For the past few years, we have aimed to hold an annual conference and networking event for Garage Hive customers. Here comes The Blend 2022 – in Birmingham, September 17th!
It is a community event for you, the garage owner and senior managers, to share your experiences and ideas about the industry with like-minded people and learn from the industry experts.
Learn more about the event and book your tickets here:
It was a full day of presentations and talks from the industry experts – Business knowledge John Batten, HR importance Jennifer Hooper and success story by David Massey. As well as the new Garage Hive feature announcement!
And a relaxed and fun evening networking session at the pub!
The idea was born and we gathered our customers in Nottingham to connect we the team and other Garage Hive members while learning about the software and garage business aspects!
A day to remember, therefore, the initiative to continue this kind of event grew into bigger and better plans for the future!
The Penygroes Service Centre located in South Wales was founded in 2014 by Jonathan. He has extensive 17 years of experience in the industry. However, Jon found himself doing a lot of manual labour for data management to keep a finger on the pulse of the business. Therefore, joined Garage Hive's garage management software in March 2021 and has already seen a significant improvement in his garage, an increase in gross profit and has achieved a great NPS® Score.
Tom and Kayleigh runs their garage TR Autos in Yeovil, Somerset. They joined Garage Hive last year. Tom has two decades of industry experience , both practical and technician side and now business as TR Autos was founded in 2008; since then the team has grown, practices have moved away from paper diaries to garage management software, their productivity has increased and they also have moved into bigger premises.
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