Pool builders and spa retailers have always been able to work the crane out. What has not existed is a way to do it early, from the address, without leaving a quote half finished while someone drives out for a look.
That is what the Crane module does. Pick the crane you would hire, check the access, and see whether the lift reaches the position the customer wants. It runs from the address, in the same place as the rest of the job.
A first for the trade
Crane access has been worked out on the phone, on site, or on experience. The Crane module is the first crane check built into site and design software for the pool and spa industry, running on the same site information as everything else in the platform.
The integration is the point. The site information the module works from is the same information behind the zoning, the setbacks and the constraints, so the crane answer arrives with the rest of the site picture rather than as a separate exercise. When the pool moves on the plan, the lift is assessed against the new position. And through uDrew Connect Live, a customer can put in their own address on your website and get an answer before they pick up the phone.
One platform, one set of site information, and the crane question answered inside it.
Cost the job on what the block allows
A crane line that is worked out rather than allowed for changes a quote in three ways.
Quote sooner
The number can be built the day the enquiry lands, rather than the week after someone gets out to the property.
Quote tighter
A contingency added because nobody is certain is money that either loses you the job or disappears on the day. Knowing the lift lets the line reflect the work.
Quote more of them
When the crane is not the thing holding up the paperwork, more enquiries turn into quotes, and quotes are what turn into projects.
For pool builders
On fibreglass and plunge pool work, the lift over the house sets up the whole job. Knowing it at the enquiry means the position conversation happens while it is still a design discussion. Moving a pool three metres on a plan is straightforward. Moving it after a deposit is a different conversation entirely.
It also puts your site visits where they earn their keep. Instead of a look at every property before every quote, you go out to the blocks that have been flagged, and quote the rest from the desk.
For spa retailers
In spa retail the lift is the delivery, and the delivery is where a good sale is either confirmed or unpicked. Access checked before the truck is booked means the install day goes the way it was planned.
It changes the showroom conversation too. When a customer asks whether the spa will get down the side of the house, you can check while they are standing in front of you rather than promising to confirm later. That is a different quality of yes, and customers can hear the difference.
Every block gets an answer
Where the result is clear, you have it in minutes. Where the block needs a closer look, the site is flagged for a check rather than ruled out.
Nothing comes back as a no. A property that needs someone to walk it is still a job worth having, and the module tells you which those are, so the visits you make are the ones that count.
Award winning software, recognised by SPASA
The Crane module sits inside a platform the industry has already recognised. At the 2026 SPASA Awards of Excellence, uDrew Connect Live took Gold for Innovative Product of the Year, and uDrew took Gold for Best Professional Service Business, judged across Australia and New Zealand.
Awards are a signal. What sits behind them is the work. Sites checked in minutes, plans that go to council once, and customers who can see their own block on screen. The Crane module is the newest piece of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Crane module replace a site visit?
It tells you which sites need one. That is the value. The blocks that need someone on the ground get someone on the ground, and the rest can be quoted from the desk.
Do I need to know crane specifications?
No. You pick the crane from the catalogue and the module works from there.
What happens if the result is not clear cut?
The site is flagged for a check. It is never returned as a no, because an uncertain block is a job worth looking at rather than a job worth losing.
Does it work in New Zealand?
Yes. Australia and New Zealand, on local planning data.
What does it apply to?
Anything that has to be lifted onto the block. Fibreglass shells, plunge pools and spas are the common cases.
See it on a block you already know
The quickest way to judge this is on a job from your own pipeline, ideally one where the access was awkward and you remember what it took to find out.
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