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Software that
gets the job moving.

Show me what you do now. I’ll help turn the awkward bit into a tool that fits the way you work.

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One job.
Joined up.

An equipment enquiry becomes a specialist’s quotation, then a customer’s decision. Reformer Connect is one of the businesses I’ve built around that handover.

Try the sample journey below to see what moves from one person to the next.

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Follow one piece of work.

A service enquiry, from the first details to the customer’s decision.

Interactive explanation using sample details, based on Reformer Connect’s public journey. Nothing is submitted, quoted or booked here.

Get the useful details together.

A studio owner describes the equipment and what needs looking at. The information stays with the job.

Equipment
Two Pilates reformers
Job
Service and a sticking carriage
Location
A sample Nottingham studio
Attachments
Equipment photos and model details

What moves forward?

A structured request for a specialist to assess.

The form gathers the details needed for the handover in one place.

Give the right person enough to quote.

An engineer reviews the equipment and the work requested. They decide whether to offer a quotation.

Read the request
Equipment, symptoms and location
Check the fit
Skills, coverage and availability
Prepare the quotation
Work included, exclusions and cost
Next person
The equipment owner

What moves forward?

A quotation the customer can review.

A job board and clear permissions give each person the information they need. The engineer chooses whether to quote.

Keep the decision with the customer.

The equipment owner compares the responses and chooses the engineer they want to proceed with.

Review
The proposed work and its terms
Compare
The quotations received
Choose
The engineer to appoint
Keep together
The job and equipment details

What moves forward?

The customer makes the appointment decision.

The software carries the information through the process. It does not award the work automatically.

What needs
to work better?

A shared tool, a customer account or a connection between systems. We can start with the job, then choose what to build.

Customer portals

Accounts where customers can find their documents, requests and next steps.

Booking systems

Availability, requests and confirmations that suit the way you run appointments.

Workflow automation

Join up repeated admin with clear checks and a person in control where needed.

App development

Browser or mobile apps for a defined product, with the first release agreed at the start.

Let’s get one
useful journey working.

A prototype gives us something to try. We can see where the flow makes sense, what is missing and what belongs in the first release.

From first conversation to handover
  1. Walk through the task.

    The people, information and decisions involved.

  2. Try the key screens.

    Use sample details and tell me where it gets awkward.

  3. Agree the build.

    A written scope, cost and test list before production work.

The practical bits
belong in the plan.

Who owns the code? What does hosting cost? What happens when a connection fails? Those questions matter as much as the screens.

Scope, ownership and running costs

A few things to sort out.

How much does custom software cost?

It depends on the tasks, screens, user roles, data and connections. We agree a defined scope and written quote before build work starts, including any paid discovery or prototype work.

Will I own the code?

Project work transfers on full payment, unless agreed otherwise in writing. Flying Penguin’s existing proprietary tools and third-party software retain their own ownership and licences. The proposal explains the handover.

Can we use our current systems?

That is often a useful starting point. We check the accounts, access, APIs and existing data before deciding what should connect, stay or change.

Who do I work with?

You speak to me, Garreth. I’m based in Nottingham and Derby and work with businesses across the UK.

What happens after launch?

Hosting, monitoring, backups, maintenance and future changes have an agreed owner and cost. They are written down separately from the initial build.

Show me the bit
that slows you down.

A task, a spreadsheet or an idea you want to work through. Describe it first and we can agree what to look at next.

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