Streamline your trades business with the Fergus and Groundplan Integration

At Fergus, we’re committed to simplifying job management for trades professionals, and we’re excited to announce our new integration with Groundplan, a leading takeoff and estimating tool for tradies. This partnership opens up new possibilities for plumbers, electricians, and other tradespeople by connecting Groundplan’s estimating capabilities with Fergus’s comprehensive job management platform. Together, we’re transforming workflows, helping tradies save time, increase profitability, and manage projects with unprecedented accuracy.

Why the Fergus-Groundplan integration matters

Trades businesses often face repetitive data entry, manual calculations, and complex supplier management, which can eat away at valuable time and increase the potential for errors. Our integration with Groundplan bridges the gap between estimating and job management by enabling seamless data transfer between the two platforms. Now, tradies can easily move from takeoffs in Groundplan to job management in Fergus, streamlining the entire process from initial design to ordering parts.

Our users can access live supplier catalogues, see real-time pricing, and create accurate quotes from takeoff data—automatically. This removes the need for duplicate data entry and provides a faster, more efficient way to manage every step of a job.

Real-time profitability insights right from your takeoffs

We know that cost visibility is crucial for any trades business, and with this integration, real-time pricing is now at your fingertips. As you plan and design in Groundplan, Fergus automatically calculates material and labour costs, allowing you to apply your markup and assess profit potential instantly. This means you can make more informed, data-driven decisions on the spot, helping you maximise profitability from the start.

Improved communication and efficiency on-site

Effective communication is essential to a successful job, and with this integration, we’re making it easier than ever to keep everyone on the same page. You can drag and drop pre-filled job items from your Fergus favourites directly into Groundplan, including all related parts, labour estimates, and costs. This level of detail helps prevent misunderstandings on-site, reducing the need for clarification calls and allowing your team to work with confidence.

As Mark Bartels, CEO of Fergus, explains, “This integration eliminates time-consuming, error-prone manual data entry—boosting accuracy and freeing up time. After all, time spent on admin is time not spent making money. This integration also provides real-time insights into costs and profitability, empowering users to make smarter, data-driven decisions with the most up-to-date information at their fingertips.”

Supplier integration that adapts to your needs

Our integration with Groundplan includes flexible supplier connection options to match the way you work. Depending on your supplier relationships, you can order materials directly through Fergus, generate email orders, or print order forms. By accommodating various supplier preferences, we’re ensuring that our system aligns with your workflow.

Bartels highlights, “Fergus is positioning itself at the heart of a partner ecosystem designed to support tradies at every step. By integrating with Groundplan for takeoffs and estimation and connecting with a wide range of suppliers for materials and parts, we’re building workflows that streamline every aspect of a tradie’s job.”

This exciting new feature is now live for Fergus users in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Existing Fergus customers can start benefiting from the integration immediately, while new users can explore the time-saving and profit-boosting advantages by signing up for a free trial.

At Fergus, we’re proud to lead the charge in job management innovation, making life easier for tradies worldwide. The Fergus-Groundplan integration is just one more way we’re helping your business run more smoothly, profitably, and with less hassle. Ready to see the benefits for yourself? Try it out today!