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Time, rotas and roll call for construction and FM

We know construction sites and managed buildings: many trades and contractors in one place, layouts that change by the week and hours that drive pay and liability. RotaOne records who worked, and Musterd confirms who is safe when the site has to clear.

A tower crane over a frame going up
Biometric
no buddy punching on site
Any trade
role or pay rate on one rota
Real time
who is on site, for roll call
Why Thinking Software

Built for busy sites and the buildings that follow

Construction sites are busy places, with employees and contractors across many specialities working alongside each other from morning until night. Our customers here include Bromfield Sand & Gravel, a supplier of sand, gravel and aggregates, and Safer Sphere, a construction and building safety consultancy.

  • No more paper timesheets from site
  • Cloud-based, on any internet-enabled device, however remote the site
  • Building time and attendance software since 1994

Trusted in this sector by organisations including

  • Bromfield Sand & Gravel Co Limited
  • Safer Sphere
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The challenges

The challenges on site and across your contracts

Construction and facilities management share a problem: lots of people, in lots of places, on different terms. These are the challenges we hear most often.

  1. 01

    Many trades, many pay rates

    Employees, subcontractors and agency labour work side by side on different rates. Without accurate clockings, hours are disputed, overpaid or claimed for people who were not there.

  2. 02

    Skilled labour is in short supply

    CITB’s Construction Skills Network forecasts say the industry must recruit far more people than it does today, as older workers retire. Every skilled hour has to be planned where it is needed most.

  3. 03

    Emergency plans for a changing site

    CDM 2015 requires arrangements for foreseeable emergencies, including evacuation, that account for the site’s size and layout and the number of people likely to be there. On a live build all three change constantly.

  4. 04

    Lone and out-of-hours work in FM

    Cleaners, engineers and security officers often work alone in clients’ buildings, early or late. HSE guidance says employers must assess the risks to lone workers and keep in touch with them.

RotaOne

RotaOne: every trade on site, every hour paid right

RotaOne brings employees and contractors into one system, from scheduling across trades to biometric clocking and payroll. One app, one price, with every feature included, whether you run one site or many contracts.

RotaOne time and attendance software illustrated on a laptop, tablet and desktop: reports, a team member clocked in, and the weekly rota
  • People are who they say they are

    Facial recognition, fingerprint and RFID devices, or integration with your biometric access control, make sure the person clocking in is the person on the rota, removing the age-old problem of buddy punching.

  • Scheduling across every role and trade

    Create shift patterns in seconds, set minimum staffing levels for key people, and record qualifications with expiry dates so nobody is scheduled on a task their training no longer covers.

  • Accurate pay, whatever the rate

    Whatever an individual’s trade, role or pay rate, RotaOne records the hours worked and compares planned against actual costs, giving you accurate pay and better forecasting for future work.

  • GPS clocking for mobile FM teams

    Staff working across clients’ buildings clock in from the app with their location recorded by GPS, see their rotas and pick up unfilled shifts, without a trip to the office.

The RotaOne features that matter most

Musterd roll call and evacuation app illustrated on two smartphones: the live list of who is safe, and the site map with zones
Musterd

Musterd: a roll call that keeps up with the build

Musterd shows who is on site, who is off site and who is missing the moment an alarm is raised, on a site map you can update as the build moves on. It works in dust, darkness and bad weather.

  • Zones that change with the site

    Interactive site maps divide your site into zones and show each person’s last known location, so marshals sweep scaffold lifts, basements and compounds in order as the layout changes.

  • Find people on open sites

    what3words locations and responder location tracking show exactly where marshals and missing people are, even on large or open sites with no street address to give.

  • Every site, one view

    Multi-site scalability gives each muster point its own team while managers oversee every site or managed building remotely, with a post-event report for each evacuation and drill.

The Musterd features that matter most

Customer success stories

Case studies

How organisations like yours run their workforce, and keep it safe, with Thinking Software.

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  • Southbank Centre logoEntertainment & Leisure

    Southbank Centre

    Southbank Centre is a world-famous, multi-venue arts centre in London, with a dynamic year-round festivals programme and an inclusive ethos.

    Hosts
    200+
    Shifts a year
    30,000

    Reduced admin workload and enhanced accuracy of staff timekeeping and attendance data

  • Somerset Care logoHealth and Social Care

    Somerset Care

    The Somerset Care Group are one of the major care providers in Southern England and one of the largest not-for-profit care companies in the UK.

    Employees
    4,500
    Staff at each site
    70-80

    Payroll processing reduced from several hours to less than 2 hours weekly

  • Malmaison & Hotel du Vin logoHospitality & Events

    Malmaison & Hotel du Vin

    Whether it’s for their prime locations, their unique style or their memorable individuality, the Malmaison & Hotel du Vin brands are well-known.

    Staff across both brands
    3,000
    Hotels
    29

    “Huge increase in payroll efficiency, from breaks right through to managing start and end times”

Testimonials

What our customers say about RotaOne and Musterd

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“We’ve been using Thinking Software for several years now, and it’s been a game-changer for our business.”

Olympus Global logoTinaHR Manager, Olympus GlobalRotaOne

Accreditations

Hosted on Microsoft Azure, certified to ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus, and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cyber Essentials Plus certified
  • Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office
  • ISO 27001 certified

Trusted by organisations worldwide

  • BM Foods
  • Cathay-Investments
  • Freshpeel
  • Glasgow Science Centre
  • Kingsley Healthcare
  • Lantor
  • Limar
  • Lincad
  • Markes International
  • Richard Whittaker
  • Senior Bird Bellows
  • Somerset Care
  • Steatite
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • APS Care Limited
  • The Kronen Collection
  • The Ardagh Group
  • Southbank Centre
  • Crealy Theme Park and Resort
  • Malmaison & Hotel du Vin
  • Holiday Inn
  • Parseq
  • Camino Healthcare
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Join organisations using RotaOne to run time and attendance, rotas, absence, HR and payroll more effectively. In a live walkthrough, a product specialist shows you how the system supports day-to-day workforce management and fits the processes you already have.

  • Live 60-minute session

    A detailed walkthrough of the features that matter to your organisation.

  • Real-time dashboard

    See live attendance, rota updates and user actions as they happen.

  • Reporting showcase

    Explore key reports, how the data is generated and how it’s exported.

  • Automation in practice

    Watch rules, alerts and scheduling logic take care of routine work.

  • Expert guidance

    Put your questions to a product specialist who knows the system inside out, and ask about costs. No obligation.

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