Cut list ordering
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Timber merchant software: cut lists, trade orders & delivery
Timber merchants: trade orders without the phone tag. Cut lists in, orders out.
Cut lists turn up as blurry photos of a carpenter's notepad. Trade prices get looked up account by account and deliveries live on a whiteboard that two people wrote on at once. We build trade ordering, cut list, delivery and yard systems for timber merchants that all talk to each other. Then we host them and look after them.
Looking for timber merchant software that takes cut lists and books the truck?
A timber yard is a trade counter, a cutting shop, a warehouse and a freight company all on the same block. The order comes in by text at 6am, the counter retypes it, someone checks if there's any 4.8 MGP10 left in the rack, the saw guy gets a scrawled docket and the driver works out his run from the whiteboard. Every handover is a chance for a builder to get 90x45 when he wanted 90x35.
Wollopit builds custom software for timber merchants around how your yard actually runs. Builders send cut lists online in lengths and grades you actually stock. Their account pricing applies itself. The cutting list prints for the saw, the delivery books into a truck with room on it and the invoice lands in their portal. We connect to the accounting and trade systems you already rely on, replace the bits holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers.
01The problems
What we hear from timber merchants
Does your timber merchant have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most timber merchants we talk to know their stock inside out and run the business on phones, dockets and a whiteboard. It works, right up until three frame packs need to be on site by 7am.
- The problemCut lists arrive by textOrders turn up as photos of handwriting, half-cropped screenshots and voicemails with lengths read out over a concrete saw.How we fix itOnline cut list ordering with your real sizes, grades and lengths, so the order arrives clean and ready to pick.
- The problemTrade pricing looked up by handEvery account has its own deal and the counter digs through a spreadsheet or a sticky note to find it.How we fix itAccount pricing, price levels and job-specific quotes apply automatically the moment the builder logs in.
- The problemDeliveries on a whiteboardTrucks get double booked, the crane truck is promised to two sites and someone rubs off the wrong job.How we fix itA delivery board by truck and time slot that knows each truck's capacity and which ones carry a crane.
- The problemNobody knows what's in the rackBuilders ring to ask if you've got 6.0 metre F17 hardwood. The counter walks out to check.How we fix itLive stock by size, grade, treatment and length, visible to the counter and to trade accounts online.
- The problemCutting jobs get messyCut-to-length, docking and ripping get written on scraps of paper and the saw guy guesses what's urgent.How we fix itYard cutting lists printed or on a tablet, grouped by stock length to cut waste and sorted by delivery time.
- The problemBuilders chasing invoicesEnd of month brings a flood of calls for copies of invoices, statements and proof of delivery.How we fix itAn account portal with orders, invoices, statements and delivery photos the builder can grab any time.
- The problemWrong stuff on the truckThe pick was right on paper but 90x35 went where 90x45 should have and the chippies are standing around.How we fix itPicking slips with barcode or tick-off checks and photos of the load before the truck leaves the yard.
- The problemDelivery calls all dayEvery builder rings at 9am asking where the truck is. Then again at 10.How we fix itAutomatic SMS when the load is out, an ETA from the driver's run and a proof of delivery photo when it drops.
- The problemQuotes from plans take foreverA builder emails a set of plans and wants a frame or decking quote by tomorrow. It sits in an inbox for a week.How we fix itA quote request flow that captures plans and job details then tracks every quote through to won or lost.
- The problemCredit limits that nobody checksAn account that's 90 days overdue still gets a full truckload because the counter didn't know.How we fix itCredit limits and account holds checked at order time with a heads-up to the office before the load goes out.
- The problemOffcuts and seconds going nowhereShort lengths and seconds pile up out the back and never get sold.How we fix itAn offcuts and seconds list on your website and counter screen so DIYers and chippies can snap them up.
- The problemAccount applications on paperNew trade accounts mean a PDF form, a scanned licence and three follow-up calls.How we fix itOnline trade account applications with licence and ABN details, references and approval in one place.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for timber merchants. 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.
Trade account pricing
Price levels, customer-specific pricing and job quotes applied automatically on every order.
Delivery booking
Time slots by truck with capacity, crane and tilt tray flags plus site access notes.
Live stock by length and grade
What's in the rack by size, grade, treatment and length, shared with the counter and trade accounts.
Yard cutting lists
Docking, ripping and cut-to-length jobs grouped by stock length and sorted by when the truck leaves.
Account portal
Orders, invoices, statements, delivery photos and reorders in one login for every builder.
Picking & loading checks
Pick slips, barcode or tick-off checks and load photos before the truck leaves.
Driver app & proof of delivery
Run sheets on the driver's phone, drop photos, signatures and site notes sent straight back.
Delivery SMS & ETAs
Builders get a text when the load's out and another when it lands. Fewer calls to the counter.
Quotes from plans
Plan uploads, quote tracking and follow-ups for frames, decks and big jobs.
Credit limits & account holds
Overdue accounts flagged at order time before stock goes on a truck.
Trade account applications
Online applications with ABN and licence details, references and approval workflow.
Offcuts & seconds list
Short lengths and seconds listed online and on the counter screen so they actually sell.
Accounting integration
Invoices and payments flowing into Xero or MYOB without retyping.
A website that sells timber
Fast on mobile, with your range, trade login and offcuts, built to rank for 'timber yard near me'.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole yard, on one system.
These are the systems timber merchants ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly useful once they're joined up.
Trade ordering
Cut lists that arrive ready to pick.
Builders and chippies order from their phone on site using the sizes, grades and lengths you actually stock. No more deciphering handwriting at 6am. The order lands clean with their pricing already applied.
- Order by size, grade, treatment and length
- Paste or upload a cut list
- Saved lists and one-tap reorders
- Job and site references on every order
- Substitutions suggested when stock is short
- Delivery or pickup chosen at checkout
- Orders straight to the counter screen
- Order confirmation by SMS and email
Account pricing & portal
Every builder gets their price. Every invoice is one tap away.
Price levels, customer deals and job quotes apply themselves so the counter stops looking things up. Builders log in to see orders, invoices, statements and delivery photos without ringing you.
- Price levels and customer-specific pricing
- Job quotes locked to an order
- Credit limits checked at order time
- Account holds flagged to the office
- Invoices and statements online
- Proof of delivery photos per order
- Multiple logins per building company
- Online trade account applications
- Invoices synced to Xero or MYOB
Delivery booking
Trucks booked properly. Builders told when it's coming.
A delivery board by truck and time slot replaces the whiteboard. It knows which trucks carry a crane, how much each load weighs and where each site is. Builders get texts when the load leaves and a photo when it lands.
- Time slots by truck and driver
- Crane, tilt tray and rigid flags
- Load weight and length checks
- Runs planned by area on Google Maps
- Site access and drop notes
- Driver run sheets on their phone
- SMS when the load is out
- Drop photos and signatures
- Missed or redelivery tracking
Yard & cutting
The saw knows what's next.
Cutting jobs come off the order and onto a tablet or printed list in the yard. They're grouped by stock length to cut waste and sorted by which truck they're going on. Picking gets checked before anything gets loaded.
- Docking, ripping and cut-to-length jobs
- Grouped by stock length to cut waste
- Sorted by truck departure time
- Yard tablet or printed lists
- Pick slips with tick-off or barcode checks
- Load photos before the truck leaves
- Offcuts logged back into stock
- Job done alerts to the counter
Live stock
Stop walking out to check the rack.
Stock by size, grade, treatment and length that the counter, the yard and trade accounts can all see. Low stock alerts tell you when to reorder from the mill before a builder finds out the hard way.
- Stock by size, grade and treatment
- Lengths tracked within each product
- Packs and loose stock
- Low stock and reorder alerts
- Incoming mill orders and ETAs
- Availability shown on trade ordering
- Offcuts and seconds list
- Stocktake on a phone
04How it changes
Before and after
A frame order, wolloped.
Here's how a builder's frame order could change. Every yard is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Photo of a handwritten cut list arrives at 6am
- Counter rings back to check if it's 90x35 or 90x45
- Trade price looked up in a spreadsheet
- Delivery squeezed onto the whiteboard
- Saw guy gets a scrawled docket
- Builder rings twice asking where the truck is
After
- Cut list ordered online from site
- Sizes and grades picked from what's in stock
- Account pricing applied automatically
- Delivery booked into a truck with room on it
- Cutting list on the yard tablet sorted by run
- SMS when it's out and a photo when it lands
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for timber merchants.
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 timber merchants
Built around how your timber merchant actually runs: cut list ordering, trade account pricing and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for timber merchants
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Timber merchant 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 timber merchants
Delivery booking and live stock by length and grade: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Xero, MYOB and Epicor BisTrack so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your timber merchant, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the trade and accounting systems you rely on, work alongside platforms you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Xero
- MYOB
- Epicor BisTrack
- MiTek Pamir
- Pryda Build
- Multinail
- Procore
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Dropbox
- Deputy
- Stripe
- Twilio SMS
- Google Maps
- Teletrac Navman
- Shopify
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 timber merchant: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time at the counter, in the yard and with your drivers, then work out where orders actually get stuck.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your products, lengths, grades, account pricing, trucks, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, like cut list ordering or the delivery board.
- 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 timber merchants ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can builders order using our actual sizes and lengths?
Yes. Ordering is built around your range: sizes, grades, treatments and the lengths you stock. They can paste or upload a cut list too and it gets matched to your products.
Can each account get its own pricing?
Yes. Price levels, customer-specific pricing and job quotes all apply automatically when the builder logs in or the counter takes the order.
Can it connect to our POS or ERP?
Usually, yes. We connect to common trade systems and accounting packages like Xero and MYOB so stock, orders and invoices stay in sync.
We already use a trade system. Do we have to switch?
No. If your POS or ERP is doing its job, we build around it with ordering, delivery, yard and portal tools on top. If it's holding you back, we'll show you what replacing it would involve before anything changes.
Can it stop trucks getting double booked?
Yes. The delivery board knows each truck's slots, capacity and whether it carries a crane, so a booking that doesn't fit gets flagged before it's made.
Can drivers send proof of delivery?
Yes. Drivers get their run on their phone and snap a photo or grab a signature at the drop. It goes straight to the order and the builder's portal.
How much does a timber merchant 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 delivery board or account portal 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 timber merchants 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.
Contact
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Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.