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Operator & Control Room

The whole business. One screen.

We take the recurring work off your plate and run it. You see what needs you, what's stuck and what's owed, on one screen.

controlroom.northbeam.co/today
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Needs you · 2 of 7

Quote over €50k to approve

DCRaised by Dan Carter · Mon 12 Oct, 17:05simPRO · Q-0431
€118,400ex VAT · customer decision by 30 Oct
What's happened

180 kWp roof-mounted solar plus a 100 kWh battery across two sheds at Harbour Dairy. Quotes over €50,000 need your sign-off before Dan sends them.

System180 kWp + 100 kWh
Margin24% target 22%
Install windowNov, week 2
Mon 12 Oct · 17:05Dan marked the quote ready for approval
Wed 07 Oct · 10:30Site survey done by Dan
Approve and sendSend back to DanNext
9:41
Needs you2 of 7
DC
Dan CarterQuote · 1 day ago
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Quote over €50k to approve
Harbour Dairy
€118,400
Q-0431.pdf3 pages · from simPRO
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Monday reportWeek 42 · emailed 07:00
Jobs on track10 of 12
Cash in this week€38,200
Decisions waiting7

Illustrative Control Room for a sample solar installer. Names and figures are made up.

Two parts, one partner

We run it. You see it.

Both start with the list of what repeats, and both take something off it every month.

The OperatorWe do the work

One recurring job off your plate, every month.

Week one, every job that repeats is found, written down and costed in hours. Then we take them off you one at a time, and run them for you.

The listIllustrative
Chase overdue invoicesRunning for you
Send customers their install datesRunning for you
Follow up quotes that went quietNext month
The Control RoomYou see it

The whole business on one screen.

What needs you, what's stuck and what's owed, with a view for each role and a receipt for everything that ran on its own.

Needs you 7Sample data
DCQuote over €50k · Harbour DairyNew
HFDiscount asked · Hillside FarmWaiting 1d
Chased INV-2291, 26 days overdue06:00

Just you? Start with The Operator. Running a team? The Control Room includes everything in The Operator, and The Operator's implementation is credited in full if you upgrade. See pricing →

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    controlroom.northbeam.co/todaySample data
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    Tue 13 Oct · 07:02

    What needs me today, and are we on track?

    Jobs10 of 12 on track 2 slipping
    Waiting onCustomer 2Grid 1Supplier 1
    In progress simPRO · 07:00
    Quotes out13€486,900 · 2 gone quietWatch
    Live projects122 slippingWatch
    Installs this week4across 5 crewsFine
    Waiting on someone else 2
    Cedar Cold StoreWaiting on grid operator · 22dGrid application
    Kingsway EngineeringWaiting on supplier · 9dBattery delivery
    NNorthbeamControl Room
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    Needs you · 2 of 7

    Quote over €50k to approve

    DCRaised by Dan Carter · Mon 12 Oct, 17:05simPRO · Q-0431
    €118,400ex VAT · customer decision by 30 Oct
    What's happened

    180 kWp roof-mounted solar plus a 100 kWh battery across two sheds at Harbour Dairy. Quotes over €50,000 need your sign-off before Dan sends them.

    System180 kWp + 100 kWh
    Margin24% target 22%
    Install windowNov, week 2
    Mon 12 Oct · 17:05Dan marked the quote ready for approval
    Wed 07 Oct · 10:30Site survey done by Dan
    Approve and sendSend back to DanNext
    Approved. Sent to Harbour Dairy at 07:06 and logged in the receipt trail.
    NNorthbeamControl Room
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    Owner view

    The whole business, at a glance.

    NNorthbeamControl Room
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    Money · Xero · 06:00

    The money, without the spreadsheet.

    Cash in bank€86,420€31,200 due in 14 daysFine
    Overdue invoices€14,8603 invoices · oldest 26 daysOverdue
    Finished, not invoiced€22,3402 jobs · Emma toldWatch
    Due in next 14 days€31,2005 invoices
    Overdue 3
    INV-2291Kingsway Engineering26 days€8,420Chased 06:00
    INV-2298Grant Motors12 days€4,100Chased Fri
    INV-2302Seaview Garden Centre4 days€2,340Reminder Thu
    Finished, not invoiced 2
    Job 1042Hillside Farm · finished FriEmma told€14,900Invoice ready
    Job 1039Keystone Precision · finished WedEmma told€7,440Invoice ready
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    Receipt trail · Today

    Everything that ran, with a receipt.

    All 8Money 3Clients 3Team 2
    Weekly report preparedOwnerMonday report
    Chased INV-2291, 26 days overdueKingsway EngineeringXero
    Sent install dateSeaview Garden CentresimPRO
    Sent Q-0431 after your approvalHarbour DairysimPRO
    Payment matched to INV-2287AccountsXero
    Project meeting confirmedJob 1038Calendar
    Client update sentApproval reviewEmail
    Invoice ready alertJob 1042simPRO
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    Monday report · Week 42Emailed 07:00 to Sarah · Northbeam
    Signed this quarter€428k of €600k target
    On track10 of 12 jobs2 slipping: Cedar Cold Store, Kingsway Engineering
    Owed€14,860 overdue€22,340 finished, ready to invoice
    Waiting on you7 decisionsOldest 3 days
    Ran on its own8 jobsReceipts attached for every one
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    This is an example

    Every Control Room is built around what your business actually wants and needs. Your views, your numbers, your jobs. Your tools stay, and your data is yours.

    How we build it →
    Pricing

    Two ways to buy it.

    01 · For one personWe run it

    The Operator.

    For whoever the work lands on: the owner, or the CEO of a team. We take one recurring job off your plate every month and run it for you.

    €7,500implementation
    Then €1,500 a month
    • Your business on one screen
    • First Monday Report in week one
    • One more task off your plate, every month
    • Named support. Breaks fixed inside one business day.
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    02 · For teams of 1 to 30 peopleMost common

    The Control Room.

    You, and everyone who asks you where things are. Everything in The Operator, plus the whole team on one screen.

    €15,000 to €25,000implementation, scoped to your business
    Then €3,000 a month
    • Everything in The Operator
    • Views by role. Your process written down.
    • The first bottleneck gone in 30 days
    • One more recurring job off the team, every month
    Book an intro call →

    Three month minimum, then month to month on 30 days' notice. The Operator's implementation is credited in full if you upgrade. Prices in EUR, exclusive of VAT where it applies.

    Live in 30 days, or we keep working. If the agreed month-one deliverable isn't live within 30 days of receiving the access we asked for, we keep working at no charge until it is.

    What's included
    FeatureThe OperatorThe Control Room
    CoversYouYou and your team
    The list: every recurring job, costed in hours, plus the already solved check✓✓
    One place, live: the owner view✓✓
    The receipt trail: every automated action logged✓✓
    The First Monday Report, week one✓✓
    Views by role for the teamNot included✓
    The process written down: checklists, handover packs, intake, weekly templateNot included✓
    The first bottleneck gone inside 30 daysNot included✓
    Every monthThe next task off your plate, kept runningOne more recurring job off the team, at the review call
    A named person who fixes a break inside one business day✓✓
    Your data is yours, and comes back if you leave✓✓

    Scoped on the call: the bottom of the range is two role views and five seats; the top is every function, two boxes, and the data handling agreements.

    FAQ

    Quick answers.

    Read the full FAQ →
    Operator or Control Room: which one do I need?

    The Operator is for one person, whoever the work lands on: the owner, or the CEO of a team. The Control Room is for teams of 1 to 30 people: you, and everyone who asks you where things are. If you start with The Operator, its implementation is credited in full if you upgrade.

    Do we have to change our software?

    No. We connect what you already pay for. Replacing your software is not part of what we sell.

    Can we see it working on a business like ours?

    Yes. On the intro call we show you the Control Room running on a business like yours. If it fits, we build a working demo on your business before any proposal, then present a fixed price on a second call.

    What happens to our data, and what if we stop?

    Your data is yours and comes back with you. We hold and run the system; the outputs, data and accounts are yours. If you leave after the initial term, or we stop trading, we run it for ninety days after notice, hand back your data, and document every automation so someone else can rebuild it.

    Start here

    See it on a business like yours.

    Tell us where work gets stuck.

    Twenty minutes. We show you the Control Room running on a business like yours, and tell you if it fits and what it would cost. If it fits, we build a working demo on your business before any proposal.

    Book an intro call  →

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    See the Owner Bottleneck Map →Eight functions that run through the owner, before and after.
    Email hello@zeroarc.ai →Tell us the one job that repeats and annoys you most. We reply inside one business day.
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