diff --git a/app/Helpers/Helper.php b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
index cfb0aa9f15..e3e8fd75c2 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -1126,4 +1126,43 @@ class Helper
         return $settings;
         }
 
+    /**
+     * Conversion between units of measurement
+     *
+     * @author Grant Le Roux <grant.leroux+snipe-it@gmail.com>
+     * @since 5.0
+     * @param float  $value    Measurement value to convert
+     * @param string $srcUnit  Source unit of measurement
+     * @param string $dstUnit  Destination unit of measurement
+     * @param int    $round    Round the result to decimals (Default false - No rounding)
+     * @return float
+     */
+    public static function convertUnit($value, $srcUnit, $dstUnit, $round=false) {
+        $srcFactor = static::getUnitConversionFactor($srcUnit);
+        $dstFactor = static::getUnitConversionFactor($dstUnit);
+        $output = $value * $srcFactor / $dstFactor;
+        return ($round !== false) ? round($output, $round) : $output;
+    }
+        
+    /**
+     * Get conversion factor from unit of measurement to mm
+     *
+     * @author Grant Le Roux <grant.leroux+snipe-it@gmail.com>
+     * @since 5.0
+     * @param string $unit  Unit of measurement
+     * @return float
+     */
+    public static function getUnitConversionFactor($unit) {
+        switch (strtolower($unit)) {
+            case 'mm': return 1.0;
+            case 'cm': return 10.0;
+            case 'm':  return 1000.0;
+            case 'in': return 25.4;
+            case 'ft': return 12 * static::getUnitConversionFactor('in');
+            case 'yd': return 3 * static::getUnitConversionFactor('ft');
+            case 'pt': return (1/72) * static::getUnitConversionFactor('in');
+            default: throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unit: \''.$unit.'\' is not supported');
+        }
+    }
+
 }