Continuing in the same theme as March, April saw a lot of focus on features specifically aimed at helping our users cope with the COVID-19 crisis. This includes the ability for customers to self check-in, the ability to see vehicles that have received an MOT extension and much more.
Find out more below.
1. Added the ability to print part numbers on sales invoices.
2. Added the ability to automatically send booking confirmations.
3. Added payment due dates to sales invoices when payment terms are applied.
4. Added COVID-19 pre-extended MOT due date and the ability to view which vehicles have received an extension.
5. Added the ability to bulk update MOT information, including expiry date, COVID-19 Status and MOT history.
6. Added the ability to add an item retail price from a purchase order.
7. Added the ability to update an item card retail price from a jobsheet.
8. Added contact name, booking date and booking time to printed jobsheets.
9. Added the ability for customers to self check-in
We would also like to thank our customers for their continued support and re-iterate our commitment to helping in every way that we can.
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.
PW Auto Repairs was founded in 2015 by Paul Whetton, who has 23 years of industry experience and has always wanted to be a technician. Diana Whetton joined and, as she said in her own words, "came as temporary help but never left!" They found and started using Garage Hive in 2020. The business now has seven staff members, including Paul and Diana.
March 2024 to June 2024 Welcome to the latest developments from Garage Hive. As we continue our mission to provide solutions for the automotive industry, we're excited to share some recent updates...
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