Chris' work has been fantastic for our business. He has the ability to quickly grasp what you need to deliver better services and products. He is innovative and at the same time very thorough in his approach. Thanks so much Chris for all your valuable time and advice

Sally Guilloux-Cooke, Director BeInSync

Putney Breeze developed Smartech’s “Sales Quote System”. The application is hosted on our server with FileMaker Server 15 software and is used by our administrative staff for monitoring and reporting on inbound inquiries, quote status of leads and invoice status of our projects in progress. The data is linked to customer details and history. Putney Breeze is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend Chris’s work to other people.

Anthony Cassar, Director Smartech Door Systems

Tools N All is an innovative on site supplier of manufacturing and construction tools and specialist equipment. Efficient and effective utilisation of delivery vehicles and inventory management is central to Tools N All’s operations. Putney Breeze developed Tools N All’s “Mobile Invoicing and Despatch System”. The application is hosted by FileMaker Server 15 and is used on our mobile devices for creating and despatching orders, obtaining POD signatures, invoicing, monitoring inventory and reorder levels. Importantly the system automatically calculates gross margin by product by customer by month by year. Our invoicing history is linked to customer information and product sales history. We also can access an automated a top 20 customer by date report for any date range. Chris is a very positive and encouraging person who is a pleasure to work with and would recommend him to others without hesitation.

Neville De Alwis, Director Tools N All

Why FileMaker Custom Apps is becoming a must have.

Anyone born before 1980 knows first hand how much technology has changed the way we live. In the early 1990’s telephones with circular dial face were still relatively common place. Those reading this page born after the year 2000 have probably only ever seen such a phone sitting in box at their grand parents garage, collecting dust.

Over the same period the competitive business landscape is almost unrecognisable. International trade has become easier opening up more markets while at the same time creating more competitors.

It has never been more important to leverage technology to make smarter decision to compete with both local and boarder-less competitors.

How do Custom Apps help businesses?

FileMaker Inc surveyed 490 FileMaker customers on how their businesses were using the software and the results they experienced. The results were tabulated in annual “FileMaker – State of the Custom App Report”. There were five consistent trends amongst the customers surveyed.

Increased Productivity
Reduced Inefficient Tasks
Improved Collaboration
Rapid Implementation
Mobility

Productivity and Efficiency

According to the FileMaker survey, the average increase in productivity of a team after implementing a FileMaker App was 60%. To illustrate, a 60% increase in productivity of a staff member costing $67k per annum is a $40k improvement productive efficiency. 60% efficiency improvement in a team of three staff with an average salary of $67k is the equivalent of $120k improvement in the use of resources.

Collaboration

460 of the 490 businesses surveyed highlighted the improvement in sharing information was a key benefit from a FileMaker implementation. A critical factor in team work is the confidence in the reported numbers. To have “one source of the truth”, so that everyone in the team understands the status of projects, clients, inventory, schedules and appointments is critical in improving the performance of your business.

Rapid Implementation

52% of the 490 customer surveyed implemented their custom app in less than 3 months. In Japan, 71% of FileMaker customers were building there applications under three months. The short development cycle allows teams using a FileMaker App to shorten the payback period and accentuate the return on investment.

Mobility

73% of respondent considered mobility a key benefit. FileMaker gives business owners and leading managers the ability to run their businesses from anywhere in the world, so long as they have an internet connection.

How do you know if you have inefficient tasks that FileMaker can solve?

Here are just some examples;

– Various hand written customer forms that require duplication, sharing or data entry

– Delivery Docket, Invoicing, Supplier, Inventory or receipt books that are hand written then require data entry

– Where you have Excel workbooks that various users need to update or view at one time in different locations for example project management or resource/asset availability for booking.

– Where you need to consolidate data or manipulate data from various excel sources or with various users; then create reports on that data for decision making.

– Where staff on the road or off site need to update or be updated on changes in plans, schedules, orders or tasks from head office and new documentations is required for the customer, supplier or project.