The Defrancq integration in Bouwflow, from webshop to building site
With Bouwflow, the products and your prices from the Defrancq webshop land straight in your calculations, purchase orders and stock. The roofing, facade and rainwater items arrive with their article number and your purchase price, and Bouwflow keeps those prices current every day. Nobody retypes article numbers or prices by hand.
What is Defrancq?
Defrancq is a Belgian family business and a wholesaler in roofing, facade and rainwater materials, now run by the third generation. The company positions itself as the one-stop shop for the professional contractor, roofer and joiner.
Its range runs from gutters and downpipes in zinc, copper, aluminium and stainless steel to roofing and bituminous membranes, roof tiles and slates, insulation, timber, facade cladding and custom work in zinc, copper and lead. Defrancq has branches spread across Belgium and several in the Netherlands, with its own webshop at defrancq.be, where contractors order the materials for their site and pick them up at a nearby branch or have them delivered.
What is Bouwflow?
Bouwflow is ERP software for construction contractors. From one place you manage your job sites, calculations, quotes, work orders, materials and the communication with your accountant. More than a thousand construction professionals use Bouwflow to run their project admin faster and more clearly.
The Defrancq integration you see on this page is one of our direct connections to the tools you already use as a contractor, from your accounting and your bank to your calendar.
How does the Defrancq integration work in Bouwflow?
The Defrancq integration works like our other webshop connections. You switch it on in Bouwflow with your Defrancq account, and from then on the products and prices from the Defrancq webshop come into the software where you already manage your sites, calculations and orders.
Supplier and material management in Bouwflow- You activate the Defrancq integration in Bouwflow under Settings, Webshops, with the details of your own Defrancq account. That way your price agreements with Defrancq keep applying.
- Bouwflow pulls the products and your purchase prices from the Defrancq webshop into your material management, with their article number and description. Nobody has to retype references.
- Your purchase prices stay current every day. Bouwflow refreshes the Defrancq prices, so your calculations and quotes stay realistic.
- You keep managing your orders in Bouwflow. Based on your material requests, Bouwflow creates one purchase order per supplier, and on delivery you book everything into your stock.
- As you book it in, Bouwflow compares what you ordered, received and were invoiced. Differences stand out right away, so your post-calculation matches the real material cost of the site.
Why roofers and joiners use Defrancq through Bouwflow
Calculate with your real Defrancq prices
The prices you pay at Defrancq sit automatically in your calculations and quotes. You work with realistic figures instead of outdated lists, and your margin is right from the start.
No more retyping article numbers
Products from the Defrancq webshop arrive in Bouwflow with the correct article number and description. That saves typing and keeps errors out of your orders and your admin.
One system, from quote to order
You calculate, order and invoice in the same software where you plan your sites. No more jumping between the webshop, Excel and your invoicing.
Always current prices, no effort
Bouwflow refreshes the prices from your Defrancq account every day. You no longer have to import or maintain price lists, your calculations stay up to date on their own.
A grip on what you order and receive
On delivery, Bouwflow compares your purchase order with what was delivered and invoiced. You spot the differences at once, and your post-calculation matches the real material cost of the site.
Frequently asked questions about the Defrancq integration
Ready to bring your materials and your sites together?
Bouwflow is the project software for Belgian roofers and joiners. Connect Defrancq, calculate with your real purchase prices and manage your orders, your stock and your invoicing in one place. Book a no-obligation call and see whether it fits your construction business.
