🔨 While everyone else was building loyalty apps for cafés and salons, I went hunting for B2B.

I'm a student in Maastricht, and I deliberately searched the Netherlands for a real industrial business, because every other #GiveItAGlow entry I saw was consumer-facing, and nobody was touching the heavy industry.

I found Laska Speciaal Lasbedrijf: an industrial welding company in Rotterdam, running since 1950. 76 years, five-star reputation, real B2B clients in construction and marine.

One problem: their "Request a Quote" form was broken. Not slow, not outdated — actually broken, showing a raw code error instead of a form. Every day it sat like that, they were losing quote requests from companies who needed an answer fast. 💸

So I rebuilt it. ⚒️

🌐 A professional industrial site — their real 76-year history, real photos of real completed work 📋 A working multi-step quote form — material, scope, deadline, file upload 🤖 An AI workflow that reads every request, classifies it as standard or high-priority based on material and scope, and tells the client what to expect — 3 hours for standard jobs, 24 hours for complex ones — while instantly flagging urgent jobs for the shop manager

I reached out to the real owners by phone and email. They're closed for the weekend, so I'm still waiting to hear back — but wanted to share what's already live and working. 🔥

🔗 Live: https://lasbedrijf-speciaal-lasbedrijf.base44.app/ 🔗 Before: https://www.laska-speciaallasbedrijf.nl/ 🔗 Online Post (X): https://x.com/ydgsgiwhs/status/2075919901772878148?s=20 This is an independent concept redesign built for the Base44 #GiveItAGlow Challenge — not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Laska Speciaal Lasbedrijf. I reached out to the real owners by phone and email; they're closed for the weekend, so I'm still waiting to hear back.

#GiveItAGlow #Base44 #Contra #B2B #AIAutomation

🔒 A note on data & privacy for this project: (last update)

This project was built as a student challenge demo for a real local business. Form submissions go through Base44 and Make.com purely for demonstration purposes — nothing is stored long-term, sold, or used beyond showing...

This one hits close to home. 🛠️

For the Base44 #GiveItAGlow challenge, I wanted to give a massive upgrade to a family-owned business that means a lot to me: Champion Auto Glass, a local shop serving South Texas. Having worked there for a summer, I know exactly how hard the team works, and how much manual effort goes into managing operations.

The Before: Their online presence was a static, text-heavy page. Customers had to call or email manually, leaving the team stuck playing phone tag to coordinate vehicle details, glass types, and opening times.

The After: Built completely on Base44, I transformed it into a type-safe, sleek, multi-step web application. Customers can now select their exact service (Rock Chip vs. Windshield Replacement), input their vehicle make/model, and seamlessly book an available slot in seconds.

The Automation & AI Depth: Instead of just sending an email notification, this app wires directly into a custom internal management dashboard:

- Live Job Queue & Quote Manager: Instantly logs every submission into structured customer profiles.

- A custom tuned Champion AI Super Agent: An embedded operational assistant. The team can simply type, "List all the rock chip appointments scheduled for this morning," and the AI instantly queries the backend database to return a structured schedule.

Saving time, eliminating phone friction, and putting AI directly into the hands of a local small business.  Check out the transformation walkthrough below! 👇