Construction05 Aug 2026· 3 min read
Costing Consumables: Why Small Items Break Budgets
Discs, bits, fasteners and sealant rarely appear on the risk register, yet they bleed cash all year.
Death by a thousand cuts
A single cutting disc is trivial. Forty thousand of them is a line item.
Control without bureaucracy
- Track consumables in bulk quantities, not serial numbers
- Set reorder thresholds per store
- Attribute issues to a cost code at the point of hand-over
Once consumption per crew is visible, over-ordering corrects itself within two months.
Get started
Track every tool, machine and crate with signed custody evidence. Start a 30-day free trial of iinventory.
Start free trial