Building products manufacturing software, FPC on every batch.

Bulk runs each batch as a job: the FPC check sheet is filled in on the job, strength and density results are recorded once and the cement, aggregate and admixture used are logged with their cost. A reject opens a quality issue on the batch and a hold contains the units, so the evidence a notified body asks for is already on the record. Order to invoice on the same record.

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Customer PO IntakeAutomation Material Usage by BatchModule Factory Production ControlModule Strength & dimensional checksModule Job Sheets & Batch LabelsModule Production schedulingAI agent FPC Audits & ChecklistsModule Constancy dashboardReporting

Building products manufacturing software with factory production control on the batch.

Bulk is production and quality software for makers of precast, blocks, boards and other construction products. Materials used, routine checks, test results and non-conformities sit on one batch record, with the order and the invoice on the same record. It is not a batching plant controller. It runs beside one and holds the evidence CE and UKCA marking rest on.

Concrete being poured into a precast mould on a factory floor

CE and UKCA evidence on the batch

The performance you declare rests on what each batch measured. Bulk keeps that on the batch: the harmonised standard and declared class in custom fields, the cube or bend result, the FPC checks that covered the run and any non-conformity. Your signed declaration attaches to the order, and job sheets and batch labels print from the same record.

Standard, AVCP system and declared class kept in custom fields on the batch
Test results and FPC checks recorded against the batch they cover
Job sheets and batch labels printed from the record with the PDF builder

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Operator loading bagged cement beside a batching plant hopper

Raw material usage from silo to batch

The cement, aggregate, admixture and steel a batch used are logged at the mixer by variant and quantity, with the cost at the time. Stock draws down per site, with low-stock alerts. A supplier delivery reference or cert number fits in a custom field on the batch and the certificate attaches to it, both searchable in the grid.

Materials logged on the batch by variant, quantity and cost
Stock balances per site with low-stock alerts
Supplier references and certs kept on the batch, searchable in the grid

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Technician placing a concrete cube in a compression testing rig

Test results and FPC records where the notified body can find them

Slump, cover, density and 28-day strength are recorded against the batch as they are taken, with the operator and the rig. A result outside the declared class is logged as a reject, which opens a quality issue, with an NCR and a hold on the quantity where it needs one. Surveillance visits query the same record, so the factory production control file is never rebuilt the week before.

Routine checks and lab results recorded on the batch with operator and equipment
Out-of-spec results open a quality issue, with an NCR and a hold where needed
Audit evidence pulled from the live record for the notified body

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Supervisor with a tablet in a yard of stacked precast units

Orders, stock and invoices on the same record as the batch

The commercial loop an ERP usually owns runs in Bulk too. Take the order, plan the casts against moulds and curing capacity, log the raw materials each batch used and invoice the finished batches from the same record. Nothing is re-keyed between the yard office and accounts.

Orders turned into scheduled batches against mould and curing capacity
Cement, aggregate and steel usage logged on the batch with its cost
Invoices and credit notes raised from the finished batches

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From mixer to invoice, one thread.

Log the batch

The cement, aggregate and admixture used are logged on the batch by variant and cost; nobody re-types.

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Batch 4417 materials

Cement CEM I2.4 t
Aggregate 20 mm6.1 t
Cement delivery ref (custom field)C-2291

The FPC evidence is already there.

−74%Time spent re-typing test results at Thornbury Precast

99.0%First-time-right on batch conformity

0Re-keys between test bench and batch record

“Cube results are recorded once, on the batch, and nobody re-types them into a spreadsheet. When the notified body came for our FPC surveillance, the checks and the non-conformities were already there. It used to be a fortnight of prep.”

Gemma HollisTechnical & FPC Manager — Thornbury Precast

Cobalt 3D render of a precast concrete block with an amber batch tag

The blocks that hold a CE mark.

Questions, answered.

Is Bulk a building products ERP?

It runs the factory and the commercial loop an ERP usually owns, on one record. On the floor: batch jobs, Factory Production Control checks, test results, NCRs and holds. Around it: the customer order, stock, delivery, invoices and credit notes. Install the apps you need one at a time; where you keep an accounts package, Bulk syncs both ways with it.

Does Bulk write the performance declaration for CE/UKCA marking?

No. Bulk does not generate the declaration or a certificate. It holds the evidence behind them, recorded as the work happens: the batch, the check sheets, the test results and any non-conformity. The declaration you sign can attach to the order or the batch as a file, and the harmonised standard and declared class can sit in custom fields.

Does it cover Factory Production Control under our EN standard?

Yes, as check sheets. Set up the routine tests and tolerances for your product and standard (EN 13369, EN 771, EN 14351-1 or whichever applies) as forms linked to the batch job, and they are filled in on the line with who and when. Non-conformities run as quality issues and NCRs. It suits a self-declared AVCP 4 or a notified-body 2+; the certification itself stays with you and your notified body.

Does Bulk track raw-material lots?

Not in stock. Bulk logs the cement, aggregate, admixture and components each batch used by variant, quantity and cost, and keeps one stock balance per variant per site. It does not hold lot numbers on stock or link lots between batches and deliveries. A supplier delivery reference or cert number can be kept in a custom field on the batch and the supplier's certificate attached as a file, both searchable in the grid.

Does Bulk replace our accounts or ERP system?

It can. Bulk holds the commercial loop an ERP usually owns — the customer order, stock, delivery, invoices and credit notes — on the same record as the batch and its compliance evidence. Install the apps you need one at a time; where you keep an accounts package, Bulk syncs both ways with it.

How long does rollout take, and what does it cost?

One product line end to end first, from the order to the invoice, proven on real runs in weeks. Then the rest of the range follows the same pattern; never a big-bang cutover. Pricing is one per-site figure with every module included, no per-module upsell, hosting and rollout in the number. You can start with a free trial, no card needed.

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