Inventory management for trade businesses
In trade businesses the owner often runs the stockroom. The most expensive person in the shop. With repleno the whole team takes over, books by barcode and replenishment runs on autopilot. The owner is back with the customer.
For electrical, plumbing, and construction businesses. In small teams especially, the owner's time is too expensive for stock work.
How trade businesses manage their stock with repleno
From the workshop shelf to the material van. A smartphone is enough, no ERP.
Bestellung im Auftrag von: Schmidt GmbH, Stuttgart An Lieferanten: Würth Bestellnummer: 2650093 Bestelldatum: 26.08.2026 Kundennummer: WM-2024-001 Lieferdatum: 27.08.2026 Teillieferung: Erlaubt Positionen: 1 WU-123456 7 Sechskantschraube M8x30 2 WU-789012 11 Dübel 8x60 3 WU-901234 2 Kabelbinder 2.5x100 Vollständige Bestelldaten im angehängten CSV.
Reorder from your wholesaler
A reorder point per item: once reached, repleno creates the order with your stored supplier and emails it.
Stock live at every location
Workshop, warehouse, van, and multiple sites when you need them: everyone sees in real time what sits where. No searching before a job.
An orderly stockroom
You print barcode and shelf labels with the item photo yourself and mark every storage location. Everyone on the team finds their way, grabs the right material and the stockroom stays in order.
Transparent booking history
Every booking is tracked, so it stays traceable who moved which material, and when.
The smaller the business, the more precious the time
Most trade businesses say: "We're too small for inventory software." Exactly the opposite is true: the smaller the team, the more valuable the owner's hour, and the more expensive it becomes when that time gets burned in the stockroom and on procurement. Software the whole team can use is the biggest lever in a small business: it spreads the work across more shoulders and pulls the owner out of what is actually delegable.
Warehouse management your team gets the hang of in minutes
repleno is built for everyone in the business, from the fitter to the office admin, even people who have never tracked stock digitally. It works the way your phone already does, so nobody needs a manual or a training session.
- Familiar actions at the shelf: check items in and out, update quantities, move materials, by phone scan instead of on paper.
- Everything the business moves in one place: materials, tools, consumables and spare parts.
- From the phone in the van to the PC in the office, everyone sees the same figures.
Learn more
More on the features that make the biggest difference for trade businesses.
Barcode inventory scanning for trades
How barcode scanning works in everyday trade operations and why a smartphone is enough.
Automatic reordering
How repleno detects when stock is running low and triggers orders automatically.
Practical guide: inventory management for trades
What makes good inventory management in trades, which methods work, and how to get started.
Common questions about inventory management for trades
Not sure whether repleno fits you?
Tell me briefly where things break down for you. In 15 minutes I'll tell you whether repleno can actually help you. Even if that means repleno might not be the right fit. And if it does fit but your stockroom currently looks like it's been burgled and you need to get it in order, or you first need support with your processes before you digitize, I'll help you with that if you like, remote or on site.
Call or email, whatever suits you. Usually answered the same business day.
Christoph Kay
Founder of repleno
