Fergus is focused on general job management for tradespeople. Planned maintenance introduces additional requirements — dedicated contract structures, asset registers, compliance certificates, and contract value reporting. PPM is designed specifically for ServiceM8 users who need all of that, at a flat £17.99/month.
Planned preventive maintenance introduces a different set of requirements to reactive job management — and these are exactly what PPM is built to solve.
Managing recurring maintenance requires more than recurring jobs — you need a contract structure, schedule management, visit tracking, and lifecycle oversight that general job tools may not fully support.
Planned maintenance businesses need to record boilers, fire panels, AC units, and other equipment — with maintenance histories and compliance records linked to each asset.
Gas safety certificates, fire inspection records, F-Gas compliance, and audit documentation add complexity that general job management tools may not fully support.
Per-user pricing means costs increase as your team grows. PPM is a flat £17.99/month regardless of how many users your ServiceM8 account has — straightforward to budget for at any scale.
A complete PPM framework with service contracts, maintenance schedules, visit instances, and automatic ServiceM8 job generation — everything a dedicated PPM platform is designed to do.
Build a complete equipment register for every site. Track manufacturer, model, serial number, installation date, warranty, and service history for every asset under contract.
Track gas safety certificates, fire inspection records, F-Gas compliance, and any other regulatory documentation. Automated expiry reminders ensure nothing ever lapses.
Set any maintenance frequency — weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, or fully custom. Run multiple schedules simultaneously for different equipment at the same site.
Track the annual value of every service contract, monitor renewals, and report on your total recurring maintenance revenue — giving you real visibility of contracted income.
Give clients secure online access to view their contracts, upcoming visits, equipment registers, and compliance certificates — without any extra calls or emails to your team.
How the two platforms compare on planned maintenance capabilities.
| Fergus | PPM Service Contracts | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated PPM framework | ✗ | ✓ |
| Asset tracking register | ✗ | ✓ |
| Compliance certificate management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Contract management & renewals | ✗ | ✓ |
| Service forecast | ✗ | ✓ |
| Customer portal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pricing | Per-user pricing — costs grow with team | £17.99/month flat |
| Available in NZ / AU / UK | ✓ | ✓ |
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PPM is a dedicated planned preventive maintenance platform built for ServiceM8 users. It includes asset tracking registers, compliance certificate management with expiry reminders, contract value and renewal tracking, detailed service forecasting, and a customer portal where clients can view their maintenance history. These are features designed specifically for recurring maintenance businesses.
PPM is built exclusively as a ServiceM8 addon — it integrates natively with ServiceM8 to generate jobs, read your clients and sites, and keep everything in sync. If you are currently on ServiceM8, PPM adds comprehensive planned maintenance capabilities from day one without any additional data migration.
PPM is a flat £17.99/month regardless of how many users your ServiceM8 account has. Per-user pricing models mean costs increase as your team grows. With PPM, the price stays the same whether you have two technicians or twenty — making it straightforward to plan and budget for.
PPM is a ServiceM8 addon and works wherever ServiceM8 operates — including New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. All features including compliance tracking, asset management, and job generation are available in all regions.
Start a 30-day free trial and see what purpose-built planned maintenance management delivers for ServiceM8 users — asset tracking, compliance certificates, contract management, and automated scheduling.