Smart Plan
Collaborative HVAC maintenance platform that takes technicians through quoting, scheduling and completion in one workflow.
3 months
Early-adopter rollout
Live
In production with HVAC contractors
Faster
Quoting and PPM scheduling
“They genuinely understood our business before they touched a line of code. What they shipped pays for itself every month.”
Tom Walton
Founder, Smart Plan
Client background
Smart Plan wanted to simplify HVAC maintenance planning for technicians and managers. The vision was a platform that would help technicians generate quotes, plan tasks and keep all stakeholders informed in one place.
The challenge
Traditional HVAC maintenance ran on paper schedules and manual estimation of labour times. Scheduling conflicts and missed tasks were common. Smart Plan’s founders were experts in HVAC but unfamiliar with software development.
Our approach
During the discovery phase we interviewed technicians and managers to understand their frustrations and priorities. We designed an intuitive workflow that guided users through quoting, scheduling and completion. A detailed plan outlined when each module — quoting wizard, scheduling calendar, feedback loop — would be ready, with milestones explained in plain language.
Implementation
We built a web application with drag-and-drop scheduling, smart time lookups and technician notes. A quote wizard generated accurate estimates based on equipment and location. The system also captured feedback from technicians, sharpening future estimates. Regular meetings gave the founders visibility into progress, and we trained them so they felt comfortable demonstrating the product themselves.
Outcome and impact
Smart Plan rolled out its platform to early adopters within three months. Technicians reported the quoting process was faster and more accurate; managers welcomed the clear overview of scheduled work. The collaborative nature of the platform improved communication and accountability — and the founders stayed engaged throughout because we kept the explanations simple and the milestones visible.
You know AI is coming for your industry. You just don’t know where to start.
If you run a service or installation business, you’re probably feeling the squeeze on four fronts.
01
Admin is eating your margin
Engineers spend hours on paperwork. Quotes take days to turn around. Your ops team drowns in “where’s the engineer?” calls.
02
Competitors are moving faster
Someone in your patch is quoting instantly, dispatching smarter and looking more professional — while you’re still on spreadsheets and WhatsApp.
03
Everyone’s talking about AI
Consultants charge £20k for a slide deck. Software vendors want you on their platform. You still don’t know what would actually move the needle.
04
Your exit is on the horizon
PE money is in the market. The buyers paying premium multiples expect a tech and AI story. Without one, you’re a 5× business in a 6–7× market.
You don’t need another tool. You need someone who understands your business, knows what AI can genuinely do (and what it can’t), and can build exactly what you need.
Preparing to sell in the next 18–36 months?
Your tech and AI story will determine your multiple. The same EBITDA is worth materially more if the platform underneath it is investable. We help owners get both ready before they go to market.
Three things we help maintenance and installation firms do with AI.
Win more work
- AI-powered quoting from photos and voice notes
- Intelligent lead triage on WhatsApp, email and web
- Instant proposal generation
- Proactive maintenance offers to existing customers
Cut the admin
- Automatic report and certificate generation
- AI-driven scheduling and dispatch
- Voice-to-record job notes
- Customer portals that show live job status — fewer “where’s my engineer?” calls
Protect the margin
- Predictive maintenance turns reactive jobs into recurring revenue
- Job costing that flags losing jobs early
- Engineer performance insights
- Pricing intelligence drawn from your own data
We’re not consultants with a slide deck. We build what we recommend.
Creative Cloud is the only AI partner that combines three things most firms struggle to find in one place.
About the founderBuilt specifically for the maintenance industry
We don’t dabble in your sector — we live in it. Every framework, playbook and bit of software we use was built for HVAC, FM, electrical, fire & security, property and fleet operators.
Real products, live in your industry
We built Smart Plan AI for HVAC, Inspect360 for property compliance, HeyTeam for workforce coordination and EasyFuel for fleet logistics. We know this sector — we’re in it.
A global delivery team on tap
When we recommend something, we can build it. No hand-off, no finding a developer, no six-month procurement.
“Why not just buy ServiceTitan?”
You can. So can every one of your competitors. Off-the-shelf job-management software is table stakes — useful, but it gives you the same edge as the firm down the road who bought the same product on the same terms.
Custom AI sitting on top of the systems you already have is a different story. Your data, your workflows, your customer relationships — turned into a competitive advantage your competitors can’t copy by ringing a sales rep.
We’re not anti-platform. We’re pro-edge.
Off-the-shelf platform
- Same software, same edge as your competitors
- Vendor roadmap — not yours
- Your data inside their walls
- Locked-in pricing as you scale
Custom AI on top of your stack
- Built around your operation — not a generic workflow
- Your IP, your data, on your infrastructure
- Sits on top of Joblogic, Simpro, BigChange, Commusoft, your CRM
- Compounds into a moat your competitors can’t buy
You don’t need to be an AI believer to start. You just need a partner who won’t put your business at risk.
Most owners we meet are quietly sceptical about AI — and they should be. Four guardrails are non-negotiable in everything we do.
Your IP, your data
Anything we build is yours, on your infrastructure, with your data. We don’t train shared models on your business.
No platform lock-in
We sit on top of the systems you already use. If you ever stop working with us, the software keeps running.
Fixed-price start
The Audit is fixed scope, fixed price. You see what something costs and what it’s worth before you commit a penny to building.
Plain English, always
If we can’t explain it at your kitchen table, it doesn’t go in a board pack. No buzzwords. No fractional anything.
A straight, three-step path from “curious about AI” to “it’s running our business.”
The AI Opportunity Audit
4–6 weeks · Fixed priceWe come in, walk the floor, sit with dispatch, talk to your engineers and your customers. You leave with a prioritised roadmap of where AI genuinely moves the needle — with real numbers against each opportunity. Board-ready. No upsell pressure.
Pick the biggest win — we build it
90 days to live softwareYou choose one or two priorities from the roadmap. Our UK, India and Pakistan delivery teams design, build and launch them. You get working software inside 90 days — not a two-year transformation programme.
Stay embedded (optional)
2 days/week · Most clients choose thisIf you want us to stay on as your ongoing AI and tech leadership — inside your business, reporting to the board — we do that. Strategy, vendor management, team oversight. The fractional CTO role, in plain English.
Built for established service firms doing £5M–£30M+ in revenue.
If you’re running a maintenance, installation or service business and everyone keeps asking what you’re doing about AI — this is for you.
Built something internally that other operators want to buy?
We co-found SaaS spinouts out of service businesses on a reduced-fee plus equity model. Smart Plan AI started this way. Two businesses out of the one you already run.
Want a build like Smart Plan? Start with a 30-minute call.
We’ll tell you honestly whether AI can move the needle for your business — and what it would look like if we did it together.
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