Workshop Productivity,
Built for Aussie Shops
Digital time tracking that captures every billable minute on your floor — with the scheduling, job management, and reporting to turn that data into a workshop that runs off facts, not guesswork. Same Xero and MYOB stack you already run.
Real floors, real numbers — Australia-wide
First Look at Staff Time on Jobs
Narellan-based Harrington Kitchens went from no staff-time tracking to full visibility of every job — a fundamental shift in how the workshop is managed.
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20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Sydney commercial joinery — 20% more joinery out the door each month with the same staff. Their consultant estimated the profit lift at ~$220,000/yr.
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20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
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15–20% Less Time on Jobs
Melbourne joiners JFK Interiors design and build high-end kitchens and custom interiors — Empower cut 15–20% off job times across the workshop.
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~20% Less Time on Jobs
QLD truck body builders — Empower on workshop touchscreens replaced manual time sheets and cut ~20% of the labour time out of every job.
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40% Reduction in Labour Time & Cost
QLD external-blinds and security-screen manufacturer — Empower on track for a 40% labour reduction, plus eliminated overtime and reduced downtime.
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20% Longer / 20% More Cost if Turned Off
QLD kitchen makers — Empower replaced 'dinosaur' manual systems and the companywide chaos they created. Going back would mean 20% longer jobs at 20% more cost.
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Best of Digital Manufacturing
Adelaide-based custom metal fabricators — architectural screens, commercial furniture, industrial parts — using Empower to run their floor with digital-manufacturing precision.
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28% More Kitchens, $80k/yr Saved
PCs on the factory floor at Total Kitchen Solutions in Mt Gambier turned into 28% more kitchens per month from the same team — and $80,000 a year back on the wage bill.
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30% Less Time, 30% Less Cost
Adelaide carpentry and joinery — Empower reshaped the staff culture around jobs and time, driving a 30% cut in labour time and cost.
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66% Increase in Factory Productivity
SA Riverland cabinetmakers — Empower let them hold weekly production with 40% fewer factory staff. That's a 66% productivity increase.
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15% Increase in Factory Productivity
Dry Creek equipment specialists — Empower replaced time-punching machines with live tablets, driving a 15% productivity lift by showing budget vs actual as work happens.
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20-30% Less Time, 20-30% Less Cost
WA agricultural equipment manufacturer — Empower took 20-30% off both labour time and labour cost across the range.
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Budget vs Actual, On Every Job
WA fabric-and-steel shelter manufacturer — Empower gave staff live budget-vs-actual visibility, changing how the workshop challenged its own times.
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20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Launceston kitchen and joinery specialists — Empower lifted factory productivity 20%, held steady across the Tasmanian operation.
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~10% Less Labour Time, Full FTE Saved in Scheduling
Australia-wide industrial pump specialists — Empower + MYOB Exo interface saves practically a full-time scheduling role while cutting 10% labour time on jobs.
Read the storyFirst Look at Staff Time on Jobs
Narellan-based Harrington Kitchens went from no staff-time tracking to full visibility of every job — a fundamental shift in how the workshop is managed.
Read the story20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Sydney commercial joinery — 20% more joinery out the door each month with the same staff. Their consultant estimated the profit lift at ~$220,000/yr.
Read the story20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
Read the story15–20% Less Time on Jobs
Melbourne joiners JFK Interiors design and build high-end kitchens and custom interiors — Empower cut 15–20% off job times across the workshop.
Read the story~20% Less Time on Jobs
QLD truck body builders — Empower on workshop touchscreens replaced manual time sheets and cut ~20% of the labour time out of every job.
Read the story40% Reduction in Labour Time & Cost
QLD external-blinds and security-screen manufacturer — Empower on track for a 40% labour reduction, plus eliminated overtime and reduced downtime.
Read the story20% Longer / 20% More Cost if Turned Off
QLD kitchen makers — Empower replaced 'dinosaur' manual systems and the companywide chaos they created. Going back would mean 20% longer jobs at 20% more cost.
Read the storyBest of Digital Manufacturing
Adelaide-based custom metal fabricators — architectural screens, commercial furniture, industrial parts — using Empower to run their floor with digital-manufacturing precision.
Read the story28% More Kitchens, $80k/yr Saved
PCs on the factory floor at Total Kitchen Solutions in Mt Gambier turned into 28% more kitchens per month from the same team — and $80,000 a year back on the wage bill.
Read the story30% Less Time, 30% Less Cost
Adelaide carpentry and joinery — Empower reshaped the staff culture around jobs and time, driving a 30% cut in labour time and cost.
Read the story66% Increase in Factory Productivity
SA Riverland cabinetmakers — Empower let them hold weekly production with 40% fewer factory staff. That's a 66% productivity increase.
Read the story15% Increase in Factory Productivity
Dry Creek equipment specialists — Empower replaced time-punching machines with live tablets, driving a 15% productivity lift by showing budget vs actual as work happens.
Read the story20-30% Less Time, 20-30% Less Cost
WA agricultural equipment manufacturer — Empower took 20-30% off both labour time and labour cost across the range.
Read the storyBudget vs Actual, On Every Job
WA fabric-and-steel shelter manufacturer — Empower gave staff live budget-vs-actual visibility, changing how the workshop challenged its own times.
Read the story20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Launceston kitchen and joinery specialists — Empower lifted factory productivity 20%, held steady across the Tasmanian operation.
Read the story~10% Less Labour Time, Full FTE Saved in Scheduling
Australia-wide industrial pump specialists — Empower + MYOB Exo interface saves practically a full-time scheduling role while cutting 10% labour time on jobs.
Read the storyFirst Look at Staff Time on Jobs
Narellan-based Harrington Kitchens went from no staff-time tracking to full visibility of every job — a fundamental shift in how the workshop is managed.
Read the story20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Sydney commercial joinery — 20% more joinery out the door each month with the same staff. Their consultant estimated the profit lift at ~$220,000/yr.
Read the story20% Less Labour Time & Cost
Melbourne-based One 68 Shop Fitters deliver retail and commercial fitouts across VIC — Empower cut 20% off both labour time and labour cost per project.
Read the story15–20% Less Time on Jobs
Melbourne joiners JFK Interiors design and build high-end kitchens and custom interiors — Empower cut 15–20% off job times across the workshop.
Read the story~20% Less Time on Jobs
QLD truck body builders — Empower on workshop touchscreens replaced manual time sheets and cut ~20% of the labour time out of every job.
Read the story40% Reduction in Labour Time & Cost
QLD external-blinds and security-screen manufacturer — Empower on track for a 40% labour reduction, plus eliminated overtime and reduced downtime.
Read the story20% Longer / 20% More Cost if Turned Off
QLD kitchen makers — Empower replaced 'dinosaur' manual systems and the companywide chaos they created. Going back would mean 20% longer jobs at 20% more cost.
Read the storyBest of Digital Manufacturing
Adelaide-based custom metal fabricators — architectural screens, commercial furniture, industrial parts — using Empower to run their floor with digital-manufacturing precision.
Read the story28% More Kitchens, $80k/yr Saved
PCs on the factory floor at Total Kitchen Solutions in Mt Gambier turned into 28% more kitchens per month from the same team — and $80,000 a year back on the wage bill.
Read the story30% Less Time, 30% Less Cost
Adelaide carpentry and joinery — Empower reshaped the staff culture around jobs and time, driving a 30% cut in labour time and cost.
Read the story66% Increase in Factory Productivity
SA Riverland cabinetmakers — Empower let them hold weekly production with 40% fewer factory staff. That's a 66% productivity increase.
Read the story15% Increase in Factory Productivity
Dry Creek equipment specialists — Empower replaced time-punching machines with live tablets, driving a 15% productivity lift by showing budget vs actual as work happens.
Read the story20-30% Less Time, 20-30% Less Cost
WA agricultural equipment manufacturer — Empower took 20-30% off both labour time and labour cost across the range.
Read the storyBudget vs Actual, On Every Job
WA fabric-and-steel shelter manufacturer — Empower gave staff live budget-vs-actual visibility, changing how the workshop challenged its own times.
Read the story20% Increase in Factory Productivity
Launceston kitchen and joinery specialists — Empower lifted factory productivity 20%, held steady across the Tasmanian operation.
Read the story~10% Less Labour Time, Full FTE Saved in Scheduling
Australia-wide industrial pump specialists — Empower + MYOB Exo interface saves practically a full-time scheduling role while cutting 10% labour time on jobs.
Read the storyBuilt in NZ. Running Australian floors every day.
Empower was built for jobbing shops — same trade culture, same accounting stack, same floor realities on both sides of the Tasman.
Industries we serve across Australia
From Melbourne joineries to Adelaide fabricators to Perth's heavy-equipment shops — Empower runs the floor behind workshops in every trade and every state.
How Empower compares to the AU alternatives
Honest side-by-sides against the tools Aussie workshops see most often. Where each actually fits — and where it doesn't.
Reading for Australian workshops
How to Calculate Job Costs in Manufacturing: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step method for calculating true job costs in a manufacturing workshop — labour, materials, and overheads — with a worked example.
Whiteboard vs Software: Which Is Better for Workshop Scheduling?
An honest comparison of whiteboards and scheduling software for manufacturing workshops — when to keep the board, when to switch, and what you gain.
How to Track Labour Costs in a Manufacturing Workshop
A practical guide to tracking labour costs in a workshop — what to measure, how to capture the data, and how to use it to improve margins.
7 Signs Your Workshop Is Quietly Losing Margin
Most margin doesn't vanish in one big hit — it leaks, job by job, in ways that never show up until year-end. Here are seven warning signs your workshop is losing money it shouldn't, and how to plug each leak.
Paper Timesheets vs Software: Why NZ Workshops Are Making the Switch
Paper timesheets are cheap and familiar — and quietly costing you accuracy, margin, and hours of admin every week. Here's an honest comparison, and the point at which switching to digital pays off.
Job Management Software vs ERP: What Jobbing Workshops Actually Need
ERP promises to run your whole business — but for a jobbing workshop it's usually overkill and over-priced. Here's how job management software compares, and when each one fits.
How Does Job Management Software Work? A Workshop Guide
A plain-English walkthrough of how job management software actually works on a workshop floor — from a job being created to clocking on, costing, scheduling, and invoicing.
How to Calculate Job Costs in Manufacturing: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step method for calculating true job costs in a manufacturing workshop — labour, materials, and overheads — with a worked example.
Whiteboard vs Software: Which Is Better for Workshop Scheduling?
An honest comparison of whiteboards and scheduling software for manufacturing workshops — when to keep the board, when to switch, and what you gain.
How to Track Labour Costs in a Manufacturing Workshop
A practical guide to tracking labour costs in a workshop — what to measure, how to capture the data, and how to use it to improve margins.
7 Signs Your Workshop Is Quietly Losing Margin
Most margin doesn't vanish in one big hit — it leaks, job by job, in ways that never show up until year-end. Here are seven warning signs your workshop is losing money it shouldn't, and how to plug each leak.
Paper Timesheets vs Software: Why NZ Workshops Are Making the Switch
Paper timesheets are cheap and familiar — and quietly costing you accuracy, margin, and hours of admin every week. Here's an honest comparison, and the point at which switching to digital pays off.
Job Management Software vs ERP: What Jobbing Workshops Actually Need
ERP promises to run your whole business — but for a jobbing workshop it's usually overkill and over-priced. Here's how job management software compares, and when each one fits.
How Does Job Management Software Work? A Workshop Guide
A plain-English walkthrough of how job management software actually works on a workshop floor — from a job being created to clocking on, costing, scheduling, and invoicing.
How to Calculate Job Costs in Manufacturing: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step method for calculating true job costs in a manufacturing workshop — labour, materials, and overheads — with a worked example.
Whiteboard vs Software: Which Is Better for Workshop Scheduling?
An honest comparison of whiteboards and scheduling software for manufacturing workshops — when to keep the board, when to switch, and what you gain.
How to Track Labour Costs in a Manufacturing Workshop
A practical guide to tracking labour costs in a workshop — what to measure, how to capture the data, and how to use it to improve margins.
7 Signs Your Workshop Is Quietly Losing Margin
Most margin doesn't vanish in one big hit — it leaks, job by job, in ways that never show up until year-end. Here are seven warning signs your workshop is losing money it shouldn't, and how to plug each leak.
Paper Timesheets vs Software: Why NZ Workshops Are Making the Switch
Paper timesheets are cheap and familiar — and quietly costing you accuracy, margin, and hours of admin every week. Here's an honest comparison, and the point at which switching to digital pays off.
Job Management Software vs ERP: What Jobbing Workshops Actually Need
ERP promises to run your whole business — but for a jobbing workshop it's usually overkill and over-priced. Here's how job management software compares, and when each one fits.
How Does Job Management Software Work? A Workshop Guide
A plain-English walkthrough of how job management software actually works on a workshop floor — from a job being created to clocking on, costing, scheduling, and invoicing.
Frequently asked, honestly answered
Is Empower really used by Australian workshops?
What currency do you invoice in?
Does Empower work with MYOB?
How does support work from New Zealand?
How long does rollout actually take?
Why is the website on .co.nz if you have Australian customers?
Run the numbers for your Australian workshop
Answer six quick questions about your shop and you'll see a tailored productivity estimate in AUD — the labour cost you're losing, the monthly saving, and the setup number for a workshop like yours.
- Tailored estimate in AUD, in under 60 seconds
- Case studies from Aussie workshops in your industry
- No high-pressure pitch — straight answers