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New Workflow Actions: Less Admin, More Automation

Workflows can now format text, calculate values and use UK postcode data, all without spreadsheets or manual fixes.

Posted: 30/06/2026Read time: 2 mins

What's New

We've added three new workflow actions:

  • Format Text
  • Calculate Value
  • UK Postcode Location

Each one handles a small admin step that used to need a person, a spreadsheet or another system.

That means: workflows can clean, calculate and check information on their own, then keep moving.

Format Text

Names, references and extracted text often arrive messy or inconsistent. Format Text tidies it up automatically, converting it to UPPER CASE, lower case or Proper Case.

Use it for: customer names, job references, form or email data, anything heading into another system.

Calculate Value

Add, subtract, multiply or divide values directly inside a workflow, no spreadsheet required. Use it for totals, quantities, charges or estimates.

Use it for: checking values against a threshold, calculating totals before a job updates, working out quantities from a form.

UK Postcode Location

Turn any UK postcode into latitude and longitude, so workflows know exactly where a job sits. That powers area checks, routing and regional logic automatically.

Use it for: flagging out-of-area jobs, routing by region, prepping data for mapping or scheduling tools.

Already using workflows? See what you could add today.

Why It Matters

Most operations aren't one big task, they're dozens of small steps: tidy this, calculate that, check a postcode, decide what's next. Build Concierge can now handle more of those steps itself.

Fewer manual checks. Fewer workarounds. More of the process runs end to end.

For Existing Customers

  • These actions slot straight into workflows you already have
  • Clean data, calculate values and use location logic without sending information elsewhere first
  • It's an easy way to make existing automations sharper, not a rebuild.

New to Build Concierge?

This is what real operational automation looks like: not just moving data, but cleaning it, calculating it and acting on it. If your team checks, corrects or calculates information by hand, this is the kind of admin Build Concierge removes.

The Benefits

Cleaner data

Information is standardised before it's used

Fewer manual checks

No need to stop a workflow to tidy or calculate

Less spreadsheet reliance

Calculations happen inside the workflow

Smarter location logic

Postcode data drives routing and area checks

More complete automation

Less reliance on people or other tools

Faster decision-making

Workflows act on clean, calculated, located data the moment it arrives, instead of pausing for someone to work it out first

Cleaner data

Information is standardised before it's used

Fewer manual checks

No need to stop a workflow to tidy or calculate

Less spreadsheet reliance

Calculations happen inside the workflow

Smarter location logic

Postcode data drives routing and area checks

More complete automation

Less reliance on people or other tools

Faster decision-making

Workflows act on clean, calculated, located data the moment it arrives, instead of pausing for someone to work it out first

FAQs

What can Format Text do?

Convert text to UPPER CASE, lower case or Proper Case, automatically.

What calculations can workflows run?

Add, subtract, multiply and divide, for totals, quantities or estimates.

What does UK Postcode Location give me?

Latitude and longitude from any postcode, for routing and area checks.

Do I need another tool to use these?

No. They're built directly into the Workflow Builder.

Build workflows that handle the details, not just the handover.