pBC Construction Trades: ERP for the ancillary trades
pBC Construction Trades
Assets, projects, maintenance and the invoice in one chain.
Updateable — not a custom build.
Base on Microsoft Marketplace · Plus progress billing from €10 per user per month · Pricing
Who it is for
For electrical, plumbing and heating, sprinkler, building services and drywall companies that build new installations, modernise them and then maintain them. pBC Construction Trades works with the standard Business Central documents and runs with Essentials and Premium.
What the app solves
01
Installation, project and service in one chain
First installation stays a project, maintenance runs as service, in the same ERP. Work is project-based: purchasing, warehouse, shipping, site and billing come together in the same project, from procurement to invoice.
02
Hours and materials on the job
No retyping into spreadsheets beside it.
03
The standard stays updatable
Industry logic through the app, not a custom build.
Features
Technical installations
Each installation has its own card with installer, attributes and attachments. From there you open quotes, orders and maintenance contracts, separated into new installation, modernisation, maintenance and repair.
Project quotes and project orders
Position numbers, header and footer texts, approval, transfer to the order, change orders and the contract types fixed price, measured work and time and materials. Warranty orders with a reason and a link to the original order.
Maintenance contracts
Intervals from weekly to yearly with their own prices. Orders for all contracts due in a period are created in a batch job.
Invoicing
Marked order lines go into a sales order and are posted with the standard Business Central invoice.
Sureties (Bürgschaften)
On the project order you record type, amount, expiry date and return date and keep track of all sureties for the job.
Requisitions
Request material from the project order lines and create purchase orders or transfers to the site from it.
Transports to the site
A transport groups warehouse shipments, each shipment is one shipping unit. Weight, goods value and dangerous goods come from the item. Transport slip with QR code, consignment note (CMR), delivery note and dangerous goods document.
Posting and consumption
Shipment and receipt at the site in one step, immediately or in the background. For fixed-price and measured-work orders, material consumption at the site is posted automatically, and this can be switched off.
Inventory valuation
Valuation of stock with your own valuation factors, for example by range of coverage.
Base and Plus
Two editions. Base on Microsoft Marketplace. Plus (progress and advance billing) builds on it: €10 per user per month, only with Construction Trades. Details under Pricing.
| Feature | pBC Construction Trades | pBC Construction Trades Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Technical installations, project quotes, project orders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maintenance contracts, maintenance, repair and warranty orders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing with the standard Business Central invoice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Requisitions, transports, shipping units, dangerous goods | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic material consumption at the site | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory valuation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sureties (Bürgschaften) on the project order | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment plan on the order | – | ✓ |
| Progress, prepayment and final invoices | – | ✓ |
pBC Construction Trades Plus is for companies that invoice larger projects in stages. You set up a payment plan on the order, issue progress and prepayment invoices and settle them with the final invoice. Plus extends the base edition. You keep working with your data and settings. If you are interested in Plus, please contact us.
How to get started
- Request a demo.
- License and setup with pB Consult GmbH.
- Installation via Microsoft Marketplace or an installation link.
Questions about pBC Construction Trades? Write to hello@pb-consult.com or call +49 2389 7787433.