A surveyor's day starts long before they arrive on site. Desktop research, pulling comparable data, building context on the property and its history. All of it happens before the first foot is through the door. Our answer, across a growing number of integrations, is to bring that data into the platforms surveyors are already using. The latest is Scafol.
Scafol is a survey writing and full CRM platform built by qualified surveyors, for surveyors. It covers the workflow from first enquiry to final report, with CRM tools, on-site data capture, offline functionality and secure cloud storage, all in one RICS-aligned system. The Sprift integration extends that with 300+ data points on over 30 million UK residential properties, available the moment a job lands.
Through the integration, surveyors can now pull a branded Desktop Research report directly from within the Scafol CRM. The report arrives in two formats: a branded PDF that drops straight into the job file, and a link to the interactive report, covering planning history, EPC status, FENSA data, flood risk, tenure, comparable sales, and more. One place to go, whether they're at their desk or on site.
The surveying sector is under more data pressure than it has been at any point in recent memory. Lender criteria are tightening. PI risk is climbing. The expectation that a surveyor arrives on site informed, not just present, has quietly become the standard.
At the same time, the tools surveyors rely on have often been slow to talk to each other. A CRM in one place, data sources in another, report-writing somewhere else. Every handoff is a point where time or information gets lost.
Integration partnerships like this one are a direct response to that. Sprift's data works wherever surveyors are already working.
When a job comes into the Scafol CRM, the surveyor can request a Sprift Desktop Research report without leaving the platform. The report is generated automatically and delivered in two formats: a branded PDF that goes straight into the job file, and a link to Sprift's interactive report.
The interactive report is worth a note in its own right. It's not a static document. Surveyors can see planning applications, comparable data, flood risk, EPC status and local area information in a format they can navigate rather than scroll through. It sits in the job record alongside the PDF so there's one place to go, whether they're at their desk or on site.
Discussing our latest integration, Jamie Craddock, Head of Surveyor Technology here at Sprift, says:
"What stands out about Scafol is that it was built by surveyors who understood the workflow before they built the software. That makes the integration straightforward to explain: Sprift's data sits inside a system surveyors are already in every day, attached to the job, ready before they leave the office.
The feedback we hear consistently is that pulling together desktop research still takes longer than it should. It's not a technology problem, it's a fragmentation problem. Every integration we build is an attempt to close one more gap. Scafol closes a significant one.
Rhodri Mcatee, Director of Scafol, adds:
"We built Scafol because we were surveyors first, and we knew where the time was being lost. Pulling together desktop research before a job even starts has always taken longer than it should. Different sources, different logins, copying data across and hoping it's still current by the time you're on site.
Sprift solves that properly, so bringing their data straight into Scafol was an easy call. Now it sits with the job from the moment it's created. No re-keying, no exporting and uploading, nothing to double-check.
It means surveyors get more time to focus on what actually matters, the survey itself, which has always been our underlying mission statement at Scafol Surveying Solutions."
The workflow you've been piecing together manually now connects. Property data goes into the job file the moment it's requested, and it stays there for the life of the case.
If you're on Sprift but not yet on Scafol, or on Scafol but not yet using Sprift's Desktop Research report, this is a good moment to explore both. The integration is live now. Get in touch to learn more.
New to Sprift? Book a demo with our team today and see how the platform supports the team from desktop research through to post-inspection reporting.