Civils and drainage is heavy, bulky and time critical. Pipes, chambers, channel, geotextile, aggregates and manhole rings all have to reach a groundworks programme that will not wait, and a wrong size or a short load can stop a dig. OptiFlow puts an AI layer on top of the systems you already run so the routine ordering and enquiry work looks after itself.
The pressures on a civils merchant
Groundworkers order in volume and under pressure. They ring for pipe sizes and classes, chamber depths, bedding quantities and delivery slots, and they need it right because a wrong diameter or a missing reducer holds up a whole gang. Your counter and phones carry that load alongside quoting jobs and arranging heavy deliveries, and at the busy times it builds into queues and mistakes.
What OptiFlow does for you
OptiFlow reads incoming orders and enquiries across every channel and turns them into accurate work inside your existing system. It answers size, class and compatibility questions from your live catalogue, works out bedding and backfill quantities, checks real stock and the correct price, and builds heavy deliveries ready for a person to confirm.
- Instant answers on pipe sizes, classes and fittings compatibility from live data.
- Automated order entry and stock and price enquiries.
- Quantity maths for bedding, backfill and aggregates using your own product data.
- Fewer short loads and wrong sizes, which keeps the dig moving.
Works with your systems, no rip and replace
OptiFlow is an AI layer that sits on top of the platform you already run, whether that is Kerridge, Intact, Ibcos or another trade system, and acts on the data it already holds. There is no migration, no long project and nothing new for your team to learn, and most merchants are live in weeks rather than months. See the fuller picture on our AI for builders merchants page, and how we protect your data on the data security and trust page.
See OptiFlow work on your own orders and enquiries. Get a quote.
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Frequently asked questions
Can it handle pipe sizing and compatibility questions?
Yes. OptiFlow answers size, class and fittings compatibility questions from your live catalogue, the same answers your counter would give, only faster and at any hour.
Does it work out bedding and backfill quantities?
Yes. It works out bedding, backfill and aggregate quantities using your own product data, then builds the order for a person to confirm.
Will it cut short loads on heavy deliveries?
That is one of the main benefits. Getting sizes and quantities right first time means fewer short loads and wrong items, which keeps groundworks moving.
Does it use my live stock and pricing?
Yes. Every answer and order comes from your live system, so nothing is quoted that you cannot fulfil and the price is right for that account.
Do I need to replace my ERP?
No. OptiFlow layers on top of your existing platform, whether that is Kerridge, Intact, Ibcos or another system, with no migration.