Does Zigaflow work for both supply-only and supply-and-install businesses?

Yes. Zigaflow is flexible enough to support both operating models. For supply-only businesses, the focus is on quoting, procurement, and invoicing. For supply-and-install, the full project management, scheduling, and job cost tracking functionality comes into play. Many businesses use both sets of features depending on the contract type.

Can Zigaflow manage maintenance and service contracts?

Yes. Zigaflow supports recurring service contracts with automated scheduling, engineer assignment, and service record management. Visit history is stored against the client and installation record, giving you a complete maintenance audit trail.

How does Zigaflow handle emergency callout jobs alongside scheduled work?

Zigaflow allows you to create urgent jobs and assign available engineers in minutes. Emergency callouts are treated as standard jobs within the system with their own task structure, cost tracking, and invoicing — ensuring nothing falls outside the normal process even under pressure.

Does Zigaflow integrate with accounting software?

Zigaflow integrates with Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent. Invoices sync automatically, job costs feed through to your accounts, and payment status updates in real time — eliminating manual data entry between systems.

Can we manage product specifications and pricing in Zigaflow?

Yes. Zigaflow includes a product library where you can store your commonly specified products with supplier details, standard costs, and pricing. This speeds up quoting significantly and ensures pricing consistency across your team.

Is Zigaflow suitable for small electrical contractors?

Zigaflow works well for electrical and lighting businesses of all sizes. Smaller contractors benefit from the structure, automation, and professional output that replaces manual processes. The platform scales with the business — there is no need to migrate to a different system as you grow.

Industry Solution

Lighting and Electrical Business Software for Supply, Install, and Maintenance

Manage quotes, procurement, installation scheduling, and service contracts in one platform. Built for lighting distributors, electrical contractors, and supply-and-install businesses.

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Faster Cash Collection

Invoice on completion, every time

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Improvement in Margin

Real-time cost tracking prevents budget overruns

Sector specialisms

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Lighting & Electrical covers a range of businesses. Select your specialism for a closer look at how Zigaflow fits your workflow.

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About This Solution

The complete business platform for lighting and electrical contractors

Lighting and electrical businesses operate across a wide spectrum — from specification and supply through full design-and-install contracts and ongoing maintenance. Each operating model brings its own operational complexity, and most businesses find themselves spanning more than one of them simultaneously.

The common thread is that managing customer projects, supplier procurement, installation teams, and service contracts through separate tools — or no tools at all — creates inefficiency and margin leakage at every stage. Quotes take too long. Purchase orders get missed. Service visits slip without a proper scheduling system. Cash flow suffers because invoicing happens days or weeks after work is completed.

Zigaflow gives lighting and electrical businesses a single connected platform that manages the entire commercial operation, from initial enquiry through specification, procurement, installation, commissioning, and ongoing service — with the real-time visibility to run a profitable, scalable business.

Key Facts

Manages the full project lifecycle from specification and quote through installation and commissioning
Handles equipment procurement with supplier POs, delivery tracking, and project cost management
Schedules installation and maintenance teams with real-time job status visibility
Tracks project costs against budget to protect margins on every contract
Manages recurring service contracts and maintenance schedules for ongoing revenue

How It Works

Up and running in a few simple steps

Prepare the Estimate

Build detailed estimates with materials, labour, and subcontractor costs. Generate client-ready PDFs with your branding.

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Win the Contract

Collect e-signatures on accepted quotes and convert directly to works orders without re-entering data.

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Order Materials

Raise purchase orders to electrical wholesalers from the job. Track deliveries and flag shortages before they hit the site.

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Track the Works Order

Monitor installation stages, assign engineers, and log job updates from the field or office.

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Invoice and Sync

Raise applications for payment or final invoices from completed works orders. Push to Xero or QuickBooks automatically.

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Common Challenges

The problems we solve

Built specifically for your industry - Zigaflow tackles the operational headaches that generic software ignores.

Quoting Complex Specifications Accurately

A detailed lighting or electrical specification with multiple product lines, installation labour, and accessories can take hours to quote accurately. Errors mean you either under-price and lose margin, or over-price and lose the job.

How Zigaflow helps

Zigaflow lets you build comprehensive specifications with saved product and labour templates. Margins are calculated automatically, and professional quotes are formatted and sent in a fraction of the time.

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