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Job costing that fits the van, not the boardroom.

Quotes, materials, subcontractors, and variations — Brunell gives owners and site leads one place to see margin on every job, from the phone or the office.

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Margin per active job
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Lost variation approvals
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Quote to job on site

Trades businesses build things. Not spreadsheets.

Owners juggle quotes on WhatsApp, supplier invoices in the glove box, and subbie costs that show up after the job looked profitable.

Materials and subs off the job
Supplier and subcontractor costs don’t hit the job until someone remembers — margin already gone.
Variations not in the live quote
Customer says yes on site; office finds out when the invoice is short.
Quotes that don’t become jobs
Win the work, then re-key everything into “the system” (if there is one).
Without Brunell · a typical week

🔧  Owner checks three chats for the Kitchen Reno quote version.

🧾  Plumbing sub invoice — which job? Photo of receipt in camera roll.

📋  Variation approved on site; office still on original $18k quote.

💸  Job “done” — true margin? Calculate next weekend.

You won the job. You might have lost the money.

Run the job from quote to final invoice.

Brunell is the AI your crew can actually use — log costs, approve variations, and invoice without a degree in software.

Quote on the way to site
"Quote bathroom reno for 42 Oak St, $14k materials + labour." Send before you leave the driveway.
Log materials & subs instantly
"Log $890 timber on Oak St, 20% markup." On the job — margin updated live.
See job profit now
"How's Oak St looking?" Costs, variations, WIP, and remaining budget — one answer.
With Brunell · same week
How's margin on 42 Oak St bathroom?
Oak St: 38% gross margin, $2,100 WIP to invoice. Variation VAR-2 approved (+$1,800).
Invoice progress payment 2 for Oak St
Invoice INV-2026-203 — $7,400 progress claim. Send to client?
Log Sparky sub $1,200 on Oak St, 15% markup
Logged ✓  Sub cost on job. Margin now 34% — still above target.
Total time: under a minute. Margin protected.
Trades workflow

Quote → site → invoice —
no double handling.

01

Quote the job

Labour, materials allowance, and subs — itemised quote from a voice note or text.

02

Win & mobilise

Accepted quote becomes the job; budget is the plan.

03

Log labour & site time

Crew hours against tasks — know if you’re ahead or behind.

04

Materials & subcontractors

Every receipt and sub invoice on the job with markup.

05

Variations on the spot

Customer approval captured; quote and budget update together.

06

Progress & final invoices

Claim stages or completion — Brunell does the maths and sends.

"I know which jobs are making money while we're still on them. That never happened before."

Dave Morrison, Owner — Morrison Electrical, Brisbane

Protect margin on every job.

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