Announcement - May 21, 2024
Introducing Small Garage SG1 - Our New Release!
After 18 months of development and 6 months of field testing, we are excited to announce the release of our new garage management solution, Small Garage SG1. This new release replaces Auto Workshop Manager and offers numerous advantages, including:
- 100% Rewritten from scratch
- Enhanced security features
- Optimization for modern desktop and laptop screen resolutions
- Job cards, job templates and parts database
- New document layouts, reports and data exports
- Network readiness for connecting multiple computers
- And much more!
Visit the Small Garage SG1 website to learn more.
Auto Workshop Manager - Retirement Notice
After 20 years of dedicated service, we are retiring Auto Workshop Manager. We understand this may be disappointing news for many of our long standing customers, but this change is necessary due to recent updates from Apple that have impacted our ability to continue developing Auto Workshop Manager effectively.
Support for Existing Customers
Rest assured, we will continue to support existing customers with active support agreements. If your support agreement has lapsed, now is the time to renew it.
A Special Offer for Loyal Customers
As a token of our appreciation for your continued support, customers with an active support agreement will receive a loyalty discount on Small Garage SG1. Please be assured we are committed to ensuring a smooth transition to Small Garage SG1, including transferring your data from Auto Workshop Manager.
Join Us for a Demo
We invite you to contact us for a demonstration of Small Garage SG1. Our goal is to make the transition as seamless as possible, and we believe you will find the new system user-friendly and a beneficial change for your business.
Thank you for your trust and support over the years. We look forward to continuing our partnership with you.
Best regards,
Ray Harding
Auto Workshop Manager
Garage management and invoicing software for independent vehicle repairers.
Auto Workshop Manager is a long established and proven garage management solution with thousands of purchases to date, we have sold everywhere from Beirut to the Caribbean but the vast majority of our customers are based in the UK. We designed our solution specifically for small to mid-sized independent garages and associated trades, an ideal solution for new start-ups but it also may just be the only solution you will ever need. Low cost and easy to use whilst providing a good set of tools to help you manage your business.
We highly recommend that you download and evaluate the fully functional free trial that we offer, once installed you can then explore Auto Workshop Manager and learn how to create customers, store vehicles, raise invoices and take bookings.
If you have any questions whilst your trialling our software do not hesitate to ring our support line 01761 432123 and we will be happy to answer any pre sales questions you may have.
Latest Release AWM2021
Auto Workshop Manager was written from the ground up for the small to mid-sized garage. We have endeavoured to make things as simple and as intuitive as possible whilst still retaining powerful tools to help you achieve your goals.
We have many years experience writing and supporting software for the independent motor industry.

Explore some of AWM's features.
No more hand written invoices, present professional looking Invoices to your customers. You can personalise the invoice easily by adding your own company logo(s), formatting and footer text.
Easily keep track of customers, customer details and their vehicles repair and service history. A quick search by registration will return a full list of customers, invoices and appointments that are related to that vehicle.
Book your customers vehicles into the job scheduler, timeslot availability and multiple bays. Look at the day, week, or month view for an instant overview of current and future jobs.
Sending text message reminders to customers of pending dates for their vehicles has been shown to increase customer return rates. Create personalised Service & Test reminders, job updates and more
There are a good number of reports covering sales and purchasing activities. Many of these reports can create Excel files for calculating VAT Returns or end of year accounts. It is also a good way of providing data to your Accountants.
Recording supplier and purchasing activities is straight forward. Create a supplier then raise purchase orders when you need supplies. When the invoice arrives update the purchase order. This information can then be used for reporting and exporting.
Recording supplier and purchasing activities is straight forward. Create a supplier then raise purchase orders when you need supplies. When the invoice arrives update the purchase order. This information can then be used for reporting and exporting.
Vehicle registration mark lookup provides DVLA type data including MOT expiry date, Chassis, engine numbers, Trim and colour codes, Body Types, engine specifics and host of other pertinent information helping you correctly identify replacement parts or service items.
Better to be safe than sorry, In the event of an emergency, make sure your data is held safely offsite. We have had customers experience theft, fire and floods. You can be up and running in minutes on any internet connected Win7 and above PC.

Life Time License
No expiration date - Once purchased you are free to use for as long as you choose without further charge.

Great Value
After 1st year these services can be renewed directly from within Auto Workshop Manager.

Dedicated Telephone Support
UK Based Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm
Tel: 01761 432123
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