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For chains and franchises

Every branch.One scoreboard.

Branch scorecards every month, parts and cars moved between branches, franchise royalties invoiced, your own systems connected and staff signing in with your company account.

Headoffice North Central Airport Rd East body shop parts car

Chains and franchises

What hurts today. What changes.

  • Spreadsheets from every branch

    Scorecards per branch per month: job cards, revenue, average repair order, labour efficiency, comeback and approval rates, in the group currency.

  • A part sits in the wrong branch

    Ask another branch for parts from the job card's shortage; approve, ship and receive with lots and serials.

  • The body shop is across town

    Send the car there with its own job card; the bill comes back to the first one.

  • Royalties by hand

    Monthly statements from each franchisee's invoices and counter sales, invoiced and billed.

  • Another password

    Single sign-on with Microsoft, Google or OpenID Connect.

  • Call centre and website

    Appointments and enquiries come in from your systems; job card events go out to them.

The lap

How a job runs.

  1. 01

    Branch

    Each branch keeps its own job cards, bays, stock and staff.

  2. 02

    Head office

    A read-only role across all branches.

  3. 03

    Compare

    Any dates, every branch, a group total.

  4. 04

    Move

    Parts and cars between branches, charged back.

  5. 05

    Royalties

    Monthly statement, invoice and bill.

Head office

The group, live.

Scorecards per branch, compared for any dates, with a group total. Sample data on the product's own screen.

Head office Branch scorecards · this month

Sample data
PosBranchDelivered Avg repair orderLabour efficiencyComebacksApproval rate
P1 North 412 ₹8,950 104% 1.8% 86%
P2 Central 389 ₹9,420 98% 2.4% 81%
P3 Airport Road 301 ₹7,610 92% 3.1% 77%
P4 East body shop 128 ₹31,200 88% 1.2% 92%
Group1,230 ₹10,94097%2.3%82%

Built for the whole group

Branches, franchise, connections, sign-in

Each branch keeps its own job cards and staff; head office sees all of them.

More in features

  • Head office scorecardsEnterprise

    Per branch per month: job cards, revenue (labour / parts), average repair order, hours worked, labour efficiency, comeback and approval rates; compare branches for any dates.

  • Parts between branchesEnterprise

    Request, approve, ship and receive, with lots and serials; resold between the branches or moved at cost.

  • A car to another branchEnterprise

    Send the car to your body shop branch: its own job card there, the bill charged back to the first job card.

  • Franchise royaltiesEnterprise

    Royalty % of labour, parts or both, a minimum monthly fee and a marketing fund; monthly statements and invoices.

Scan it onto the job

Parts and stock

Parts and consumables are issued to the job card by scanning, with cost and margin per job.

More in features

  • Parts per jobGrowth

    Issue and return by barcode or reference, with who and why; “Issue approved parts”; a part used without approval goes to the estimate.

  • Job cost and marginGrowth

    Labour from timer hours at each person's cost, parts at cost, margin per job card for managers.

  • Shop suppliesGrowth

    A fixed or % charge on labour with a cap, once per job card.

  • Stock per branch and vanBusiness

    Branch parts stores and service vans, lots and serials scanned, reorder rules, van refills.

Money that comes back every month

Contracts, packs, memberships, fleet, insurance

Annual maintenance contracts, prepaid packs, wash clubs, fleet accounts and insurance claims, all charged from the job card.

More in features

  • Annual maintenance contractsBusiness

    Included services and parts with limits, invoiced upfront or monthly, renewal reminders.

  • Service packsBusiness

    Prepaid items used from the job card, the balance going down, expiry dates.

  • Memberships and wash clubsBusiness

    A monthly fee invoiced each month, a discount on labour or parts, free items each month.

  • Fleet accountsBusiness

    Credit limit, approvers, PO numbers, one consolidated invoice a month or one per job card.

Works in the basement bay

The staff app, with or without signal

Phones and tablets for advisors and technicians. The steps done at the car keep working without signal and are sent, in order, when it comes back.

More in features

  • At the carStarter

    Find the car by plate or scan the VIN barcode, check in with photos and the damage map, take the signature.

  • In the bayStarter

    My Tasks with timers, readings, work photos, holds, inspection answers, parts scanned.

  • Without signalStarter

    Timers, readings, photos, damage, holds, inspections, parts, new vehicles and job cards, check-in, appointments and enquiries are kept on the phone and sent when the signal is back.

  • TabletsStarter

    Two columns: the list and the job side by side.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Can a manager run some branches and only read others?

Yes. Roles are given per branch.

Which currency are group figures in?

Each branch in its own currency, and the group total in the group's.

How do our systems connect?

Each connection gets its own key, branches and scope; events are signed and retried if your side is down. Your IT team gets the documentation.

Book a demo

Ready to start it up?

Thirty minutes, on a video call or at your workshop. Bring your messiest job card; we'll run it through.

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