Schäfer's team always knows where it's going
At Schäfer Entrümpelungen no working day is like the last. What is planned in the morning can change three times before lunch.
With clockin the whole team still keeps full control: the lads clock in with one tap in the app in the morning, see the current job site on their smartphone straight away and drive off.
Michael Schäfer built his business up from scratch: with real manual work, a reliable team and his deep-rooted passion for secondhand and upcycling.
As a clockin customer from the very beginning, he has watched the system grow along with him over the years. Today his whole business runs digitally – from time tracking to the minute through to a complete project file.
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This is Schäfer Entrümpelungen
Schäfer Entrümpelungen stands for professional household clearances, office clearouts, removals and crime scene cleaning across southern Germany. With its head office in Mainz and locations from Stuttgart to Freiburg, the team takes on projects as a complete turnkey service – with no preparatory work needed from the customer.
What sets the business apart is the combination of hands-on precision and genuine sensitivity. Whether after a death, for a move into senior living or in an acute emergency: the team brings the empathy needed when people are breaking up their home.
Thanks to a strong network, sustainable cycles and fair valuation in its own second-hand shop, anything still usable stays in circulation – and customers are noticeably relieved of the burden.
ANGEPACKT – Der Podcast von clockin
From second-hand kid to an eight-branch business?
From clocking in to the project file to AI that turns video recordings into tasks automatically. How has that changed day-to-day business in the clearance trade?
This first episode of “Angepackt” is about the road from paperwork chaos to digital processes, and what really makes the difference along the way.
Caro talks in the interview about the stumbling blocks along the way and what has actually changed day to day for the teams on site.
No follow-up questions – the team just gets going
At Schäfer Entrümpelungen the teams coordinate entirely digitally. Michael makes all the important information available centrally, so the whole team pulls in the same direction from the first second – with no time-consuming discussions at the office beforehand:
- Shared level of knowledge: All job data and addresses can be called up by anyone on the mobile app.
- Fast routing: Navigation to the job site starts with just one tap from the app.
- Live synchronisation: Spontaneous changes to the job reach the whole team in real time.
“Where do we have to go? Which job site? The lads pick up their phone in the morning – navigation, contacts, it's all in there. Press the little button and drive straight there.”
— Michael Schäfer, Owner of Schäfer Entrümpelungen
An end to paper slips: everything under control in the office
The change of month used to mean laboriously collecting handwritten timesheets. With clockin, time tracking in the business now runs completely error-free, digitally and on the side:
- Simple clocking in and out: The team records working hours flexibly with a tap on the smartphone.
- Break tracking via app: Break times can be added later on mobile without any fuss if needed.
- Automated month-end closing: The finished export saves days of work and goes straight to the tax advisor.
“As a tradesperson you don't like writing. Now it just goes into the Excel list and straight to the tax advisor – endless time saved. Really cool.”
— Michael Schäfer, Owner of Schäfer Entrümpelungen
Film it once – the AI does the rest
Spontaneous changes on the job site often cost time and nerves. With the AI video note, Michael documents the job during the site visit so precisely that misunderstandings do not arise in the first place:
- Visual record of the actual state: A short video captures the conditions on site in a way that cannot be altered.
- Automatic record: The AI turns the filmed material into clear notes on its own.
- No briefing needed: The project file speaks for itself – Michael no longer has to explain anything
“A lot changes for us, often. I film it quickly, drop it into the project file and the lads know straight away.
— Michael Schäfer, Owner of Schäfer Entrümpelungen
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