Foundation gives every construction contractor a proper competency management system. Free forever, no credit card, no hidden limits. Up to 250 workers.
Free
No credit card · No time limit · Up to 250 workers
Foundation is for any construction contractor who manages workers with trade cards, certifications, or competency requirements. You do not need to be a principal contractor. If you have workers with CSCS, CPCS, CISRS, first aid, or any other timed qualification, Foundation was built for you.
I only find out a card has expired when the site manager calls to say they've turned someone away.
Lost day rate + embarrassment in front of the PC
We've got three people maintaining the spreadsheet and none of them are looking at the same version.
Version control chaos with no audit trail
Every time we go for a new tender, we spend a whole day pulling together a compliance evidence pack.
Hours of prep work that should take minutes
I'm manually emailing workers to remind them to renew their cards. Sometimes they do it. Often they don't.
Renewal chasing falls to the office every time
Best suited for
Three types of contractor who use Foundation
The growing subcontractor
You've grown from 5 to 30 workers and the spreadsheet that once worked is now a liability. PCs are asking for compliance evidence before awarding packages. You need a proper system, not a bigger spreadsheet.
The office manager doing it all
You handle payroll, chasing renewals, onboarding, and everything in between. You're not a compliance officer, but somehow compliance is your problem. Foundation automates the chasing so you can focus on everything else.
The contractor under PC scrutiny
You've been asked by a principal contractor to prove your workforce is compliant before they'll give you the package. You need to be able to show a full competency report quickly, and maintain it throughout the contract.
What's included
Everything you need to replace your spreadsheets
Foundation is a complete competency management system. Not a cut-down trial. Not a feature-limited free tier. It is the full tool for managing skills and qualifications, free forever.
Your workforce competency data
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Competency library — pre-loaded with CSCS, CPCS, CISRS and more
You don't build the competency library from scratch. CSCS cards, CPCS, CISRS, first aid, PASMA, IPAF and dozens more are already in there. Add your own custom qualifications on top.
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Worker records with card numbers and expiry dates
Every worker gets a record. Store their card numbers, issue dates, expiry dates, certificate references, and documents in one place. Importable from CSV if you're migrating from a spreadsheet.
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Job roles and competency mapping
Define what qualifications each job role requires. A groundworker needs different cards to a scaffold erector. When you assign a role to a worker, the system knows what they need to have and flags any gaps.
Live visibility
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Skills Matrix — your whole workforce, one screen
A live grid showing every worker against every required competency. Green means valid. Amber means expiring in 90 days. Red means already expired or not held. No more cross-referencing spreadsheets to find the gaps.
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Compliance reports, one click
Filter by status, role, or worker. Export to CSV or Excel with a single click. When a PC asks for a compliance summary, you have it in under a minute — not a half-day of spreadsheet work.
Automated renewal chasing
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Expiry alerts at 90, 30 and 7 days
Automatic email alerts go out to the right people at 90 days, 30 days, and 7 days before a competency expires. You stop being the person who has to remember to chase. The system does it.
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Mark renewals as booked
When a worker books their renewal course, mark it in the system. The Skills Matrix updates to show it's in hand. No more confusion about whether an expiring card is being dealt with or has been missed.
The value case
What it is actually worth to you
Foundation is free, so the ROI calculation is straightforward: what is the cost of the problem it solves? Here is what contractors typically report.
3–5hrs
Saved per week on manual renewal chasing and compliance reporting, for a team of 30–50 workers
Zero
The number of "turned away at site" incidents once your expiry alerts are live and workers have 90 days notice
<5min
Time to produce a full workforce competency report for a PC pre-qualification or audit
A single day rate lost because a worker was turned away from site typically costs £150–£350. Foundation eliminates that risk entirely, for free.
Common questions
Foundation FAQ
Yes. No credit card, no trial period, no time limit. The limit is 250 worker records. If you outgrow that, or if you need attendance, inductions, or mobile access, you upgrade to Essential. We make money when you upgrade — not by locking Foundation behind a trial.
No. Foundation is for any construction contractor with workers who hold qualifications — groundworkers, groundworks subcontractors, M&E companies, scaffolding companies, joinery firms. If you have workers with trade cards or timed certifications, Foundation is for you.
Yes. You can import workers and their competency records via CSV. We provide a template and the import tool validates the data before uploading.
You'll be prompted to upgrade to Essential. Your data is never locked or deleted. Upgrading takes a few minutes and all your records carry over without any reconfiguration.
Foundation is web-portal only — there is no mobile worker app, no clock-in or attendance tracking, no digital inductions, and no site access rules. Those are Essential features. Foundation is focused on competency and skills management: knowing who has what, when it expires, and who needs to renew.
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Set up in 60 minutes. Import your workers, assign roles, and your first expiry alerts go out automatically.
Foundation is free forever. No credit card. No time limit. Up to 250 workers.
Need attendance, inductions, or mobile access?
Essential adds biometric clock-in, digital inductions, GPS attendance, site access rules, and a mobile worker app. From £4.50 per worker per month.