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*Example figures are based on UK averages.
Your device fleet
How many Podlocs you need for the devices you manage today, what they are worth, and how many you are currently losing.
Number of Podlocs1 Podloc holds 1 device at a time
Average device valueCost to replace one PDA
£
Devices lost per yearCurrent shrinkage rate, %
%
★Max devices lost per year with Podloc is assumed to be 1%, based on experience in the field.
Your team
Time your staff currently lose to searching for or queuing for devices.
How much time is currently wasted queueing and searching for lost devices?Per device, per working day. Covers taking and returning the device each shift, plus time spent searching for any that go missing
min
Staff cost per hourWages plus tax, NI & benefits, not just take-home pay
£
Working daysPer week
Working weeksPer year
How much you are saving on OEM chargers and cradles
What Podloc actually costs you, once you subtract equipment you no longer need to buy.
Podloc investment£360 per Podloc per year, including the Podlocs, replaceable liners and Vlocr software licenses. Licenses run for a renewable 3 or 5 year term
£
*Based on UK list price, excluding import and export charges.
OEM chargers and cradlesCharging kit you would avoid buying
£
Example: 20 x 5-gang desktop chargers, roughly £800 each (≈£16,000).
Do you employ staff to sign-in/out devices?
If Podloc replaces staff currently doing this manually, that wage cost becomes an extra saving.
Manual sign-in/out staffSwitch on if you hire staff for this
Combined staff costTotal wages per year for this task
£
How fast Podloc pays for itself
4.3
months to break even
Your £17,000* investment is fully repaid by around March 2027.
Device estate savings / yr Through reduced loss and shrinkage of PDAs£11,900
Operational efficiency / yr Through reduced queueing and search time£36,000
Staff sign-in/out savings / yr Through no longer needing manual check-in and check-out staff£0
Device estate savings
Fewer devices go missing each year, valued at what it costs to replace one.
Devices lost per year100 devices* × 15%
15
Max devices lost with Podloc per year100 devices* × 1% (fixed assumption)
1
Devices saved per year15 − 1
14
*Assumes each Podloc holds one device, so 100 Podlocs = 100 devices.
Device estate savings14.0 devices × £850
£11,900
Operational efficiency savings
Staff spend less time queuing or searching for a device, valued at your labour cost.
Cost per minute of staff time£18 ÷ 60 min
£0.30/min
Value saved, per Podloc/day£0.30/min × 10 min
£3.00
Value saved, all Podlocs/day£1.50 × 100 Podlocs
£150
Working days per year5 days × 48 weeks
240 days
Operational efficiency savings£150 × 240 days
£36,000
Break-even
How long total savings take to repay your net investment.
Total annual savings£11,900 + £36,000
£47,900
Monthly savings£47,900 ÷ 12
£3,992
Net investment£36,000 (Podloc investment) − £14,000 (OEM chargers and cradles)
£22,000
Net investment is what Podloc actually costs you, once you subtract the charging equipment you will not need to buy anymore.
Months to break even£22,000 ÷ £3,992
4.8 months
3-year return
Total savings across 3 years, compared with your net investment.
Total savings over 3 years£47,900 × 3
£143,700
Return per £1 invested£143,700 ÷ £17,000
£8.45
Total return, over 3 years
£143,700
Total annual savings: £47,900
This estimate does not include the extra costs of replacing a missing device, such as IT time spent procuring, provisioning and setting up a replacement, or time spent cancelling and renewing contracts. These all add to your savings on top of the figures shown here, so your actual return is likely even higher.