Practical guides for running a better joinery workshop
AI
An AI estimate assistant reads a client's PDF and builds a draft estimate — rooms, items, dimensions and quantities. You approve every price.
An AI estimate assistant reads a customer's PDF and builds a draft estimate for your shop — you set every price.
An AI assistant that watches your schedule and flags problems early — unplanned jobs, holiday clashes, missing material orders, unassigned phases. It only advises; you make every change.
An AI assistant that watches your shop schedule and flags problems before they cost you — time-off clashes, missing material orders, phases with nobody assigned. You make every change.
Estimating & Quotes
Build accurate joinery quotes from materials and labour, with overhead, profit and VAT applied automatically — then export a branded PDF.
Turn a job into a professional, branded PDF quote in minutes — itemised, consistent and VAT-ready every time.
Free calculator: enter materials, labour, overhead, profit and VAT to see your quote price instantly. Plus how to cost a joinery job accurately.
Price cabinet jobs from materials and labor with a built-in cost calculator, then export a branded PDF bid.
Quote custom woodworking jobs accurately from materials and labor — consistent markups, sales tax and branded PDF bids.
Estimate detailed millwork packages from materials and labor, with consistent markups and a branded PDF bid.
Build detailed cabinet bids cabinet by cabinet — materials, labor, overhead, profit and sales tax — then export a branded PDF.
Comparisons
Compare Joinery Core vs Excel for managing a joinery workshop. See why spreadsheets fail at production planning, stock control and team scheduling.
Monday.com is great for generic projects. But joinery workshops need production phases, stock control and Gantt charts built for woodwork.
Trello is great for task lists. But joinery workshops need production timelines, stock control and financial tracking. See the difference.
Tradify manages quotes and invoices for tradespeople. Joinery workshops need production planning, timber stock control and Gantt scheduling.
Jobber manages field service teams. Joinery workshops need production planning, stock control and workshop-specific scheduling.
Articad is CAD design software for kitchens and joinery. Joinery Core runs the workshop after the drawing — production, stock, team and profit.
QuickBooks handles your company accounts. Joinery Core shows the real profit on each project as it's built. See why a workshop needs both.
Xero keeps your cloud accounts in order. Joinery Core shows real profit on every project as it happens. Two tools, two jobs.
Asana is great for generic projects. Joinery Core is built for joinery production — phases, timber stock, scheduling and profit, out of the box.
Guides
Workshop management designed for sash window manufacturers. Plan box sash and spring sash production, track timber profiles and glass stock.
Plan bespoke kitchen and furniture production, track board stock, manage your team and control project costs.
Manage every cabinet from cutting to installation, track materials, control sprayers and fitters, monitor project costs.
Production management for timber window manufacturers. Plan casement and flush window production, track glazing and timber stock.
Plan internal, external and fire door production, track timber and ironmongery stock, manage compliance documentation.
Compare features, pricing and suitability for workshops. Production planning, stock control, Gantt scheduling and team management.
Enterprise ERP systems are expensive and complex. Most joinery workshops need production planning, stock control and team management — not SAP.
Production software that plans every workshop phase. Visual Gantt chart, drag-and-drop scheduling, worker assignments.
Joinery workshops don't need Salesforce. They need client records linked to projects, files, and financial data.
Software for window manufacturers and sash window companies. Plan production, track timber and glass stock, schedule your team.
Learn how joinery production planning software replaces whiteboards and spreadsheets with a visual Gantt chart. Plan every phase, assign every joiner, hit every deadline.
Workshop scheduling software designed for joinery. Assign joiners to projects, see capacity at a glance, and never double-book your team again.
Manage joinery projects from initial enquiry through production to final installation. One tool for pipeline, production, stock, and finances.
Track every sheet, board and fitting in your joinery workshop. Know what you have, what you need, and what's running low — in real time.
A Gantt chart built for joinery workshops. Visual production timeline with drag-and-drop, worker assignments, and colour-coded phases.
Joinery team management software for tracking workers, assignments, timesheets, holidays, and job types. Know your team's capacity.
How UK joinery companies are using business management software to compete, grow, and stay profitable. From small workshops to multi-team operations.
Off-the-shelf tools don't work for bespoke joinery. Learn why workshops need software built specifically for the way they work.
A joinery job tracking system that follows every project from enquiry to installation. Never lose track of a job again.
Learn how to track real profit on every joinery project. Understand labour allocation, material costs, and why most workshops underestimate expenses.
Material waste, bad scheduling, invisible job costs. The seven most common ways joinery businesses quietly lose money — and what to do about each one.
Excel wasn't built for joinery workshops. Stale stock data, no visual scheduling, version chaos — here are 5 real problems and what actually works.
Late materials, no visual schedule, rework from miscommunication. The 6 most common causes of production delays and how to prevent them.
Production scheduling, material tracking, team management, and job costing for cabinet shops. What to look for and how to choose.
One system for estimating, scheduling, stock, job costing, and your team. What "cabinet shop software" really means — and what it doesn't do.
Track materials and labor per job, compare quoted vs actual, and see your true margin on every project. The five ways shops quietly lose money.
Track sheet goods, hardwood, hardware and finishing supplies, tie usage to jobs, and stay ahead of shortages. An honest look at how the tracking works.
Both are built by shop owners and made for cabinet shops. A fair look at where they overlap and where Joinery Core goes broader.
Cabinet Vision is design and CNC software; Joinery Core runs the business side — scheduling, stock, costing — without enterprise cost. The honest difference.
Purpose-built software for cabinet shops. Manage production, materials, crew, and job costs from one screen. No spreadsheets, no whiteboards.
Woodworking business software that fills the gap between CAD tools and accounting. Production scheduling, material tracking, and job costing from one screen.
Start solo with project tracking and material management. Scale to a full team with scheduling, permissions, and job costing as your business grows.
Material waste, underpriced quotes, untracked labor, and invisible overhead. The six ways cabinet shops quietly bleed profit — and how to stop each one.
Not CAD. Not accounting. The missing production layer between design and delivery — scheduling, materials, team, and costs for cabinet shops.
Manage custom architectural millwork production. Schedule across departments, track specialty materials, and monitor job costs on commercial projects.
Stop guessing material costs and labour hours. Build quotes from real project data, calculate your true hourly rate, and create a quote library from completed jobs.
The three cost layers every workshop has — materials, labour, overhead — and how to track them without spending half your day on paperwork.
Scheduling dependencies, communication that works, and tracking subcontractor costs per project. Keep external teams in your production flow.
The five sources of timber waste and what to do about each one. Stock tracking, offcut management, and cutting optimisation that save real money.
Build systems before you hire. Production scheduling, role-based access, financial visibility, and the operational backbone growing workshops need.
Plan joinery production visually with a Gantt chart built for workshops. See every project, phase and worker on one timeline.
Stop over-ordering and production delays. Real-time tracking, low-stock alerts and per-project material allocation.
Track worker hours per project and phase. Calculate labour costs, spot inefficiencies, and simplify payroll.
Schedule your joinery team across multiple projects and phases. Avoid double-booking and balance workloads.
Track project costs, revenue and profit margins in real time. See which jobs make money and which don't.
Manage joinery clients, project history and communication. Track VIPs, repeat customers and new enquiries.
Store and organise project drawings, specifications and documents per project. No more searching through folders or emails.
Manage joinery enquiries, quotes and orders in a visual pipeline. Track every lead from first contact to production.
Generate professional production sheets. Drawings, materials, spray specs, phases and QC checklists in one document.
Track workshop tools, machines and equipment. Monitor condition, service dates and stock levels for consumables.
Educational
What workshop management software does, why joinery workshops need it, and how to choose the right one. Covers production planning, stock control, team scheduling and financials.
Everything you need to know about running a joinery business — workshop setup, pricing, quoting, production management, stock control and team scheduling.
Calculate your true workshop costs, set profitable rates, estimate labour hours and avoid the common pricing mistakes that cost joinery workshops money.
Improve your quoting process, follow-up system and professional presentation to win more joinery contracts without being the cheapest.
USA & Canada
Production management for custom millwork shops. Gantt scheduling, stock tracking, team management and job costing designed for millwork production.
Goes beyond Cabinet Vision and Microvellum to cover production scheduling, material tracking, team management and project costing.
Gantt charts, worker allocation and phase-based production planning for cabinet makers. Stop double-booking your team and missing deadlines.
Production scheduling, material tracking, team management and job costing for Canadian millwork and cabinet shops. CAD currency support.
Australia & International
Workshop management software for Australian joinery businesses. Gantt scheduling, stock tracking, team management. AUD currency and GST support.
Manage production scheduling, material tracking, team allocation and job costing for Australian cabinet shops. AUD and GST support.
Industry Specific
Manage templating, complex BOMs, multi-phase production, installation scheduling and project costing for bespoke staircases.
Handle tight retail deadlines, multi-site rollouts, batch production, night installations and complex project coordination.
Manage commissions, material sourcing, production scheduling, finishing workflows and client communication as your workshop grows.
Manage engineering, procurement, frame production, pre-assembly, site erection scheduling and multi-trade coordination.
Manage bespoke joinery production, multi-package projects, architect coordination, site installation and snag management.
Money Keywords
Track quotes, convert to projects, and build a pricing database from real job data. Stop underquoting.
See which projects make money and which eat your margins — before the accountant tells you.
Track real stock levels, per-project consumption, and low-stock alerts. Not just purchase orders.
Workshop and site management software for UK carpentry businesses. Flat-rate pricing, all users included.
Production scheduling, stock control, team management and job costing. GBP currency, same-day setup.