Built For
Multiple sites. Mixed workforce. Complex commercials. Finally, software that understands the job.
Not adapted. Not bolted on. Built.
Serious businesses need Four Pillars™
The Tipping Point
Labour tracked in one sheet, costs in another, compliance in a folder. Nothing connects.
Margin is a guess until the QS catches up. You're making decisions on data that's weeks old.
If your ops manager leaves, half the business knowledge walks out the door.
You find out about expired certs and missing RAMS when someone asks for them, not before.
More sites, more workers, more MCs - but the same manual processes. Scaling breaks everything.
WhatsApp for comms, Xero for accounts, a portal for each Main Contractor, PDFs for compliance. Nothing talks to anything.
If any of this sounds familiar, Baton was designed specifically for businesses like yours.
Who Baton Is For
Baton is purpose-built for the subcontractors who are serious about running a proper business - not just delivering a trade.
0–50 people, scaling to 100+
You've won bigger contracts but your back office hasn't kept up. The director still approves everything because there's no system to delegate through. Growth should be exciting - not terrifying.
Scaffolding, brickwork, roofing
When labour is a large percentage of your cost base, you can't afford to guess who's on site, what they did, or what it cost. Every untracked hour is margin that's already gone.
5–20+ concurrent projects
Running multiple sites across different MCs means juggling different portals, different rules and different reporting formats. You need one view of everything - not 15 browser tabs.
Measured work, daywork, variations, retention
Your contracts aren't simple. Measured work, scope changes, contra charges, retention schedules - the commercial process is where margin is won or lost, and you can't afford errors.
Field Teams
Baton doesn't just serve the office - it starts where the work happens. Every field role gets purpose-built tools that capture real data in real time.
Sign in, accept tasks, flag issues and record output - all from a mobile device. No paperwork, no chasing.
Manage gangs, assign daily tasks, run inspections and track who's on site - from one dashboard.
Receive delivery instructions, confirm collections and record material movements between yard and site.
Track plant, materials and inventory. Know what's in stock, what's on hire, and what needs re-ordering.
Office & Operations
From commercial managers tracking variations to directors watching margin in real time - every office role gets the visibility and control they need, without chasing anyone for data.
Live margin position across every job. Know which projects are making money and which are bleeding - before month-end.
Tenders, variations, valuations and contract performance - all tracked in one place with nothing falling through the cracks.
Logistics, deliveries, vehicles and resource planning. See what's moving, where it's going, and what's running low.
Live cost data flows from site - no re-keying, no waiting for timesheets. Every hour and every cost is already in the system.
Time, attendance, compliance docs and pay - all captured at source. No more chasing supervisors for timesheets on Friday afternoon.
Inspections and compliance tracking with full audit - connected to the same system your teams use daily. No separate H&S spreadsheet.
Honest About Fit
We'd rather be honest than waste your time.
If you work alone, Baton is more than you need right now.
Baton is built for the supply chain, not the client side. Main Contractors benefit when their subcontractors use Baton.
Baton is designed for B2B construction.
Early Adopter Programme
Work with Baton as it moves from beta into early adoption, with priority onboarding, influence on product direction, lifetime discount and preferential pricing.