UpRate

Plant and labour scheduling software in North England

UpRate helps hire desk managers organise plant and labour assignments against agreed customer work. Review the schedule, amend allocated resources when dates change and keep timesheets with the assignment. Choose Resource Manager in Standard or Professional to connect the working plan with the contract instead of maintaining a separate resource spreadsheet.

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FREE entry covers customers and hire contracts. Scheduling and invoicing require the appropriate paid package.

UpRate asset schedule with a Create Assignment panel for allocating plant and labour
An assignment alongside the asset schedule. Static product screenshot; no timesheet view is shown here.

Built around the hire desk.

See the working schedule

Bring plant and labour records into Resource Manager and view assignments on the schedule before confirming the next job.

Amend the actual assignment

Change dates or allocated resources when the customer changes the work. Review the affected bookings rather than assuming the old allocation still applies.

Collect the work record

Keep timesheets with scheduled resources. The office can review what was recorded against the assignment before preparing the next handoff.

A Leeds shorter Saturday shift

Illustrative workflow: A Leeds site requests a shorter Saturday assignment and the desk must review both machine and labour dates.

  1. Confirm the agreed hire

    Check the customer’s contract and the task expected within the revised site window.

  2. Review the allocation

    Confirm the local and project arrangements, then amend the resources and review neighbouring bookings.

  3. Keep the work connected

    Collect the timesheet for the actual shift so the office can review recorded work against the hire.

A practical check for North England

A shorter shift needs a clear agreement about the task, not simply a Saturday box on the calendar. Leeds publishes construction-noise guidance with local working arrangements and exceptions; the responsible site team should confirm the applicable project conditions. If the booking involves a crane on the highway, Newcastle’s separate guidance shows why access also needs its own local check. Ask whether the revised shift allows setup and departure and whether an operator is shared with another assignment. Review the affected allocations in UpRate before confirming the amendment. Keep recorded hours with the actual work. The schedule does not approve noise exceptions, plan a journey or guarantee that every resource is suitable or available.

Wider UK customer experience.

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“UpRate has replaced many of our manual processes, allowing us to manage everything in one centralised system.”

Alan McCaig, Hire Desk Manager
Alan McCaigHire Desk ManagerForsyth of Denny · Scotland

Choose the workflow you need.

Standard: Plan your plant and labour, with scheduling and timesheets. No invoicing. Professional: Run the whole workflow: customers, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing together.

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Questions before you start.

Will UpRate guarantee that bookings cannot clash?

No guarantee is made. The schedule and assignments help the hire desk review allocations. Availability checks, travel allowances, site arrangements and decisions about the suitability of people and equipment still require human review.

Are timesheets a separate add-on?

Timesheet collection is included with Resource Manager in Standard and Professional. Standard has no invoicing; Professional includes all three modules. Business has invoicing but no resource scheduling or timesheets.

Can the schedule authorise Saturday construction work?

No. Use the relevant site and local-authority arrangements. The hire desk should enter confirmed dates and review allocations; UpRate does not approve working hours or noise exceptions.

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