Custom ERP, AI Agent & SaaS Development in Sheffield
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for steel and engineering businesses in Sheffield. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Business in Sheffield
Special steels, cutlery and tools made the city's name, and Sheffield Forgemasters still produces heavy castings and forgings for defence and nuclear plants. Just over the Rotherham boundary, the Advanced Manufacturing Park hosts the University of Sheffield's AMRC, a Boeing factory and McLaren's composites centre, while the two universities and large teaching hospitals are among the biggest employers.
Where software helps: Sheffield's steel, forging and precision-tooling firms quote one-off jobs, track heat numbers and mill certificates through every process, and absorb volatile alloy and energy surcharges that spreadsheets struggle to cost accurately.
ERP and AI for steel, engineering and aerospace businesses in Sheffield
What we would build first for the industries Sheffield is known for.
Steel & metals
ERP
Stock by grade, size, thickness and warehouse; weight-based pricing with cutting and loading charges; part-load dispatch; and credit limits checked before an order is confirmed. This is the problem our own SteelERP product was built to solve.
AI agent
A quoting agent that reads enquiries from WhatsApp or email (“20 tonnes TMT 12 mm, delivery Thursday”), checks free stock and the day's rate, and drafts the quotation for a salesperson to send.
Make-to-order and engineer-to-order projects tracked from enquiry to commissioning, with multi-level bills of materials, drawing revisions, subcontracted machining and spare-parts sales in one system.
AI agent
A spares assistant that identifies parts from a photo or serial number, checks stock and price, and answers dealer and customer queries on WhatsApp or email.
Serial and batch traceability, certificate-of-conformity management, configuration control and supplier quality records for component makers and maintenance shops.
AI agent
A document agent that checks incoming certificates and inspection reports against purchase-order requirements and flags discrepancies for quality engineers.
Jaipur is 5 h 30 min ahead of Sheffield on standard time, and 4 h 30 min ahead during daylight saving time there. A 09:00 start there is 14:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 3 h 30 min to 4 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Sheffield
Jaipur
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09:00–18:00 office hoursShared hours
Local time, standard time.
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Pranjal is the best developer — started and ended development before schedule.
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50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Custom software in Sheffield: common questions
Do you build custom ERP and AI software for businesses in Sheffield?
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Sheffield; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
How do time zones work between Sheffield and Jaipur?
Jaipur is 5 h 30 min ahead of Sheffield on standard time, and 4 h 30 min ahead during daylight saving time there. A 09:00 start there is 14:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 3 h 30 min to 4 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
What would a first project look like for a steel business?
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For steel & metals that is often grade, size and location-wise stock and weight-based rates & price lists. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.