Carpentry & maintenance · success story

"We thought we were tracking really well — but we must have been losing thousands."

"Ascora has been a total game-changer. We can finally track every quote, purchase order, and job in one place. It's given us full control, stopped money slipping through the cracks, and saved us thousands every year."
MJ
Michael Jochum JF Maintenance
About JF Maintenance

Family-owned carpentry & maintenance, 50 years of trade experience.

JF Maintenance is a family-owned carpentry and property maintenance business based in Geelong, Victoria. Founded in 2007, the company brings over 50 years of combined trade experience, delivering reliable, high-quality workmanship across residential, commercial, and property management projects. With a focus on efficiency, consistency, and customer satisfaction, JF Maintenance provides end-to-end service — from quoting and repairs to full fit-outs.

01 — The challenge

Stuck between trade and builder. Every other tool was too limiting.

Carpenter at work on a wooden fence

Business fit with Ascora

"We were sort of struggling. I had pretty much tried every software on the market. They were all on the right track but they were too limiting for us. We're in the in-between stage because we're carpentry. We're not a builder yet and we're not a trade. The added complication is that we do commercial jobs — they want split invoices, purchase orders etc. and all the other software didn't allow for it. I wanted that full package that could do all of it."

02 — The solution

Quotes Pipeline plus a real purchase-order system.

Modern white sink fit-out

Tracking quotes through the pipeline

"What really drew me to Ascora when I first started was the Quotes Pipeline. Because that was a major issue for us — we can have 20–30 quotes on at a time. I was pulling my hair out keeping track of where we are up to. I just made 20 different categories on the pipeline and if I ran into an issue I just created a new pipeline phase for it. That really helped — it just meant I could track everything."

Field team using Ascora purchase orders

Minimising losses in ordering

"Since we've had Ascora we've been able to use the Purchase Order system properly. The Blank Purchase Order system was a game changer. The guys go and buy what they need; the purchase order is emailed across with the invoice; everyone in the office adds the information then. We thought we were tracking really good but we must have been losing thousands. All of a sudden we're not losing money on our time-and-materials jobs."

"We must have been missing at least $10,000 a year — a little bit per job, $200 or $300 someone would forget and it would be invoiced. Now the guys can mark as completed when it's done, we can see the four purchase orders with no details so we know we still need invoices to come in, and it prompts us before we keep pushing on in the process."

03 — The results

Full control. Money no longer slipping through the cracks.

JF Maintenance now has a single source of truth for every quote, purchase order, and job. Money that used to disappear into uninvoiced materials is now caught — saving the business $10,000+ per year on its time-and-materials work alone. The Quotes Pipeline ensures no opportunity falls through the cracks, even with 20–30 active quotes at any given time.

$10K+
Saved annually on missed invoicing
20–30
Active quotes tracked simultaneously
Zero
Lost POs since switching

Ascora has been a total game-changer for us. We can finally track every quote, purchase order, and job in one place. It's given us full control, stopped money slipping through the cracks, and saved us thousands every year.

MJ
Michael Jochum
JF Maintenance

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