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Notes for trades offices.
Renewals, quotes and the admin around them, written for the firms we build for.
HEATING AND PLUMBING
Landlord gas safety renewals: a reminder system that doesn’t slip
How heating firms can keep landlord gas safety (CP12) renewals booked on time: the rules that set the dates, where reminders usually fail, and what a simple system does instead.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
EICR and PAT retests: keeping long-cycle dates from going quiet
For electrical contractors: what the private rented sector rules say about EICR intervals, copies and remedial work, why PAT intervals vary, and how to track both without a spreadsheet.
BUILT BY ORBIT STUDIO
Building Pingflow: what to automate, and what to leave to the owner
Design decisions from building Pingflow, Orbit Studio’s own WhatsApp booking assistant, and how the same building blocks apply to a trades office.