Manage tools and equipment

August 6, 2026

Manage tools and equipment

Equipment tracking is that quiet cost eating your margin — rotary hammers that vanish, duplicate nail guns bought twice, and half an hour of searching every morning. With tools and equipment registered in ByggExp you always know who has what and where it is.

What equipment tracking is in ByggExp

Equipment tracking means keeping a digital register of the company's tools and gear — each machine with a name, a location and a responsible person. In ByggExp you see the inventory in the web admin and the crew checks it in the app. Instead of guessing, you get a current picture of where the rotary hammer, the laser and the construction dryer actually are.

Getting started — step by step

  1. Open the web admin and go to the tool register.
  2. Add a tool: name, category, serial number if any, and a photo.
  3. State where it belongs — the store, a service van or a specific project.
  4. Link the tool to the person or place holding it right now.
  5. The crew opens the app on site and sees which tools exist and who is responsible.
  6. When a machine moves, update its location so the register always stays accurate.
Register tools and equipment and instantly see who has what and where.

Benefits

  • No more duplicate buys: you see the machine already exists before ordering another.
  • Fewer lost items: every tool has an owner and a location.
  • Faster mornings: nobody searches for the laser when everyone sees where it is.
  • Better grip on value: the whole inventory in one place with serial numbers and photos.

Tips

Photograph each tool as you register it — a picture plus serial number is worth gold if something disappears or has to be reported to insurance.

Set one simple rule: whoever takes a machine updates its location in the app. A register is only worth something if it stays alive.

Start with the expensive machines. It is the vanishing laser and rotary hammer that cost you, not the cheap hand tools.

Frequently asked questions

Can the crew see the register on their phones?

Yes. Everyone with access sees tools and equipment in the app on site, including the location and who is responsible right now.

Can I see where a tool is right now?

Every tool is linked to a location or person, so you see its current whereabouts straight in the web admin as long as the register is kept up to date.

Add your most expensive machines to the tool register today — it takes a few minutes and saves both searching and needless purchases down the line.

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