⚡ For trade businesses in Southampton

Job management software for Southampton trades

Run your jobs, quotes, invoices and compliance paperwork straight from the van — across Southampton and the surrounding area. Gaffer puts your whole business in one place, on web and mobile, so the admin stops eating your evenings.

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No credit card required · Built for UK trades · Web & Android (iOS coming soon)

Everything Southampton trades need

UK compliance certificates

Gas Safe, EICR, FENSA and RAMS workflows plus CIS handling — generate and store the right documents against every job.

Fast quoting

Send tidy, branded quotes from your phone between jobs across the city, with saved templates and AI quote-from-photos.

Scheduling & routing

See every engineer's day, avoid double-booking and plan sensible routes around Southampton and the wider area.

Instant invoicing & card payments

Turn a finished job into an invoice on the spot, take card or Direct Debit, and chase late payers automatically.

Offline-first app

Work in basements, lofts and signal dead-spots — capture jobs, photos and signatures offline and sync them later.

Built for 58 trades

Specialist trade packs mean Gaffer fits your exact trade, not a generic one-size-fits-all tool.

Built for UK trades

Whatever you do across Southampton, there's a compliance trade pack ready out of the box — with the right forms, certificates and workflows for your job.

Electricians & EICR specialists
Plumbers & bathroom fitters
Heating & gas engineers (Gas Safe)
Builders & general contractors
Roofers & cladding installers
Window & door installers (FENSA)
Tree surgeons & landscapers
And 50+ more UK trades

Common questions from Southampton trades

Does Gaffer work for my trade in Southampton?

Yes. Gaffer ships with compliance trade packs for 58 UK trades — electricians, plumbers, heating engineers, builders, roofers, tree surgeons and many more — so it fits whatever you do across Southampton and the surrounding area. See the full feature list.

Will it work offline when I have no signal?

Yes. The mobile app is offline-first, so you can capture jobs, photos, certificates and signatures in basements, lofts and dead-spots with no signal, and everything syncs automatically when you are back online.

Does it sync with my accounting software?

Yes. Gaffer pushes invoices, payments and contacts to Xero and QuickBooks, so there is no double entry. You can also import your existing data in one click from other tools.

Is there a free trial and do I need a card?

Yes. You get a 14-day free trial with full access and no credit card required. See pricing. Gaffer works on web and Android (iOS coming soon).