Construction ERP software for contractors in Manchester
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in Manchester and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Manchester, in brief
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In July 2024 CR Construction was reported to have won a 210 million pound contract for 895 homes in towers of 20, 31 and 34 storeys plus a nine-storey block at Red Bank Riverside, part of Far East Consortium's 4 billion pound Victoria North regeneration.
Source: Construction Enquirer, 2024 -
Landsec's Mayfield Partnership secured planning approval on 31 July 2025 for 879 homes in the first residential phase beside Piccadilly station, within a masterplan of 1,700 homes.
Source: Landsec, 2025 -
The Places for Everyone plan, covering nine of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs (all but Stockport), came into force on 21 March 2024 and sets out where about 175,000 homes will be built to 2039.
Source: Place North West, 2024
The work that dominates
- high-rise residential towers
- city-centre regeneration housing
- mixed-use park-side developments
Where Manchester projects tend to lose money
Budget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
Multi-tower residential contracts of several hundred million pounds, like the 895-home Red Bank phase, are exposed to cost drift over long programmes.
How it worksThe daily report writes itself, the same evening.
Large phased schemes such as Victoria North and Mayfield run several buildings in parallel and need consistent site reporting.
How it worksClaimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
Retention and late payment are the subject of UK reform currently before Parliament.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Manchester sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- Valuation
- The monthly interim payment application for work done to date.
- Retention
- A percentage of each payment held back by the client until defects are fixed.
- Section 106
- A planning agreement under which a developer funds affordable housing or local works.
- Snagging
- Listing and fixing minor defects at the end of a job.
Under the UK's Construction Act regime interim valuations are paid and retentions are still lawful, though the government has chosen to ban retentions in future legislation.
Source: GOV.UK, Late payment consultation response, 2026Questions from Manchester
- Can contractors in Manchester use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in Manchester. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Manchester?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Manchester is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Manchester check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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