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Inventory management for trades businesses

Tools and materials under control from the workshop to the van to the job. No Excel, no notes, no more «who had the rotary hammer last?».

Used by over 600 companies across Europe, including:

North Installasjon Richters Bäder E+K Kältetechnik Lübeck Haustechnik

In a trades business the stock is spread out: the workshop, every company van and a couple of jobs in progress. The same questions come up every week. Do we have more of that cable? Which van is the laser in? Who borrowed the welder?

Lagerdrift answers that with a phone. Every van and every shelf is a location, every tool has a responsible person, and material taken out is booked to the job with one scan. Setup takes a morning, not a project.

Sound familiar?

Tools left behind on the job

A small drill stays at the customer, nobody remembers who had it, and it ends in a new purchase.

The spreadsheet that never matches

Someone keeps stock in the office, but withdrawals happen in the van. The sheet is out of date the same day.

Not sure whether it is in stock

You drive to the wholesaler for something that was on shelf B 1.1 all along.

Material without a job

Material that is not booked to a job does not get invoiced. The margin disappears in small things.

How Lagerdrift solves it

Scan with a phone

QR, barcode and NFC with the camera on your own phone. Print shelf labels from the app, or use the barcode on the packaging.

Every van is a warehouse

Set up every company van as a location. See what sits in which van, and top up from the workshop with one scan.

Tool loans with a responsible person

Scan the tool and you are responsible for it. A return date triggers an email or push reminder, and the tool card shows the whole history. Report a defect right in the app.

Withdrawals on jobs

Pick the project when you take out material. Then you know what the job used, and the invoice is right.

Alerts before it runs out

Set minimum stock on what always has to be in the van. Lagerdrift alerts you and adds the item to the purchase proposal.

Running the same day

Register the workshop, add tools and material, and use the system from day one. Free help by email or video call if you want it.

What it looks like

The mobile app showing a tool card with location, who checked it out, return date and the Give back button
Mobile appWho has the multimeter, and when it is due back.

Up and running in a morning

No installation, no consultants. You set up the first warehouse yourself, and we help for free whenever you want.

1

Register the workshop and the vans

Every van and every rack becomes a location. Print labels and hang them up.

2

Add tools and material

Scan in what you have, or import from Excel. Take a photo of the tool right in the app.

3

Scan every day

Borrow, take out on a job, give back. Everything is recorded where it happens.

Guides for you

Common questions

Does Lagerdrift suit a business with three employees?
Yes. Many customers are small trades businesses. You set up the workshop and the vans yourself in a morning, and the app runs on the phones you already have.
Can we add the company vans as warehouses?
Yes. A van is a location just like a shelf. You see what sits in each van, move material from the workshop to the van with one scan, and set minimum stock per van.
What if we use the barcodes already on the packaging?
That works fine. Lagerdrift reads ordinary barcodes, and an item can have several codes. You print your own QR labels when you need them, for example for shelves and tools.
How do we get materials onto the right invoice?
You pick the project at withdrawal. Afterwards you see all withdrawals per project, with user, date and quantity.
Is it only tools, or materials too?
Both, plus keys. Tools are lent to a person, materials are taken out in quantities from a location, and keys follow the same loan logic as tools.

Try Lagerdrift free for 30 days

Start with your own van and the ten tools that go missing most often.

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