Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for paver manufacturers.
A checklist built from how paver manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Shape and colour catalogue
- Face and base mix register
- Press run and mould log
- Curing and pallet tracking
- Strength and absorption results
- Project orders by square metre
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For press operators
- For the batching crew
- For the sales desk
- For packers and dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Pallets pressed by shape, colour and mould
- Oxide used per charge and per square metre
- Stock by shape, colour and curing age
- Strength and absorption results by run and project
- Deliveries by project in square metres
- Mould press counts and repair dates
- Contractor dues by age
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- SMS
- Spreadsheet import
- Accounting export
- Barcode label printers
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can it convert a quote in square metres to pallets?
- How is pigment tracked?
- Can I tell which run made a delivered pallet?
- Does it handle two different mixes in one paver?
- What if a mould is worn?
- Can kerbstones go on the same order?
- Is it possible to share stock with dealers?
- How is it priced and shown to us?
- Can we export the run and delivery history?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Colour drifts between runs
- Face and base layers are not recorded separately
- Orders are in square metres but stock is in pieces
- Top-up orders cannot be matched
- Test results are not linked to the delivered lot
Prefer to talk it through? See the paver manufacturers page.