Crew phones and tablets
Every crew member signs in with their own account, and once your phones are enrolled, a lost or stolen phone can be locked and wiped. When someone leaves, I close their access and send you a note when it is done.
Trades & contractors · Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission & Langley
IT for trades and contractors in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission and Langley
Your crew phones, quotes, job photos and invoices keep the work moving. I look after the technology behind them, so the office and the crews can get on with the job.
What I look after for a trades business:
Email and money
Business email on your own domain, set up so it is harder to fake, and a simple call-back rule for any invoice that asks you to pay new bank details.
Job files and photos
One shared place for quotes, drawings and job photos that the office and the trucks can both reach, with a backup kept separate.
Quotes, jobs and invoices
Help choosing a quoting and job system that fits your crew, connected to your accounting and set up so everyone uses it the same way.
Shop, office and yard networks
Wi-Fi that reaches where you work, guest Wi-Fi kept apart from business computers, and links between buildings on the same site.
Your website and Google profile
A website you can update yourself that shows your work and the towns you serve, and a Google profile that is set up properly.
How it works:
- Free IT check-up One visit and a one-page summary of what I find. No obligation, and I change nothing on your systems during it.
- A written plan What is worth fixing, in order, with options, before any work starts.
- Looked after Regular care, and on a managed IT plan, a short plain-English report each month.
What the check-up looks at in a trades shop:
- Your email: who can get in, and whether it is set up so it is hard to fake
- Crew phones and tablets: sign-in, screen locks, and what happens when one goes missing
- Office computers: updates and protection
- Backups of your accounting file, quotes, drawings and job photos
- How a request to change bank details gets checked
- How a quote becomes a job and then an invoice, and where time is lost
- Your website, your Google profile, and your shop and office Wi-Fi
Samples, not client work:
Two sample builds show the kind of system I can set up for a contractor: a contractor website with a full back office for quoting, invoicing, jobs, inventory, expenses and payroll, and a mechanical-contractor website. They are samples, not client work.
See it working:
Click through the monitoring dashboard I use, a contractor back office, an ERP and a point of sale, all running on invented data for a made-up electrical contractor. View only.
Good to know:
- One person, not an around-the-clock help desk. I reply within one business day, and planned work is scheduled around your crews, evenings or weekends included.
- Everything is set up in your business’s name and documented. Licences are billed to you directly, so they always stay yours.
- Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: I work with both.
- I serve Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, Langley and nearby communities, including Sardis, Vedder Crossing and Promontory.
Other services
One practice looks after all of it, so nothing falls between two vendors.
Managed IT & security →
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, computers and updates, backups and multi-factor sign-in, checked every month.
Websites & email →
A website you can update yourself, business email on your own domain, and the domain, hosting and certificates looked after.
Networks →
Office Wi-Fi, firewalls, safe remote access, and links between buildings or offices.
Business systems →
Choosing, setting up and connecting CRM, ERP, point of sale, inventory and accounting links.
Book a free IT check-up
One visit and a one-page summary of what I find. No obligation, and I change nothing on your systems during it.
- Your email, crew phones and office computers
- Backups of your accounting file, quotes, drawings and job photos
- How a quote becomes a job and then an invoice
- Your website, Google profile and Wi-Fi
Prefer email? Write to info@sd-techsolutions.com. I reply within one business day.