For AU/NZ Joinery, Millwork & Cabinet Making Shops
Don't Just Migrate. Upgrade.
You're already being forced into a migration decision. The smart play isn't just a lateral move to version 2 of the same platform. It's to re-evaluate what you'd actually choose if you were starting today.
Where INNERGY Pulls Ahead
Three things growth-stage shops tell us made the difference
Estimating that wins jobs
INNERGY's visual estimating workflow goes beyond templates — giving your team a faster, more accurate path from quote to contract, even on complex projects.
A platform that keeps pace
INNERGY ships meaningful product updates continuously. Shops that switched consistently name platform velocity — and a larger, active dev team — as a key reason they made the move.
Onboarding that actually lands
If your ERP implementation felt like its own project, you're not alone. INNERGY's structured onboarding is built to get you live and productive quickly.
Education first
Most ERPs hand you a login. We hand you a curriculum.
INNERGY is an educational leader in the millwork and joinery industry. We invest in making your team genuinely good at running a profitable shop, not just using software.
See what’s includedINNERGY Peak
Structured courses and learning paths for every role in your shop.
Live webinars
Regular sessions with industry practitioners on what's working in millwork and joinery right now.
INNERGY Industry Benchmarking Tool (IIBT)
Real industry data so you know exactly how your shop stacks up.
Raving fans
Don't take our word for it
“INNERGY has made my job different because I’m not involved with day-to-day firefighting. I can focus on the bigger picture. We’ve had amazing growth since we started using INNERGY. Get INNERGY as soon as you can. It'll change your life. If you don’t have it, you’ll be left behind.”
Russ Lory
Mackay Kitchens
“A year ago, we weren’t able to tell you what our margin truly was or how our shop’s performance was day-to-day. Now we have a full view into our day-to-day operations which is great.”
Brian Milburn
Modular WoodWork
“It all starts with the education. The education that INNERGY provides us from the forums to the summit to the webinars allows you to use and leverage the software so much better to really benefit and help your company in a positive way.”
Luke Remmert
Remmert & Company
The Honest View
The long-term play is an operating system that scales with you.
As your business grows, estimating gets more complex and you'll need a platform that moves as fast as you do.
| Category | Your current platform | Excel & spreadsheets | INNERGY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform status | The incumbent AU/NZ platform is End-of-Life (confirmed Feb 2026). Customers are mid-migration to version 2, a material disruption for active shops. | General-purpose spreadsheet not built for the trade. No ERP risk, but no millwork-specific functionality and no path to a connected system. | Stable, actively maintained platform built specifically for millwork, joinery, and cabinet making. |
| Estimating | Template-based quoting. Functional for straightforward jobs; more complex work requires additional manual steps. | Workbook-based quoting with manual re-entry at every handoff. No connected flow from estimate to job to purchasing or job costing. | Visual estimating purpose-built for complex millwork and joinery. Fewer screens, less manual entry, faster from quote to contract. |
| Support | Slow response times and inconsistent resolution quality reported by prospects, at odds with what the platform claims. | No support for business workflows. Research finds ~88–94% of working spreadsheets contain at least one error. Excel won’t flag it. | Dedicated support with a clear escalation path and an onboarding process designed to prevent issues before they start. |
| Implementation | Onboarding described by prospects as cumbersome and slow to deliver value. For some, the EOL migration has “halted full utilisation.” | No rollout needed. But institutional knowledge lives in the workbooks. When the person who built them leaves, the system goes with them. | Structured onboarding with a track record of getting shops live. Implementation has a defined end, not an ongoing drain. |
| Daily workflow | Rigid in daily use. Many shops run Asana alongside their ERP for scheduling and manually handle imports from their CAD/CAM tools. | Disconnected by design. Each workbook is an island. Most shops bolt on QuickBooks, CAD, MS Project, and email. Every handoff is a chance for error. | One connected system built for the trade. Estimating, scheduling, purchasing, and job costing all talk to each other. |
| Visibility & job costing | Updates less frequent. No real-time job costing. Margin problems surface only after the job ships. | No real-time view of where jobs stand. Margin discovered only after the job ships. The stack that worked at $2M quietly bleeds at $6M. | Real-time job costing against your estimate while the job is still running, so you can act before you lose margin, not after. |
Comparison based on INNERGY sales intel and voice-of-customer from AU/NZ prospects. Always verify current platform capabilities with a live demo before making a final decision.
The migration window
You're moving anyway. Make sure it's forward.
Every shop forced off a legacy platform in AU/NZ is already re-evaluating. Make it the move you'd choose from scratch.
Book a DemoReady to See INNERGY?
Book a personalised demo for your AU/NZ shop
Tell us about your shop — CAD/CAM tools, current ERP, headcount — and we'll show INNERGY's estimating, scheduling, and job management in the context of how your business actually works.