UK-First · 5 min read
Trades CRM: why UK trades businesses shouldn't buy US software
Jobber is Canadian. ServiceM8 is Australian. Most trades CRM was built for US market conditions. Here's why that matters.
The market mismatch
US trades businesses run at higher scale, higher price points, and are much more fragmented. UK trades businesses tend to be smaller, more relationship-driven, more repeat-customer-focused. Software built for one market rarely fits the other perfectly.
Compliance differences
Gas Safe. EICR five-yearly cycles. F-Gas. CP12 landlord safety. Part P. Building Regs. UK compliance drives huge parts of trades work. Software that doesn't know these rhythms is fighting uphill.
Pricing and currency
USD-priced software with FX fluctuations makes budgeting harder. UK-first software in GBP, at UK price points, avoids the surprise.
GDPR and UK data protection
UK customer data has clear GDPR obligations. UK-first software is designed around them by default; imported US software often bolts them on later.
Key Takeaways
- US trades software rarely fits UK trades reality perfectly.
- UK compliance rhythms (Gas Safe, EICR, CP12, Part P, F-Gas) drive lots of repeat work.
- GBP pricing and GDPR-native beats bolted-on US-first alternatives.
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