, work out surface areas for galv or paint and guess how many crane days the frame will take. Then the drawings get revised twice, the builder wants it delivered in erection order and the QA pack is due at handover. Most of it lives in a spreadsheet that only the estimator understands.
Wollopit builds custom software around how your steel business actually runs. Schedules come straight in from your detailing package, tonnage and coatings price themselves at your rates and erection is estimated by piece and weight. Once the job's won, every member is tracked through the shop, the galvaniser and the truck to the crane hook, with mill certs and ITPs attached along the way. We connect the tools you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers.
01The problems
What we hear from structural steel contractors
Does your structural steel business have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most steel contractors we talk to can fabricate and stand up a frame with their eyes shut. It's the quoting, the revisions and the paperwork that eat the margin.
- The problemSchedules retyped by handThe engineer's member schedule gets keyed into a spreadsheet line by line, with weights looked up from the section tables.How we fix itSchedules imported from PDF, CSV or your detailing software. Section weights and tonnage calculate themselves.
- The problemCoatings priced as an afterthoughtGalvanising, blasting and paint get a rough allowance at the end. Then the galv bill lands and the job's margin is gone.How we fix itCoatings priced by surface area and weight for every member, with galv, primer and paint systems at your actual rates.
- The problemPlate, cleats and bolts forgottenThe quote covers 42 tonnes of beams and columns. It forgets the baseplates, stiffeners, cleats and 800 bolts.How we fix itConnection allowances and hardware takeoffs per member type, so the small stuff is priced every time.
- The problemErection costs guessedCrane days, rigging crew and EWP hire are a gut feel number. Big jobs get underquoted and small ones lose to someone sharper.How we fix itErection estimated by piece count, weight and lift, with crane, crew and plant priced from your own rates.
- The problemFabricating off old drawingsRev C lands in an email, the shop is still cutting to Rev B and a column gets made twice.How we fix itA drawing register that tracks every revision, flags superseded sheets and shows the shop only what's current.
- The problemNobody knows where a piece isIs rafter R12 cut, welded, at the galvaniser or on the truck? Someone has to walk the yard to find out.How we fix itEvery piece tracked by mark number through cutting, fit-up, welding, coating and dispatch, scanned on a phone.
- The problemQA paperwork at the last minuteMill certs in one inbox, weld records on paper and the ITP pulled together the night before handover.How we fix itMill certs linked to heat numbers and pieces, ITP hold points signed as you go and the QA pack built on the way.
- The problemLoads don't match the erection sequenceThe truck arrives with the second bay's rafters while the crane sits waiting for the first bay's columns.How we fix itLoads planned by erection sequence with load lists, weights and delivery bookings the site can see.
- The problemVariations done for freeThe builder asks for an extra lintel and two more purlins on site. It never gets priced and never gets claimed.How we fix itVariations logged with photos on site, priced from your rates, sent for approval and rolled into the next claim.
- The problemProgress claims take a dayWorking out what percentage is fabricated and erected for the monthly claim means a spreadsheet and a lot of guessing.How we fix itClaims built from actual tonnes fabricated, coated and erected, with variations and retention tracked to Xero or MYOB.
- The problemCrew tickets and SWMS chased on siteA rigger turns up with an expired ticket or the SWMS wasn't signed before the first lift.How we fix itLicences, inductions and SWMS on crew phones, with expiry alerts and sign-on before the work starts.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for structural steel contractors. 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.
Coating calculator
Surface areas per member for galv, blast, primer and paint systems, priced by square metre or tonne.
Connections & hardware takeoff
Baseplates, cleats, stiffeners, bolts and anchors allowed for automatically by member and connection type.
Erection estimating
Crane days, rigging crew, EWPs and travel priced by piece count, weight and lift.
Quote builder & tender register
Branded quotes with inclusions, exclusions and options, plus a register of every tender and its result.
Drawing register & revisions
Every sheet and revision tracked, superseded drawings flagged and shop drawing approvals logged.
Shop piece tracking
Mark numbers scanned through cut, fit-up, weld, coating and dispatch on a yard screen or phone.
Galvaniser & painter tracking
What's gone out for coating, when it's due back and what came back with damage or missing.
Mill certs & QA packs
Mill certs matched to heat numbers, weld and NDT records, ITP hold points and a handover pack ready to send.
Sequenced dispatch
Loads planned by erection sequence with load lists, weights, permits and delivery bookings.
Site erection app
Crews tick off pieces as they're stood, log bolt torque checks, photos and site issues from their phones.
Variations & progress claims
Site variations priced and approved, then claims built from actual tonnes fabricated and erected.
Crew tickets & SWMS
High risk work licences, inductions and SWMS sign-ons with expiry alerts before anyone's on the tools.
Job costing
Hours, steel, coatings, cranes and subbies against the quote, so you see margin while the job's still running.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole steel job, on one system.
These are the systems structural steel contractors ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly clever once they're joined up.
Tonnage quoting
Drop in the schedule. Get a priced quote.
Member schedules come straight in from your detailing package, a CSV or the engineer's PDF. Tonnage, connections, coatings and erection all price at your own rates, so every estimator quotes the same way and the quote is right first time.
- Import from Tekla, Advance Steel or CSV
- Section weights from the Australian tables
- Fabrication rates per member type
- Connection and plate allowances
- Bolt and anchor takeoffs
- Galv and paint by surface area
- Erection priced by piece and weight
- Inclusions, exclusions and options
- Branded quote sent in minutes
- Tender register with win rates
Shop tracking
Every piece, from saw to truck.
Each mark number gets a QR tag and a status. The shop scans pieces as they move through cutting, fit-up, welding and coating, so the office and the builder always know what's ready without anyone walking the yard.
- QR tags by mark number
- Cut, fit-up, weld and coating stages
- Yard screen of what's ready to ship
- Shop only sees current revisions
- Pieces out at the galvaniser
- Rework and damage logged with photos
- Hours booked against each job
- Tonnes through the shop each week
QA & traceability
The QA pack builds itself as you go.
Mill certs are matched to heat numbers and the pieces they went into. Weld records, NDT reports and ITP hold points get signed off on the job, not the night before handover, so traceability for AS/NZS 5131 is already done.
- Mill certs linked to heat numbers
- Traceability down to each piece
- ITP hold and witness points
- Weld procedures and welder quals
- NDT and inspection reports
- Coating thickness records
- Handover pack in one click
Dispatch & erection
Loads that arrive in the order you stand them.
Plan loads by erection sequence and the site gets exactly what the crane needs next. Crews tick pieces off as they're stood, log torque checks and photos and flag issues the shop sees straight away.
- Loads planned by erection sequence
- Load lists with weights and lengths
- Oversize permits and escorts noted
- Delivery bookings shared with site
- Crews tick off pieces as they're stood
- Bolt torque and plumb checks
- Site photos and issue reports
- Works without signal, syncs later
Variations & claims
Get paid for every extra lintel.
Variations get logged on site with photos, priced from your rates and sent for approval before anyone forgets. Monthly claims build themselves from tonnes actually fabricated and erected, with retention and payments tracked into Xero or MYOB.
- Site variations with photos
- Priced from your rates
- Builder approval by email
- Revision changes priced automatically
- Claims from actual tonnes and pieces
- Retention and payment schedules
- Invoices to Xero or MYOB
- Overdue payment reminders
- Margin against the original quote
04How it changes
Before and after
A warehouse frame quote, wolloped.
Here's how quoting a portal frame shed could change. Every steel business quotes differently, so we map yours first.
Before
- Retype the member schedule into a spreadsheet
- Look up section weights in the tables
- Guess an allowance for plate, cleats and bolts
- Galv priced as a rough lump sum
- Crane days pulled from memory
- Quote revised after the galv bill lands
After
- Schedule imported from the detailing export
- Tonnage calculated per member
- Connections and bolts allowed automatically
- Galv priced by surface area at your rates
- Erection priced by piece count and weight
- Quote right first time and sent the same day
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for structural steel contractors.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for structural steel contractors
Built around how your structural steel business actually runs: tonnage quoting, coating calculator and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for structural steel contractors
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Structural steel business system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for structural steel contractors
Connections & hardware takeoff and erection estimating: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Tekla Structures, Tekla PowerFab and Advance Steel so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your structural steel business, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the detailing, accounting and site tools you rely on, work alongside the platforms you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Tekla Structures
- Tekla PowerFab
- Advance Steel
- SDS2
- StruM.I.S
- Bluebeam
- Procore
- Aconex
- HammerTech
- Xero
- MYOB
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Dropbox
- Deputy
- Employment Hero
- Stripe
- Twilio SMS
- Google Maps
07How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your structural steel 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 your estimator, in the shop and on site, then work out where the hours and the margin are actually going.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your schedules, rates, coatings, shop stages, QA, dispatch, claims, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually tonnage quoting first, so you get a win on your next tender.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
08Questions
FAQ
Things structural steel contractors ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can you import from our detailing software?
Often, yes. Tekla, Advance Steel and most detailing packages export schedules and reports we can read directly. If all you get is the engineer's PDF schedule, we can usually pull from that too.
Can it price galv and paint properly?
Yes. Coatings are worked out per member from surface area and weight, then priced at your galvaniser and painter rates for whatever system the job specs.
Will it help with AS/NZS 5131 traceability?
Yes. Mill certs are linked to heat numbers and the pieces they went into, with ITP hold points, weld records and NDT reports kept against the job. The handover pack is ready when you are.
We already use PowerFab or StruM.I.S. Do we have to switch?
No. If your platform is doing its job we build around it, filling the gaps like site erection, variations, claims or a customer portal. If it's holding you back we'll show you what replacing it would involve before anything changes.
Can builders see where their job is up to?
Yes, if you want them to. A builder login can show fabrication progress, delivery dates, approved variations and claims without them ringing the office.
Does the site app work without signal?
Yes. Crews can tick off pieces, take photos and log issues out of range and it syncs when they're back in coverage.
How much does a structural steel system cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
How long does it take?
Smaller jobs like a tonnage quoting tool can be quick. Bigger systems are planned in stages so you get the first win early instead of waiting for everything at once.
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.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most structural steel contractors we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
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