Supporting the custom woodworking businesses that build America
Custom cabinetry, architectural millwork, and commercial furniture production are skilled trades that require precision – not just on the shop floor, but in operations. From managing complex production workflows to tracking labor accurately and staying compliant, these businesses rely on systems built specifically for how they work.
INNERGY is software for woodworkers, by woodworkers. As the leading cloud-based ERP for engineer-to-order (ETO) shops, INNERGY helps cabinetry, millwork, stone and metal businesses manage everything from estimating and job costing to production, scheduling, and compliance – all in one connected system. Their global customer base has processed over five million sheets and placed $42 billion in live bids through the platform, and in 2026, their customers tracked 18m hours of time.
Payroll is a critical part of that equation. When it's disconnected or manual, it creates friction across the business – from shop floor time tracking to job costing accuracy. Through a partnership with Salsa, INNERGY has expanded its platform with a fully embedded payroll experience designed to meet the specific needs of custom woodworking operations.
Built for the realities of millwork and cabinetry
For the woodworking businesses INNERGY serves, payroll is rarely simple. Shift based requirements for commercial projects, union wage structures, and jurisdiction-specific rules are common – especially for shops doing architectural millwork and commercial installations. With multi-state installation projects, these businesses also face unique overtime calculations and time-off policies tied to production schedules that traditional payroll tools struggle to support.
Add in additional pay such as per-diem and reimbursements, INNERGY needed to launch more than a basic product if it was going to solve the real problems its businesses faced. They needed a partner who understood complexity out of the box, and could help tie payroll together with job costing so that businesses can understand their margins.
Partnering with Salsa on these features, INNERGY embedded a payroll system that fits naturally into their ERP – including a robust overtime engine, customizable PTO tracking, and the flexibility to model industry-specific pay structures. The solution allows INNERGY to bring payroll to market quickly, without compromising on the precision their customers expect.
"This collaboration represents a key step forward for us. Salsa's technology gives us the flexibility and reliability to serve our customers better – without compromising on the depth and precision they expect from our platform." — Ariel Wykowski, Product Manager at INNERGY
A shared focus on building the right solution
For Salsa, the partnership reinforces a core belief: embedded payroll should adapt to the platform it supports – not the other way around. By working closely with INNERGY, Salsa delivered payroll infrastructure that connects seamlessly to job costing, production tracking, and the other systems woodworking shops depend on.
"From the start, our teams were aligned. INNERGY has a clear understanding of its customers and how they operate, and our role was to support that vision with compliant, embedded payroll infrastructure. The product build was completed well ahead of schedule, and we were surprised by persistent early demand even before the product launched" — Zach Reznikoff, Partner Strategy & Operations Manager at Salsa
Together, INNERGY and Salsa are delivering a payroll experience that's built specifically for cabinetry, millwork, and custom woodworking – embedded, compliant, and designed to work the way their customers do.
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