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A hardware store in the UK serves two very different customers at the same time. The walk-in buyer who needs a box of screws wants to be in and out in two minutes. The contractor who orders pipes, cables, and fittings in bulk needs an itemized VAT invoice for their project records.
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Counter billing by piece, box, meter, or kg. Fast for any product type.
Real-time inventory across thousands of hardware SKUs and categories.
Margin tracking per product and supplier. Know your most profitable lines.
Manage contractor accounts, bulk orders, and project-based invoicing.
From small hardware counters in Al Quoz to large building materials suppliers in London and Scotland Newton Byte supports hardware retailers who manage complex inventory, contractor accounts, and daily high-volume billing.
Hardware retail is one of the most inventory-intensive businesses in the UK. You carry products measured by piece, by meter, by kilogram, by box, and by roll all at the same counter, all for customers with very different purchasing needs.
Managing that in a basic billing app that treats every product the same way creates errors that hurt both your counter speed and your stock accuracy. A cable billed in meters, a bag of cement billed by weight, and a box of fittings billed by quantity all need different unit handling and most generic POS systems in the UK do not handle this cleanly.
Manage flexible unit billing, contractor accounts, large inventory, and VAT from one unified system designed for the demands of a UK hardware counter.
Set up each product with the correct unit of measure piece, box, meter, roll, kilogram, liter, or bag. When a contractor orders 50 meters of cable and 20 pieces of conduit, both are billed in their respective units with correct pricing applied to each. No manual calculation and no unit errors on the invoice.
Individual customers who need a few items are billed at the counter in seconds. Scan the barcode or search by product name, confirm the quantity and unit, and complete checkout quickly. Your counter staff handles both walk-in and contractor orders without any workflow change.
Hardware stores carry thousands of SKUs across electrical, plumbing, tools, paints, fasteners, and building materials. Newton Byte manages large catalogs organized by category, brand, and unit so finding any product at the counter is always fast.
Set up regular contractors as account clients with credit terms, custom pricing, and billing history. Manage project-specific purchases and generate itemized invoices that cover all materials purchased for a single job complete with VAT, part numbers, and quantities clearly listed.
Every invoice from Newton Byte meets UK HMRC requirements. VAT is applied correctly across all product categories. Walk-in customers get quick receipts. Contractors and business buyers get formal tax invoices with all required fields for their accounting and VAT filing.
Low stock alerts notify your team before a fast-moving product runs out. Essential items, popular fasteners, common cable sizes, standard plumbing fittings are flagged before the shelf goes empty so you can reorder before a contractor comes back for more.
Choose the plan that fits your business size. No hidden fees. No long contracts. Upgrade anytime.
Best for new and small businesses that need a simple, reliable system to manage daily billing and basic operations.
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Best for growing businesses that need better control over stock, team access, and daily business performance.
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Best for multi-branch and advanced businesses that need full visibility, better control, and room to scale without limits.
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Best for new and small businesses that need a simple, reliable system to manage daily billing and basic operations.
Key Features
Best for growing businesses that need better control over stock, team access, and daily business performance.
Key Features
Best for multi-branch and advanced businesses that need full visibility, better control, and room to scale without limits.
Key Features
An all-in-one ecosystem designed to simplify your operations and maximize growth.
Set up yourself and go live today. Let us handle it and go live tomorrow with everything done right. Three setup tiers. Pick what fits your time and needs. No hidden work. No delays.
We configure your POS with essential settings. You start billing immediately. Clean setup. Full control from day one.
We structure your products, pricing, and VAT correctly. Your sales, stock, and reports stay consistent. No setup mistakes.
We handle complete setup, data import, VAT configuration, and team onboarding. Everything is ready before you start.
Start with the package that fits your business today, then expand it with extra locations, users, or modules whenever you need more flexibility.
Add one extra business location to your existing package and manage more branches with ease.
Add one extra user for billing, management, or daily operations.
Add one extra module to your current package based on your workflow and business requirements.
From heavy-duty hardware stores to busy retail counters, Newton Byte POS is built to handle the way real UK businesses operate. Whether you run a hardware outlet, a pharmacy, a salon, a grocery store, or a wholesale business, the same powerful system adapts to your workflow, your team, and your industry.
Your ads should land on a page that builds trust and drives action. We remove confusion, show clear pricing, and make your next step easy.
Choose Your Setup Plan
Self-setup or full assisted setup with data migration. Your hardware catalog with units, categories, and pricing is imported before your first billing day.
Add Your Products and Staff
Import your catalog with correct units of measure per product. Create contractor account profiles with credit terms and custom pricing. Set up cashier and manager access levels.
Start Billing and Track Everything
Sell to your first walk-in customer, process your first contractor order, and watch inventory, VAT records, and account balances all update in real time from the first transaction.
Trusted by 500+ UK businesses across every industry. Here is what retail shop owners say about running their operations on Newton Byte POS.
Newton Byte gives hardware shops and building materials stores across the UK flexible unit billing, contractor account management, and complete VAT compliance all in one system live within 24 hours.
Quick answers to questions you may have. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Check out our full documentation.
Yes. Every product in Newton Byte is assigned a unit of measure. Cable can be sold by the meter, cement by the bag, fittings by the piece, and paint by the liter all billed correctly on the same invoice when ordered together.
Yes. Newton Byte supports large catalogs imported via Excel or CSV. Your full hardware inventory organized by category, brand, and unit is searchable at the counter in seconds.
Contractors set up as account clients in Newton Byte can purchase on credit terms. Their transaction history builds automatically. Outstanding balances, payment records, and consolidated statements are all accessible from the customer account profile.
Yes. You can apply custom pricing or percentage discounts to specific account clients or individual transactions. Project pricing for a contractor does not affect your standard retail price list.
Yes. Every invoice produced by Newton Byte includes the correct VAT calculation, itemized product list with quantities and units, and all required HMRC fields. Contractors can submit these invoices directly to their accountants for VAT filing.
Yes. Newton Byte records purchase orders and deliveries against specific suppliers. You can see your landed cost per product from each supplier and compare costs to identify the best sources for your high-volume items.
Yes. Returns are processed against the original invoice. The returned quantity goes back into stock under the correct product and unit. A credit note is generated for the customer’s account or a cash refund is processed depending on the original payment method.
Yes. Delivery orders can be managed as customer account transactions with delivery details logged at the time of order. Your team tracks which orders need delivery, and billing is processed when the delivery is confirmed.
The best POS for hardware store combines fast checkout, accurate stock control, card payments and clear reports. Newton Byte POS is built for UK retailers and hospitality businesses with all of these in one cloud system.
Pricing depends on the number of tills, locations and features. We offer simple monthly plans with no large upfront costs and can quote for your exact setup.
Yes. Sales continue if your internet drops, and everything syncs automatically once you are back online.
Yes. The POS supports chip and PIN, contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay through trusted UK payment providers.
Yes. It records VAT correctly and exports clean data to Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, which helps with HMRC Making Tax Digital requirements.
Yes. You can manage several locations from one dashboard, move stock between them and compare performance.
Yes. It syncs products, prices and stock with Shopify, WooCommerce and other platforms, so you never oversell.
Most hardware store are up and running within a few days. We help import products, set up hardware and train your staff.
You can use a tablet, touchscreen terminal, barcode scanner, receipt printer and cash drawer. We can supply or recommend compatible hardware.
Yes. Data is encrypted, backed up in the cloud and protected with staff logins and permissions.
Yes. Our UK support team helps by phone, email and remote session whenever you need it.
Yes. You can reward repeat customers with points, discounts and offers, and see who your best customers are.
Yes. Set permissions for managers and staff, track sales by user and control refunds and discounts.
Yes. Real-time reports show best sellers, slow movers, margins and sales by hour, day or location.
Yes. Set minimum stock levels and the POS alerts you when it is time to reorder from suppliers.
Yes. Sell and redeem gift cards and vouchers in store and online, all tracked in one system.
Yes. Book a free demo through our Let's Talk page and we will show you how it works for hardware store.
