For contractors and building-materials suppliers · Cameroon

Stop losing contractor orders in your quotes.Track every enquiry from price to delivery.EliteTeQ Inbox for contractors, builders and building-materials suppliers in Cameroon

A contractor asks for 200 bags of cement and 50 lengths of steel, delivered to site. Your quote goes out, someone else replies faster with a better price, and the order is gone.

EliteTeQ Inbox brings project enquiries, material quotes and contractor orders from WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram into one shared inbox. Each buyer has a salesperson, quotes are tracked to orders and delivery, and repeat contractors are easy to find. Staff in Douala and Yaoundé or anywhere else answer from one +237 business number, with office hours on Douala time (WAT).

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  • Material prices and stock
  • Bulk quotes for sites
  • Delivery to site
  • Project and contractor enquiries
EliteTeQ Inbox chat screen: the list of customer chats with unread counts and the teammate on each, and an open Messenger chat that started from an ad, with an automatic greeting, a staff reply, an internal comment, the lead stage and the reply-window timer
  1. The ad this customer tapped
  2. Lead stage, one tap
  3. Internal comment, never sent
  4. Time left to reply
A chat on the phone that started from an Instagram ad, with replies from the Instagram app and from a teammate

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Sound familiar? What construction teams in Cameroon tell us

  1. Contractors ask for bulk quotes and we never chase them.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    Pipeline filtered to hot leads, with reasons like New from an ad and Waiting for your reply

    Every quote sits on a pipeline. Waiting buyers are flagged hot, and filters show each salesperson’s list.

  2. Our yard, office and drivers all use different phones.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    EliteTeQ Inbox chat list with views for All, Mine, Unassigned and Unread, filters by stage, team and category, and each chat’s channel, unread count and teammate

    Everyone answers the business number from their own login, and every chat stays in one inbox.

  3. We can’t tell which of our Facebook ads bring contractors.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    Report card showing the share of leads from direct messages versus ads, and the top ads ranked by leads and clients won

    Ad leads arrive with the ad’s name, and reports rank ads by leads and clients won.

Every enquiry is a customer deciding where to spend. Don’t let yours wait.

One shared inbox for contractors, builders and building-materials suppliers in Cameroon.

EliteTeQ Inbox is a customer conversation and CRM platform. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs and comments land in one workspace your whole team answers from.

Customers in Cameroon write in French and English, and your team replies in the same chat. Every enquiry below gets an owner, a stage and a follow-up:

Less switching between phones. More enquiries turned into customers.

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With EliteTeQ Inbox, you can

  • Material prices and stock
  • Bulk quotes for sites
  • Delivery to site
  • Project and contractor enquiries

What is a WhatsApp CRM for construction?

A WhatsApp CRM for construction is a shared inbox and lead pipeline for the messages contractors, builders and building-materials suppliers in Cameroon get every day. EliteTeQ Inbox connects your WhatsApp Business number, Facebook Page and Instagram account, lets several staff answer from their own logins, puts every customer on a pipeline (for example Enquiry, Quote sent, Negotiating), and shows the owner who answered and how fast.

  • One business number, many staff, each with their own login
  • Every chat assigned to one person, with internal notes
  • A pipeline named after your own steps
  • Reports on reply speed, leads per day and ad sources

EliteTeQ Inbox at a glance

EliteTeQ Inbox at a glance
ProductEliteTeQ Inbox, by EliteTeQ Softwares Limited (Nairobi, Kenya)
What it isA WhatsApp team inbox and CRM
ChannelsWhatsApp Business (official Cloud API, works alongside the WhatsApp Business app), Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Facebook and Instagram comments
Works onAny browser; installs on Android and iPhone
PriceFrom $29 a month; $59 Growth; $99 Business with unlimited people; a year costs 10 months
Free trial7 days, every feature open
WhatsApp numbers1 to 3 included by plan; up to 20 per business (Meta’s limit once the business is verified with Meta)
In Cameroon+237 WhatsApp Business numbers, office hours on Douala time (WAT)
LanguagesCustomers write in French and English
SetupAbout 40 minutes, or done with you on WhatsApp
Last reviewed2026-11-01

How construction teams use EliteTeQ Inbox

Real screens from our demo workspace, with example data.

Quotes followed to orders

Move buyers from quote to confirmed to delivered. Tag repeat contractors with a category.

  • Stages you name yourself
  • Categories for contractor or retail
  • Hot leads flagged
EliteTeQ Inbox pipeline board with columns from New lead to Client and Lost, each card showing the customer, the last message, hot-lead reasons and the teammate in charge

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Office, yard and sales together

Assign chats, pass delivery questions to the yard with a note, and keep the history.

  • Assign or transfer with a note
  • Internal comments
  • Auto-assign in turn
An open customer chat in EliteTeQ Inbox showing the ad it came from, an automatic greeting, a staff reply and an internal comment to the owner

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Which ads bring contractors

Leads per day, leads from ads against direct, and clients won per ad.

  • Ad name on every lead
  • Leads per day
  • Team leaderboard
EliteTeQ Inbox reports: new leads, typical first reply time, clients won, leads per day from ads and direct, and the top ads by leads

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

A pipeline for construction

An example you can set up in Settings → Pipeline stages and rename any time.

  1. Enquiry
  2. Quote sent
  3. Negotiating
  4. Order confirmed
  5. Delivered
  6. Lost
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No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

Get your team answering in a day

No installation and no long training.

  1. Create your account

    Register with your email. The 7-day trial opens every feature, no card needed.

  2. Connect your channels

    Link your Facebook Page and Instagram. We connect your +237 WhatsApp Business number with you on WhatsApp, on Douala time (WAT), in about 40 minutes.

  3. Invite your team

    Add staff with their own logins as Owner, Admin or Agent, whether they work in Douala and Yaoundé or from home.

  4. Set up your pipeline

    Name the stages after how you work, for example: Enquiry → Quote sent → Negotiating → Order confirmed.

  5. Start answering

    Assign chats, follow up hot leads and watch the reports.

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No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

More than a shared inbox. A better way to manage your customer relationships.

A shared inbox helps your team see messages. EliteTeQ goes further, connecting every conversation to lead management, team coordination and sales visibility.

Designed for teams
Employees work with their own logins, roles and responsibilities.
Conversations connected to customers
Every message sits with the customer’s history and their stage on your pipeline, not as an isolated chat.
Visibility for management
See how your team handles enquiries, how fast they reply and where follow-ups are needed.
Grows with your business
Start with a small team, then add people, numbers and a bigger plan as you grow.
Easy to get started
Register online, explore every feature on the free trial, and set up your workspace without waiting for a salesperson.

Simple pricing. No complicated contracts.

The same plans for every industry in Cameroon, in US dollars: Starter $29, Growth $59, Business $99 a month. Paying yearly costs 10 months. 7-day free trial, no credit card. Meta’s WhatsApp charges, where they apply, are separate.

Try Growth free for 7 daysNo card needed · you choose the plan when you pay

Build your package: extra people, numbers and onboarding →

Phones and personal chats vs EliteTeQ Inbox

The difference is that every enquiry has an owner and nothing depends on one phone, whether your team is in Douala and Yaoundé or at home.

Phones and personal chats vs EliteTeQ Inbox
Phones and personal chatsEliteTeQ Inbox
Whoever holds the phone answersEvery staff member answers from their own login
Two people reply to the same customerEach chat is assigned to one person
Quotes and follow-ups forgottenWaiting chats and hot leads are flagged
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp on different devicesEvery channel in the same list
No idea how fast customers get an answerReply speed and leads per person in reports

EliteTeQ Inbox in Cameroon

EliteTeQ Inbox works for contractors, builders and building-materials suppliers in Cameroon on your existing +237 WhatsApp Business number. Customers see your business name as they do today, and your team answers from Douala and Yaoundé or anywhere else.

In Cameroon, a business may hear from customers in French in Douala and in English in Buea on the same day. EliteTeQ Inbox lets you assign each chat to the teammate best placed to answer it.

Cameroon is bilingual: customers write in French or English, and often switch. Your team replies in either, and template messages can be created in French or English.

Office hours are set day by day for each number. A common setup in Douala or Yaoundé: weekdays open, Saturday mornings open, Sunday closed. Anyone who writes while you are closed gets your away message, at most once every 12 hours, and the chat waits at the top of the list for the morning.

Selling on WhatsApp in Cameroon

Douala handles the port and the transit trade for landlocked neighbours while Yaoundé runs on administration. The country trades in French and English depending on the region, so receipting has to follow the customer.

Bamenda

North-West Region · the principal city of the North-West Region

Trade serves a highland farming region, runs in English, and rises and falls with crop payments rather than salaries. Market days concentrate demand. Businesses commonly extend informal credit between harvests, making customer-account tracking more valuable than promotional features. Construction enquiries from Bamenda land in one shared inbox, so a quote never waits on one person’s phone.

Buea

South-West Region · an administrative and university town on Mount Cameroon

The university sets the calendar — food, convenience and services swing hard between term and vacation — and trade is conducted in English. Buea combines regional administration with a substantial student population, producing pronounced term-time swings in food, convenience and services demand. Trade is conducted mainly in English. Construction enquiries from Buea land in one shared inbox, so a quote never waits on one person’s phone.

Limbe

South-West Region · a coastal town with refining and tourism activity

Refinery and port supply sits alongside a coastal leisure trade, giving steady weekday business-to-business demand and sharp weekend peaks. The binding constraint is running invoicing for industry customers and fast table service for weekend visitors from the same system. Limbe's trade mixes industrial supply to refining and port activity with a coastal leisure and hospitality trade, so businesses see both steady business-to-business demand and sharp weekend and holiday peaks. Construction enquiries from Limbe land in one shared inbox, so a quote never waits on one person’s phone.

EliteTeQ Inbox in every city of Cameroon

  • DoualaLittoral Region · Cameroon's economic capital and principal port
  • YaoundéCentre Region · Cameroon's political capital
  • BamendaNorth-West Region · the principal city of the North-West Region
  • BueaSouth-West Region · an administrative and university town on Mount Cameroon
  • LimbeSouth-West Region · a coastal town with refining and tourism activity

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Questions businesses ask us

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Is there a WhatsApp CRM for construction in Cameroon?

Yes. Construction teams in Cameroon use EliteTeQ Inbox with their own +237 WhatsApp Business number. Staff in Douala, Yaoundé or anywhere else answer from their own logins, customers write in French and English, and office hours run on Douala time (WAT). Plans start at $29 a month with a 7-day free trial.

Does it manage stock and invoices?

No. EliteTeQ POS handles building-materials stock and sales; EliteTeQ Inbox handles the conversations and quotes.

Can branches have separate numbers?

Yes. Connect several WhatsApp Business numbers in one workspace, each with its own team.

Can I import my existing contractor contacts?

Yes. Import contacts from your phone (.vcf) or a spreadsheet (.csv).

Can several staff use the same WhatsApp number?

Yes. Everyone signs in with their own login, on a computer or phone, and each chat is assigned to one person. The WhatsApp Business app on your phone can stay connected.

How much does it cost?

Starter is $29 a month for 1 WhatsApp number and 3 people, Growth $59 for 2 numbers and 6 people, and Business $99 for 3 numbers and unlimited people. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

WhatsApp rules on this page, from Meta:WhatsApp Business Platform pricing (Meta)Messaging limits (Meta)Message templates (Meta)Business phone numbers and limits (Meta)About the WhatsApp Business Platform (Meta)

Every construction enquiry is an opportunity. Don’t let yours get lost in Cameroon.

Bring your channels, your team and every customer conversation into one organised workspace.

No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

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