Kate’s Fun Facts

We are excited to announce a new initiative by one of our great team members, Kate.

Kate is part of our Customer Success Team and helps Workshop Software clients to get exceptional value out of their experience with Workshop Software.

Kate has created a new, regular program which will feature on our FaceBook page called “Kate’s Fun Facts” (make sure you like the FaceBook page here: https://www.facebook.com/workshopsoftware/). This program will regularly bring you cool tips that you might not have released that Workshop Software can do. Many of these tips and tricks will be based around feedback we get from our users and the types of questions they ask.

So, for example, we recently  had a few clients asking about sending text messages to clients when their vehicles are ready. Kate has put on her Fun Facts program a short note on how to do this.

Be sure to “Like” the Workshop Software FaceBook page, and also be sure to “Like” Kate’s Fun Facts posts as this will tell FaceBook that you want to see more of these types of messages and will appear more regularly on your FaceBook Feed.

https://www.facebook.com/workshopsoftware/

We are excited to be bringing you more and more new enhancements in Workshop Software, including the awesome service and info our Customer Success Team delivers. This another great initiative to ensure you turn your Workshop into the profitable business it can be.

PartsTech Integration. Get the right part at the right price.

We’re excited to announce that we’ve upgraded our online parts ordering by integrating PartsTech. PartsTech is a turbocharged auto parts search engine that helps you find and order parts from all of your local vendors in a single search. Now, you can seamlessly browse parts and import the parts you need back into your work order.

Once configured you’ll see live inventory from all the stores you buy from all in one place.

Workshop Software is constantly working to create the best experience for you, our users. Now it’s that much easier to get what you need and keep your shop moving. Searching and ordering parts is quick and easy. Order the same parts at the same price and bring them right back intoWorkshop Software.  With one click you’ll see live inventory from all the stores you buy from. Order the same parts at the same price but without any of the hassle. The best part, PartsTech is free!

Watch this quick video for details on how this works.

If you are an existing PartsTech free subscriber, it’s a simple process to set-up the integration into Workshop Software. You simply need to enter your User ID and User Key, provided by PartsTech.  If you are not already a PartsTech subscriber, simply visit www.partsTech.com and sign up for free, it’s that simple.

Note that PartsTech integration is available for North American users of Workshop Software.

This integration is provided free to all North American users of Workshop Software.

If your Invoice or Job Card does not print, it is almost certainly due to the popup being blocked by your browser.

There is a simple Fix.

Click on the Red X at the top of the browser, then click “Always allow popup”.

 

 

New Zealand Postal Address Search

New Update released that helps make life even easier for New Zealand users.

Check out the 2 minute video that shows you how simple it is to search for an address, click, and it’s all entered into the system. Not only does this save time, it helps accuracy and ensures that the right details are in the system every time.

Once again, all these enhancements are provided to you FREE! Our ongoing commitment to further investment into ongoing development is industry leading, and is testament to our mission of “making a massive positive change to the automotive aftermarket industry”.

As always, we love your feedback and appreciate all the amazing support we’ve been getting. This update shows our commitment to the global community of workshops, as part of our ongoing goal of global expansion.

 

Workshop Software is pleased to announce the appointment of Workshop Solutions NZ as agents of Workshop Software for the New Zealand region.

“Workshop Software already has a strong presence in the New Zealand market and we are delighted to have Workshop Solutions NZ on board as the agents for Workshop Software in New Zealand” said James Mitchell, CEO of Workshop Software. “Taylor, Riley and Jeff are a great fit as they bring both amazing Automotive knowledge with Riley and Jeff’s ownership of existing workshops, plus Taylor brings IT skills through his background in network management and programming”.

“For a long time, the New Zealand market has been limited by it’s thinking that there were not a lot of solutions available, and the feedback we sometimes get is that there is no local support. While, we have previously supported our New Zealand clients very well from our Sydney office, it will make a difference having a team on the ground in New Zealand and give the Automotive Market the confidence of dealing with a local organisation who has great knowledge of the industry” Mitchell said.

With Workshop Software being a Capricorn supplier in New Zealand and now with local sales and support, Workshop Software see the New Zealand market as a great opportunity to help small to medium aftermarket mechanical workshops to grow and compete in an ever increasingly difficult market. No longer do you need to spend thousands of dollars on an old, clunky, difficult to use software, when you can use Workshop Software for $49 per month, be up and running in about 2 minutes and intuitively use the application with little or no training. Plus, in most instances, we can bring over your data from your old system and import it straight into Workshop Software.

Taylor O’Brien, director of Workshop Solutions NZ said, “We searched for the best solution for the New Zealand market and couldn’t be happier that we’ve aligned with Workshop Software. We’ve already put it into a number of workshops, and the feedback has been amazing. People are blown away by how simple the application is, how quickly staff can be up and running and how little work there is to do. I had a client ask about doing the end of day and end of month, which they used to spend ages doing, and now, with Workshop Software and integration with Xero, it’s all done for them, saving them many hours per month. The client was blown away.”

“Plus we are able to get data out of a popular desktop program and imported into Workshop Software, so we typically have clients completely transitioned from their old system over to Workshop Software, data and all, in under an hour. That’s a quick, simple and pain free transition over to a system where you are typically paying less for the system than you are in support for your current system. It’s a great win for New Zealand workshops”.

“We’ve been surprised by people’s reaction when they think that the system they currently use is great, but when you ask them a couple of questions, and show them some of the time-saving features of Workshop Software, they soon realise what they’ve been missing out on, and they typically take out a free trial straight away”. Added O’Brien.

“Workshop Software is also very responsive to making improvements and adapting the system even more to the local market. When we met with Workshop Software at their Sydney office a couple of weeks ago, we suggested adding in postal address searching, and within a very short time period, this was added into the system (see this link for details: https://workshopsoftware.com/new-zealand-postal-address-search/). It’s great to deal with a partner who not only listens, but also acts, and we can’t wait to make a massive impact on the New Zealand market with a great product and a great company behind us”.

For more details on Workshop Software, visit Workshop Solutions NZ website at www.wsnz.co.nz.