Old Forrest Consulting
For Trades · Factories · Franchises

Operational clarity for businesses that run on more than software.

We configure the systems, connect the data, build what's missing, and stay on-call when it breaks. One partner instead of seven.

The four verbs

One firm that integrates, embeds, maintains, and builds the stack your business actually runs on — and handles your vendors.

Build

Custom dashboards, automations, tools. When off-the-shelf doesn't fit your workflow, we ship what does.

Integrate

Make your systems talk. CRM to accounting to field tools to dashboards. No more data trapped in silos.

Embed

Configure the stack to how your business actually works. Not theoretical best-practice — your reality.

Maintain

On-call for the software and hardware. Monitoring, updates, fixes. Your stack stays quiet.

Who we serve

Operations-heavy businesses the big firms won't touch and the generalists don't understand.

Trades

Construction, exteriors, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical. Field crews, job sites, multiple entities, and a CRM nobody trusts.

Factories

Small-to-mid manufacturers, shops, fabrication. ERP modules and shop-floor data that doesn't reach management in time to act on it.

Franchises

Multi-location operators. Each location runs a slightly different stack, corporate wants unified reporting, and roll-ups live in spreadsheets.

Property Management

Multi-property residential and commercial operators. PMS, accounting, maintenance ticketing, and tenant comms each on a different tool — and a leasing pipeline living in someone's inbox.

How the first conversation works

Let's have the first conversation.

No pitch deck, no slide ceremony. Tell us about your business, the stack, and what's frustrating you right now. We'll tell you honestly if we're a fit.