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End-to-end garage management software for Irish workshops
Job cards, quoting, invoicing, purchase orders, parts, scheduling, customer portal, and profitability reports — one system that handles your entire operation. Built for Irish independents, not adapted from dealership software.
Running a garage shouldn't mean running on guesswork
These are the problems we hear from garage owners every week. If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone.
Admin eats your evenings
Job cards on paper, invoices typed up after hours, parts costs tracked in your head. You're running a workshop during the day and doing data entry at night.
Full ramps, thin margins
Workshop's flat out but there's nothing left at month end. Without purchase orders linked to jobs, you can't tell which work makes money and which quietly loses it.
Growth means more chaos
A second location would double revenue — and double the spreadsheets, phone calls, and Sunday admin. You need one system across all sites, not more workarounds.
Workshop management software built for how Irish garages actually work
Built from conversations with independent garages, fast-fit centres, and multi-site operators across Ireland. Not a generic system with an Irish skin — software designed around the way Irish workshops actually run.
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Job-to-invoice in one workflow
Book a job, assign technicians, log labour and parts, generate the invoice — all from one screen. No retyping, no transferring between systems, no paper trail to reconcile at the end of the week.
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Real margins, not guesswork
Purchase orders link to jobs. Labour hours are tracked against cost rates. You see actual profit per job, per service type, per technician — not what you think you're making.
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Multi-location from day one
Shared customer database, location-specific job numbering, separate labour rates per site. Run two or three workshops from one login with full visibility across all of them.
One system for your entire operation
Job cards, invoicing, purchase orders, reports, customer portal, and car sales — all connected, all included
Digital Job Cards
Full job lifecycle from booking to completion. Technician assignment, labour and parts tracking, checklists, time logging, and printable job card PDFs. Search any job by number, reg, or customer in seconds.
Quotes & Invoicing
Quotes convert to invoices in one click — no retyping. The invoice builds itself from the job card with labour and parts already itemised. Partial payments, credit notes, and email delivery built in.
Purchase Orders
Create POs linked directly to jobs. Track what you ordered, from which supplier, at what cost. Receive items, record payments, and see your actual parts margin — not the margin you hoped for.
Profitability Reports
15+ reports covering jobs, revenue, outstanding invoices, technician productivity, VAT, and profit margins. See profit per job, per service type, per technician. Export to CSV or print.
Customer Portal
Customers log in with a one-time code — no passwords. They check job status, approve quotes, view invoices, and book services. Your phone stops ringing with 'is my car ready?' calls.
Car Sales Module
Track vehicles from acquisition to sale. Log purchase price, prep costs, and where it's listed — DoneDeal, Carzone, wherever. Manage enquiries, record deposits, and see true profit per vehicle.
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Connects to your accounting software
Export clean financial data to your accounting package. Your accountant gets what they need, you skip the double entry.
One-click export
Invoices and customer data — ready for your accountant in seconds.
Month-end in hours, not days
Everything's already tracked. Export, send to your accountant, done.
Save hours weekly
Stop copying data between systems. Your books stay up to date automatically.
Garages that made the switch
"We went from job cards in a shoebox to knowing exactly what every technician billed last month. Completely changed how we run the business."
Sean Murphy
Owner, Murphy Motors, Dungarvan
"Sunday evenings used to be invoice time. Now they're done before the car leaves. I've got my weekends back."
Karen O'Brien
Operations Manager, O'Brien Auto Services, Cork
"The customer portal cut our phone calls in half. People approve quotes at 10pm, we just come in and start the work."
Patrick Brennan
Managing Director, Brennan Motor Group
What changes when you switch
The difference between running your workshop on paper and running it on a system
8+ hours
saved per week on admin
Job cards, invoices, and purchase orders generate automatically from the same data. No retyping, no reconciliation.
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margin visibility
Every job shows labour cost, parts cost, and actual profit. Know which services make money before month end.
50%
fewer phone calls
Customer portal lets people check job status, approve quotes, and view invoices themselves. No more 'is my car ready?' calls.
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See it working with your actual workflow
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