Mobile crane hire software in Birmingham

Manage the office work behind mobile crane hire in Birmingham: customers and enquiries, quotes and contracts, crane and crew assignments, timesheets and invoices. Start with the local handover question below, then choose the documented UpRate workflow. External permission and safe lifting decisions stay with the responsible people.

Free CRM for 1 user with Sales Manager: customers, enquiries, quotes and hire contracts. Larger teams use paid capacity; scheduling, timesheets and invoicing are optional modules. No credit card needed to create your account.

UpRate Sales Manager customer records with hire contracts grouped under each customer — Sales Manager groups hire contracts under customer records. Static product screenshot.

Built around the hire desk.

Settle the customer handover

Keep the enquiry, relevant contacts and agreed contract clear before operations confirms the booking.

Review crane and crew together

Resource Manager schedules plant and labour and collects timesheets; responsible people review suitability and access separately.

Keep accounts in context

Invoice Manager adds contract charge-item preparation and the reviewed Xero handoff.

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Alan McCaig, Hire Desk Manager — **Alan McCaig**Hire Desk ManagerForsyth of Denny · Scotland

Birmingham: connect the local check to the hire desk

Illustrative workflow: Illustrative Birmingham office handover: the customer requests crane attendance while the relevant local arrangement is being confirmed.

Identify the outstanding decision
Confirm the customer and site contact, then name the responsible person for the local question described below.
Agree the working window
After external arrangements are settled, review the contract and crane/operator assignment against the whole attendance period.
Keep the handover connected
Review recorded work against the agreement before preparing invoice charge items and the accounts handoff.

Choose the workflow you need.

Start with Sales Manager. Add the modules and capacity your hire desk needs.

Sales Manager: Browse customers and contracts with search, filters and tables, alongside enquiries and quotes. Where enabled, add dated records and follow-ups.
Invoice Manager: Add invoicing with the monthly capacity you need.
Resource Manager: Add plant and labour scheduling, with timesheets.

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Questions before you start.

Does this page imply a local UpRate office?

No. Locations describe the intended reader and a source-scoped operational example, not an office, local endorsement or authority integration.

Does a booking approve permissions or lift planning?

No. The responsible people confirm site access, permissions, equipment suitability and safe lifting arrangements externally. UpRate organises the commercial and operational records.

Which workflow should a team in Birmingham start with?

Start with the task you need: enquiries and customer records, Quotes where enabled, owned follow-ups, crane and crew allocation, timesheet review or invoice preparation. Use the UK task links below for the product detail; the local operating decision remains external.

The Birmingham question to settle before booking

Birmingham includes cranes among public-road activities covered by highway occupation licensing guidance. Identify the road authority and responsible applicant before accepting a requested start.

A Birmingham public-road operation requires an early handover between the person agreeing the hire and the person establishing highway arrangements. Ask where the crane will stand, what part of the highway is affected and who owns the application. The council’s occupation guidance should lead the relevant enquiry; a different city’s fee or processing period should not be carried into this job. Keep the requested start provisional while the responsible people settle access. Then check whether the contract, crane assignment and crew attendance describe the same working window. An amended schedule gives the office a record of its plan; it does not issue a highway licence or approve the lift.

Your next job.
A little simpler.

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