Invoice app for plumbers in Glasgow
Voice note in from the van, branded PDF invoice out in 15 seconds — a plumbers’ invoicing tool that lives entirely in WhatsApp.
£29.99/mo · 7 days free · no card needed
Start Free on WhatsAppA real Glasgow plumber’s voice note:
"Mr MacDonald, Shawlands Glasgow, boiler install, Worcester Bosch twelve hundred, labour six hours."
What plumbers in Glasgow actually have to log on a job
- Gas Safe (if combi/boiler work) — Your Gas Safe number auto-prefixes every invoice; CP12 reminders fire 11 months after issue.
- Unvented G3 work — Cylinder model and discharge route captured as invoice notes; G3 cert PDF attaches to the WhatsApp thread.
- WaterSafe / WIAPS — WRAS-compliant fittings as a separate line item so commercial clients can audit.
- Legionella risk assessment — Store-and-recall template for landlord, HMO and care-home jobs.
- Building Regs Part G / Part H — Building-control sign-off PDF attaches inside the invoice thread.
What plumbers in Glasgow actually deal with
Scottish Water — a single public utility across the whole country, not a patchwork of regional firms like England.
Glasgow Low Emission Zone has been in force since June 2023 in the city centre. Non-compliant vans are banned entirely (not charged — banned), with fines starting at £60.
Glasgow City plus neighbouring East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire. Scottish Building Standards apply, which differ from English Building Regs in several areas including fire safety and electrical installs.
Iconic Glasgow tenement flats dominate the inner areas — stone-built Victorian closes, typically four-in-a-block with shared stairwell plumbing runs. More recent new-build terraced and detached out towards Newton Mearns.
Serving Shawlands, Dennistoun, Partick, Finnieston, West End and the rest of West of Scotland. Tenement work is special. Shared risers mean you often need neighbour agreement before a job starts; the close’s factor (property manager) may also need notifying. Add it to your quote time.
Glasgow tradespeople typically charge £40–£70 for a callout — below the UK average but increasingly pulling up in city-centre postcodes. Holdfort doesn’t set your prices — your rates are yours — but it stops you from losing track of what’s owed, what’s paid, and what’s been expensed along the way. All through WhatsApp. No app to install, no portal to log into.
Questions from Glasgow plumbers
Yes. Set it once; every invoice and CP12 thereafter auto-prefixes the number, registration class and expiry — important for landlord work in Glasgow where letting agents check before paying.
Yes — reply to the WhatsApp with the CP12 PDF and it attaches to the invoice thread. The landlord gets one document with the gas safety record and the invoice.
Yes — the invoice format is the same. If you’re issuing Completion Certificates through a local authority or approved inspector, reference the certificate number on the Holdfort invoice as a line item.
Voice-note the close number and factor name ("47 Hyndland Road, Speirs Gumley managed") — Holdfort builds the invoice addressed to the factor. Factors pay faster on branded PDFs than on handwritten sheets.
If your van’s non-compliant you can’t enter — period, Glasgow’s is a ban not a charge. Upgrading to a compliant van is deductible and Holdfort logs the finance receipt with your expenses.
Yes — quarterly-ready breakdowns and sole-trader categories. Required for self-employed earners over the MTD threshold from April 2026. See the MTD guide.
£29.99 per month, all in. 7 days free, no card needed to start. Founding-member price locked for life.
Glasgow plumber? Finish the job. Voice note the rest.
7 days free. 30 seconds to set up. Just WhatsApp.
Start Free on WhatsAppHold the fort. We’ve got the paperwork.