Baton has opened applications for its Early Adopter Programme, giving scaffolding contractors early access to a software platform designed specifically for construction subcontractors.
The company said the system had been built to help scaffold firms gain better control over operations, compliance and commercial performance by bringing key workflows into one connected platform.
Baton describes the system as being built around what it calls the Four Pillars of Control, Efficiency, Compliance and Site Accounting.
The launch follows a beta phase in which Baton worked with scaffolding businesses to test and refine the platform. The company said feedback from those firms helped improve workflows and shape the support model now being offered through the early adopter programme.
Scaffolding is the first trade to be served by the platform, which Baton said reflects its roots in the sector and its focus on the operational and commercial pressures facing scaffold contractors as they grow.
According to Baton, the system is designed to give firms clearer visibility over what is happening on site, what jobs are costing and where margins are being made or lost. The aim is to help leadership teams make earlier and better-informed decisions using more connected data across the business.
Contractors joining the programme will receive structured onboarding, up to five hours of training, direct support from the Baton team and operational consultancy intended to help improve internal processes. The package also includes training led by co-founder Matthew Loddy and the chance to speak directly with industry figure Des Moore.
Baton said early adopters will also be able to influence future product development and secure preferential pricing for an initial period, including a lifetime discount that could reduce costs over the long term.
Des Moore, chief business development officer at Baton, said: “Scaffolding contractors have been underserved for years when it comes to joined-up systems that reflect how the business actually works.
“Too many firms are still relying on spreadsheets, paperwork and separate tools that leave gaps between site activity and commercial performance. Baton changes that. It gives subcontractors one connected operating system built around the Four Pillars of Control, Efficiency, Compliance and Site Accounting.”
He added: “The Early Adopter Programme is about much more than getting early access to the platform. It gives firms hands-on onboarding, training, support and operational consultancy, as well as the opportunity to help shape the product as it develops.
“We are opening applications now, places are limited, and onboarding can begin immediately.”
Baton said it plans to roll out the platform to other construction subcontractor trades in the future.
