Garage Hive has been confirmed as ‘Event Partner’ for the 2025 Top Technician, Top Garage, and Top Apprentice competitions, further cementing its role in championing garage excellence.
As a community-driven garage management system, Garage Hive equips workshops with data-driven insights to enhance efficiency, profitability, and customer experience. Its partnership with these industry-leading competitions underscores its commitment to supporting professional development at every level.
“Garage Hive is built around a passionate and engaged community of independent garage owners who are committed to continuous improvement,” said Alex Lindley, Director at Garage Hive. “These competitions perfectly align with our values, celebrating technical expertise, business excellence, and the future of the industry.”
Top Technician and Top Garage have long showcased the sector’s most skilled professionals. The addition of Top Apprentice in 2025 ensures up-and-coming technicians receive the recognition and career opportunities they deserve.
Competitors face a series of demanding tests, from complex fault diagnosis in Top Technician to comprehensive business assessments in Top Garage, while Top Apprentice contenders will showcase their practical skills in hands-on evaluations.
Winners will be crowned on Saturday, 15th November 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Coventry.
Prepared by Autotech Communications.
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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