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Keep every RFQ, quotation and AMC date in one record the whole team can read.

A CRM for an industrial equipment maker is a shared record of each buyer, the machines enquired about, the quotations sent and the contracts due for renewal. GullySales sets up the fields, stages and reminders around how your RFQs and service contracts actually move, and loads the records your team already holds.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Sales and marketing for industrial equipment manufacturers, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For industrial equipment manufacturers

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The long cycle outlasts personal memory”

    A press or a conveyor line may be discussed across budget rounds and plant shutdowns. When the engineer who held the conversation is on leave or has left, the history sits in a private inbox and the buyer starts again with a stranger.

  • “Quotation revisions need one version of the truth”

    A buyer asks for a changed motor rating, then a different delivery term, then a spares kit. Without a record of each revision, two people quote two prices for the same machine and the buyer picks the cheaper one to argue with.

  • “Installed machines are the second pipeline”

    Every delivered unit carries a serial number, a commissioning date, an AMC end date and a spares history. Held in the same record as the buyer, those details turn a service call into a renewal conversation instead of a missed chance.

  • “Channels arrive in different shapes”

    An RFQ comes by directory message, by email with a drawing, by a WhatsApp photo of a nameplate, or on a card from an exhibition. A CRM that records the source against each one shows which route brings buyers who order.

What we do

What we deliver for industrial equipment manufacturers.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Pipeline stages written for your sales process

    Stages from enquiry received through technical clarification, quotation, negotiation, purchase order and commissioning, named in the words your team already uses.

    Result: Any RFQ shows exactly where it stands, and with whom.

  2. Account, contact and machine records

    A record for each plant with its contacts by role, and each machine supplied with serial number, date, specification and contract status.

    Result: A service engineer opening a call sees what was sold and to whom.

  3. Quotation log with revisions

    Each quotation stored with its specification, its terms and each later revision, tied to the RFQ it answers.

    Result: The team can see which version the buyer holds.

  4. AMC and spares reminder fields

    Contract end dates and expected spares needs held as dated fields, with a reminder prepared for the owner of the account.

    Result: A renewal is prompted by the record, not by someone's memory.

  5. Import of existing RFQ files and cards

    Your spreadsheets, mailbox exports and exhibition lists cleaned of duplicates and loaded into the new record, with the source marked on each line.

    Result: Past enquiries become searchable in one place.

  6. Pipeline report against the baseline

    A view of RFQs by machine, sector and source, with quotations open and orders won, set against the position recorded at the start.

    Result: The sales head can review the pipeline without chasing each engineer.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

The fields that carry an RFQ from first enquiry to the AMC that follows.

Specification requested
The sales engineer records capacity, motor rating and material asked for, so a rework of the quotation starts from the buyer's own words.
Quotation revision number
The coordinator increments it with each change and attaches the file. Everyone then knows which version the buyer holds.
Decision roles in the plant
Engineer, purchase head, maintenance head and owner, with names where known. The sales engineer fills it and sees which role nobody has met.
Machine serial number and commissioning date
Entered by the service engineer at handover. It lets you list every unit due a visit and ties spares and warranty to the right machine.
AMC end date
Filled by the service coordinator from the contract. It decides whom to call before the contract lapses and gives the renewal its own pipeline.
Lost reason
Spares doubt, local service gap, price, delivery or missing certificate, picked on closing. The manager reads it to see what the market is telling you.

Who it is for

This is written for these industrial equipment manufacturers.

  • CNC machine and precision equipment manufacturers
  • Industrial pump and compressor manufacturers
  • Packaging machinery manufacturers
  • Conveyor and material handling equipment makers
  • Motor and drive manufacturers
  • Custom fabrication and job-work manufacturers
  • Export-oriented industrial equipment makers
  • Spare parts and after-sales service providers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your sales engineers will not enter a quotation, and nothing would reach the record.
  • The installed machine list is on paper in a service engineer's bag, and nobody will type it in.
  • You expect the tool to price quotations, which it cannot do.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Proof

What happened when owners fixed this.

Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.

All case studies

  • Burhani Hydroline

    Situation
    The website was dated. Menus were hard to follow, pages were slow, and it did not work properly on a phone, which is where a buyer looks first.
    What we did
    • Research before design
    • Wireframes and prototypes
    • The full product catalogue
    • An online checkout
    Result
    No numbers were recorded for this engagement. The work is described in full in the case study.
    Read the case study

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Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Which tool should an equipment maker use?
The one your team will open every day. Several CRM products in ordinary use in India suit this work. We compare them against your RFQ volume, your service contracts and your budget, then set up the one that fits, rather than the one that is fashionable.
Our engineers prefer their own spreadsheets. How do we get them to switch?
Keep the entry short: a handful of fields per RFQ, with the rest filled from the record itself. We build the stages around the way they already work and import their sheets, so the new record holds more than the old file did.
Can the CRM hold drawings and technical documents?
It can link to them or attach them to the quotation record. Decide who may see customer drawings, and keep confidential designs in a controlled folder instead of copying them into every record. Check your customer agreements first.
What if a customer's data is under a confidentiality agreement?
Check the agreement first, then keep restricted drawings in a controlled folder and store only the link and a note in the CRM. A record visible to the whole team should hold no file you are not free to share.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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