Staff spend hours on copy-paste
The same information is entered into three systems because none of them talk to each other.
Business Automation & Custom Software
Business Automation and Custom Software Development
Every business has work that a person should not be doing: re-typing the same data, sending the same reminder, building the same report every Monday. Automation removes that work. Where no off-the-shelf tool fits, we build a focused internal tool instead of forcing your process into someone else's software.
Problems this solves
Follow-ups depend on memory
Quotes, renewals and reminders slip because nothing chases them automatically.
Reporting eats a day a week
Numbers are assembled by hand, so they are always slightly out of date and occasionally wrong.
No tool fits your process
Your workflow is specific enough that generic software creates as much work as it removes.
What you get out of it
Workflow automation, integrations and custom internal tools that remove repetitive manual work from your team.
- Hours of manual admin removed every week
- Fewer human errors in quoting, invoicing and data capture
- Systems that talk to each other through proper integrations
- Custom tools built only where they genuinely pay for themselves
- Automatic reminders, notifications and escalations
- Reporting that updates itself
What is included
Automation audit
We find the repetitive tasks with the highest hours-per-month cost and rank them by payback.
Workflow automation
Sales, operations and admin sequences automated across the tools you already pay for.
System integrations
Website, CRM, accounting and stock connected so data is entered once.
Custom internal tools
Focused web applications, portals and dashboards where nothing on the market fits.
Document automation
Quotes, invoices, job cards and reports generated automatically from live data.
Support and iteration
We monitor the automations and adjust them as your process changes.
Who this is for
- Operations-heavy businesses with a lot of repeated admin
- Teams whose growth is limited by paperwork rather than demand
- Companies running several disconnected systems
- Businesses with a process no packaged product supports
How the process works
- 01
Map
Document the task, its frequency and the hours it consumes.
- 02
Prioritise
Start with the automations that pay for themselves fastest.
- 03
Build
Automate or develop, test against real data, then roll out.
- 04
Measure
Track hours saved and errors avoided, then move to the next one.
Why choose SBU Holdings
We start with the hours, not the technology — if a process change is cheaper than software, we say so.
Automations are documented, so you are not dependent on us to understand them.
Built alongside your systems and website by the same team.
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Tell us which task eats the most time and we will tell you whether it is worth automating.